oliviahouse
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Post by oliviahouse on Jun 29, 2008 19:17:04 GMT -5
Whats everyone's favorite Olympic event? I personally enjoy gymnastics and diving.
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Post by Trublu on Jun 29, 2008 20:17:03 GMT -5
I like and watch pretty much all of them, but I'm particularly attached to softball. I love the USA women's team, and I'm devistated that they won't be allowed at the 2012 Olympics. This is the last time they'll be participating, at least until 2016.
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Post by oliviahouse on Jun 29, 2008 20:21:04 GMT -5
Why aren't they allowed?
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Post by Trublu on Jun 29, 2008 20:33:13 GMT -5
The IOC, the governing body over the Olympics, voted in 2005 to exclude baseball and softball on the basis that they didn't promote global participation. It allows them to consider new sports for the vacancies. People weren't surprised about baseball, but they were about softball, which has a significant worldwide participation. Here's an article from 2005: here.
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Post by oliviahouse on Jun 29, 2008 20:44:48 GMT -5
Oh... Well I can see the problem with baseball since its the ultimate "american sport" but thats strange about softball...
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Post by bananabeth on Jun 30, 2008 6:02:00 GMT -5
Thats awful. Surely if enough people enjoy watching it then it's worth putting it into the olympics.
My fave is the equestrian part. Horse riding is my life!! We've got some good riders this time.
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