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Olympic Events That Might Have Been

Olympic Events That Might Have Been
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Vocabulary
     challenging words:    calisthenics, croquet, popularity, reconsider, rugby, venue, weightlifting, worldwide, demonstration, polo, segment, freestyle, worthy, pigeon, running, lasted
     content words:    Olympic Games, Summer Olympics, Winter Olympics, Summer Games, United States, Olympic Committee

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Other Languages
     French: Les Epreuves Olympiques qui auraient pu exister
     Spanish: Los Eventos Olímpicos que Podrían Haber Sido
     Italian: Gare olimpiche che avrebbero potuto esserci
     German: Olympische Wettbewerbe, die möglich gewesen wären

Olympic Events That Might Have Been
By Jane Runyon 		  
1     Have you watched any of the Olympic Games on TV? The Summer Olympics are held every four years. The Winter Olympics are also held every four years. They are held on the even years between the Summer Games. You might think that every sport is played in these games. That is far from being true.
 
2     What happens if a country thinks a sport is worthy of Olympic competition? Any sport must be given a venue as a demonstration sport first. Softball and tennis are two examples of demonstration sports. Tennis is now an Olympic medal sport. Softball is being dropped from competition.
 
3     A country that hosts the Olympic Games may ask that a sport popular in their country be demonstrated. The United States introduced women's softball to the Olympics in the 1996 summer games in Atlanta, Georgia. After the 2004 games in Athens, Greece, the Olympic Committee changed its mind. They announced that softball is being dropped from competition. It will no longer be an official event after the 2008 games. Countries who want softball to remain an Olympic sport are asking people to sign a petition. They will give the petition to the committee. They want the committee to reconsider their decision.

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