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Golf & rugby set to join Olympics

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Golf is a return to Olympics after an absence of 112 years in 2016, and Rugby Sevens is also recommended, as part of the year of the Games.

The International Olympic Committee votes in its meeting in Berlin of direction.

The recommendation must be rubber stamp of a meeting of the IOC Congress in Copenhagen in October.

Softball, squash, baseball, karate and even hope roller apparatus for recording, but they all failed.

Was played golf on Thursday in Paris in 1900 - in the case of Walter Rutherford and David Robertson won silver and gold for Britain - and four years later in St. Louis, but never on the agenda at the Olympic Games.

One of the most important questions is whether the best players in the Olympics, if she has a complete calendar, but Superstar Tiger Woods on Tuesday, it would be appropriate to play.

The proposed format would be a 72-hole stroke play competition for men and women, with 60 players in the various fields. The World of top 15 players are automatically, and all major professional tournaments Tours removing, for a collision with the Olympics.

IOC President Jacques Rogge said the benefit of an Olympic gold medal remains one of the most important for golf players, despite the traditional draw of the four major championships - the Masters, the Greens, the U.S. Open and USPGA.

Rogge said: “The young generation, which at its peak in 2016. The same question always arises in the course of tennis and ice hockey have been.

“Questions about [top tennis player] Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, NHL ask, ask the NBA basketball player. You all want to play - they are absolutely not affected.”

Peter Dawson, CEO of the Royal and Ancient Club co-director of the Olympia Golf supply News Thursday described as “a historic moment for golf.”

He added: “It is a large-developing the game an opportunity for us, not only in countries where golf is great, but in these countries in Eastern Europe and Asia, where golf is relatively small.

“We were able to show the IOC Footage equipment all men and women players of support. We, the Olympic Games right to the head of the golf course. It is in the Gulf, no doubt.”

Ty Votaw of the U.S. PGA, said: “We have a very convincing arguments for our sport. We have never experienced care consistent golf throughout the world.”

And 2010 European Ryder Cup captain Colin Montgomerie said: “I heard that Tiger play, and I’m happy he has his name forward.”

Rugby Union, which was played in four Olympics from 1900 to 1924 in full A-15-format pages, the seven-a-side version for men and women.

The International Rugby Board to scrap the World Cup Sevens for the Olympics, the sport is the Top-Event. Rugby Sevens is already part of the Commonwealth Games.

Rob Andrews, director of elite rugby in the RFU, said: “Rugby Union in over 100 countries and has an excellent opportunity to develop and expand the new partnership with the IOC.

“This is a massive increase for the sport, which is his profile, more and more people to play and watch the game at all levels, not only in England but worldwide.”

Welsh Rugby Union Group Chief Executive Roger Lewis said: “The greed of an Olympic medal was inspired to participate in seven and 15 hours-a-side rugby at all levels.

“Here in Wales, we are currently Sevens World Cup Champions, and I know that we, the players compete for access to a team selected for the United Kingdom.”

World Squash Federation President N Ramachandran, said the sport is “very disappointed” after rejecting.

He added: “I believe that squash has come a long way over the past four years, not only for profit and try Olympic integration, but on the value of sport as a whole. We invested in the development and part of the players on all levels to progress through sport. ”

15 The Committee’s proposal for sport in 2016 by secret ballot on several tours with the sport, fewer votes are each time. Rogge, the chairman of the House have no vote.

Rugby was the clear winner in seven more votes in the first ballot and a majority of nine in the second. In a separate vote by the way, requires four rounds of golf to overcome.

Karate was the first round with five votes, three more golf. Golf then received six votes in the second, seven to nine of the third and fourth.