... IOC's decision. In the IOC's process of renovating the Olympic program, four rounds of voting to determined which sport would be excluded from the list of core sports. Wrestling, field hockey, and modern pentathlon were the three sports in the last round, and wrestling received the final terminating vote. Wilson provided very informative statistics to help with his argument. During the ... IOC's decision. The IOC's process of renovating the Olympic program involved four rounds of voting to determine which sport would be excluded from the list of core sports. Wrestling, field hockey, and...

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... and help prevent any serious drug problems from developing. Over the recent months there have been a discussion of tightening the U.S. Olympic drug policies. The National Basketball Association (NBA), the National Hockey League (NHL), and the Major League Baseball (MLB) players will be subject to random testing for performance-enhancing drugs up to a year before the Olympic Games. Those who refuse will ... it will primarily be for steroids or drugs that mask steroids. The USOC executive committees are looking for drugs that will enhance performance. Under a resolution passed by the USOC...

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... offered to women at the Olympics. By 1996 the number of sports opened to women was 23 and included; athletics, archery, badminton, basketball, canoeing, cycling, diving, equestrian events, fencing, field hockey, gymnastics, handball, judo, rowing, volleyball, shooting, swimming, tennis, table tennis and yachting. Equestrian, shooting and yachting are however mixed events. In the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, women's softball and women ... ...

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