The 117th IOC Session in Singapore voted today to include 26 of
the 28 current Olympic sports on the programme of the Games of the
XXX Olympiad in 2012. The Session decided that baseball and
softball will remain on the list of Olympic sports as noted in the
Olympic Charter, rule 46, but will not be on the programme for
2012. The two sports are, however, eligible for inclusion in the
programme of the 2016 Games.
The IOC Executive Board will convene later today and decide whether
any of the five candidate sports (Roller Sports, World Squash,
Golf, Karate or Rugby) should be put forward to the Session, who
will then vote on whether the sport(s) could be added to the list
of Olympic sports and then potentially be included on the programme
of the 2012 Games.