The Associated Press reports that International Olympic Committee (IOC) officials have completed a review of the 28 sports in the Summer Olympic Games and the five sports hoping to get into the Olympics, and two members of the panel that spoke to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity said Saturday they don’t expect the report will lead to any sports being dropped or added.
The IOC program commission assessed all the sports contested in Athens last summer, as well as the five hopefuls – golf, rugby, squash, karate and roller sports, and will submit its report early next week to the IOC executive board. The report has not been made available to the public.
The report has already been distributed to the sports federations, which have sent back replies and comments. The findings will be discussed Sunday at the general assembly of the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations.
The review won’t affect the Beijing 2008 Summer Games. Any changes would take place for the 2012 Games.
The IOC is considering putting the 28 sports to a roll call vote in Singapore where the 2012 Summer Games host city will be elected in July. Members would vote one sport at a time on whether it should remain or be cut. Removal of a sport would require a vote of at least a majority of the 100-plus members.
