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Olympic Softball
The softball competition at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics will take place from August 12 to August 21. All games will be played at the Fengtai Softball Field. This is the last Olympic games softball will appear in, it has been voted... [more]
The softball competition at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics will take place from August 12 to August 21. All games will be played at the Fengtai Softball Field. This is the last Olympic games softball will appear in, it has been voted to be removed from the program for the 2012 Olympic games in London.
Softball at the Olympic games is competed in by only women. Men compete in the similar sport, baseball . This is the last Olympic games softball will appear in, the International Olympic Committee has voted to remove softball from the program for the 2012 and all following Olympics. In can only be reinstated by the IOC, it will vote on this subject again in 2009.Eight teams qualify for the Olympics through a series of tournaments, the host nation is guaranteed one automatic entry. The top four finishers at the 2007 Softball World Championships will qualify for the Olympics. There are also other qualifying tournaments for Europe/Africe, Pan-America and Asia/Oceania, the winners of each tournament earn a spot in the Olympic games.
The Olympic competition consists of two rounds. The preliminary round follows a round robin format, where each team plays every other team. After this, the top four teams advance to a playoff round consisting of two semifinal games and ending with the bronze and gold medal games.
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Don Porter's dream of seeing softball reinstated as an Olympic sport has struck out.
Porter and his International Softball Federation based at the Plant City Stadium complex lobbied for four years to convince the International Olympic Committee that the sport deserved a spot in the competition. They contended the sport is enjoyed by millions around the world and warranted a spot in the Olympic lineup.
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From feedburner.com
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Softball should be reinstated for the 2016 Olympics. In 2005, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) voted the sport out. There are two available spots open for sports in the 2016 Olympics.
In October, the IOC will decide which sport should be selected.
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From themuleskinner.com
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• IOC votes to increase number of sports from 26 to 28• Squash, karate, softball, baseball and rollersports all rejectedGolf and rugby sevens will both be included in the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro after the IOC voted to raise the number of sports at the Games from 26 to 28. Seven sports had been considered for inclusion by the IOC, with squash, karate, softball, baseball and roller sports all rejected.For both golf and rugby union one of...
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From guardian.co.uk
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Hitting newsstands today is ESPN The Magazine’s inaugural ‘Body Issue,’ which honors athletes of various shapes, sizes, genders, races and — it would appear– stages of pregnancy! USA Softball star Jessica Mendoza, a gold medalist in the 2004 Olympic Games, posed alongside her teammates this summer while 8 ½-months pregnant with her first child.
“The bodies [...]
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The IOC met with Kuwaiti sports officials on Monday to discuss changing national laws to make them compatible with Olympic Charter. Kuwait was nearly suspended by the IOC earlier this year over the conflict. The meeting was attended by Faisal Al ...
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