adminLONDON. – Top officials from rugby and golf have welcomed the decision to keep them on the programme for the 2024 Olympic Games. All 28 sports which appeared at Rio 2016 and are due to feature once again at Tokyo 2020 were proposed by the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) ruling Executive Board here to remain on the programme for 2024.
The decision will now be formally approved by the body’s wider membership at the IOC Session in Lima between September 13 and 17.
Golf and rugby were elected to join the Olympic programme at Rio 2016 during the 2009 IOC Session in Copenhagen.
They were initially guaranteed a place for two Olympics, but that has now been extended.
“We are not taking the IOC Session approval for granted, and will continue working hard, but are delighted with the Executive Board proposal,” International Golf Federation President Peter Dawson said.
“We are very pleased with this show of faith and it shows that they agree that the competition in Rio was a tremendous success.’’ – AFP.
Peter Tanyanyiwa
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