7 Lesser Known facts about Rio 2016

Sitam Chaki | 31/07/2016

3. New sports

Golf has been included at Rio 2016
Golf has been included at Rio 2016

There were two open spots for 2016 and initially seven sports began the bidding for inclusion in the program. Baseball, softball, karate, squash, golf, roller sports, and rugby union all applied to be included.

In August, the executive board initially gave its approval to Rugby Sevens—a seven-player version of rugby union. Thus baseball, roller sports, and squash were no longer in contention. Among the remaining three, the board approved golf as a result of consultation.

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