The 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro will include rugby union sevens, a shortened version of the 15-player game, and golf as sports, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced.
Two months ago the IOC's executive board voted to include the sports in the plan, a proposal that was ratified by the body's members at a gathering in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Friday.
Rugby sevens, a sport played with accurately the same rules as the regular version - just with less players, garnered 81 votes in favor while eight were against and one abstained.
Golf was voted in with 63 votes to 27, with two abstentions - it means the number of "Olympic" sports has reached the IOC's stated maximum of 28.
The vote was delayed as some IOC members cast doubt on the selection process that had seen the two sports put forward, but on announcing the result IOC president Jacques Rogge said: "Time will show your decision was very shrewd."
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Two months ago the IOC's executive board voted to include the sports in the plan, a proposal that was ratified by the body's members at a gathering in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Friday.
Rugby sevens, a sport played with accurately the same rules as the regular version - just with less players, garnered 81 votes in favor while eight were against and one abstained.
Golf was voted in with 63 votes to 27, with two abstentions - it means the number of "Olympic" sports has reached the IOC's stated maximum of 28.
The vote was delayed as some IOC members cast doubt on the selection process that had seen the two sports put forward, but on announcing the result IOC president Jacques Rogge said: "Time will show your decision was very shrewd."
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