Thursday, July 07, 2005
Yer Out!!!
In a controversial decision last Friday, baseball and softball were eliminated from the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London. Each of the 28 existing sports was put to a secret vote for renewal by the International Olympic Committee, and the two favorite American pasttimes failed to obtain a majority approval required to stay in the program. They were the first sports to be cut from the Olympics since water polo was dropped in 1936.
In 2002 the IOC decided to cap the number of sports at Olympic Games at 28, events at 301 and athletes at 10,500. Two new sports will be selected to replace baseball and softball. The short list of candidates includes golf, bocce ball and toe curling.
New sports?
A hair in my beer
If you are owned by a Siberian husky, you'll understand the cartoon below. If not, get one.
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- posted by Woofwoof @ 11:02 PM
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I think voting on the which games are in or out should go proportionately to the countries that win medals. But I still think they shouldn't allow pros in. Just not right.
My dog is a husky-cocker spaniel mix. I know what you mean.
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My dog is a husky-cocker spaniel mix. I know what you mean.
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