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The IOC will vote on whether to include one of the following sports in the 2020 Olympic programme on 8 September 2013 at the 125th IOC Session in Buenos Aires:
- Baseball/Softball
- Karate
- Roller sports
- Sport climbing
- Squash
- Wakeboarding
- Wushu
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Frank Kugler won four Olympics medals in freestyle wrestling, weightlifting and tug of war at St Louis in 1904, making him the only competitor to win a medal in three different sports at the same Games. He claimed a silver medal in the heavyweight category in wrestling, bronze in the two hand lift and all-around dumbbell events in weightlifting and another bronze in the tug of war competition as a member of Southwest Turnverein of Saint Louis No. 2 team. He is recognised as an American by the International Olympic Committee although he was a German national at the time of the Games.
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2020 Bidding Sports
Fidel Castro's love of baseball inspires son to play leading role in Olympic bid
By Tom Degun at The View Tube in London
May 23 - Antonio Castro, the high-profile vice-president of the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) and son of the former Cuban leader Fidel Castro, has called for the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to add the two sports to the 2020 Olympic Games sports programme.
May 23 - Antonio Castro, the high-profile vice-president of the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) and son of the former Cuban leader Fidel Castro, has called for the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to add the two sports to the 2020 Olympic Games sports programme.Bookmakers anticipate two-horse race for 2020 bid sports
By James Crook
May 22- British bookmakers William Hill have installed wrestling as the 8/11 odds-on favourite to secure its place on the Olympic sports programme for 2020, with squash coming in narrowly behind at 7/4.
May 22- British bookmakers William Hill have installed wrestling as the 8/11 odds-on favourite to secure its place on the Olympic sports programme for 2020, with squash coming in narrowly behind at 7/4.Nuzman denies backing baseball-softball for 2020 and reiterates support for wrestling
By James Crook
May 21 - Honorary International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Carlos Nuzman has insisted he has not backed the joint baseball-softball bid for inclusion at the 2020 Olympics, despite the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) claiming he had sent a letter of support for their bid to the Brazilian Baseball and Softball Confederation (CBBS).
May 21 - Honorary International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Carlos Nuzman has insisted he has not backed the joint baseball-softball bid for inclusion at the 2020 Olympics, despite the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) claiming he had sent a letter of support for their bid to the Brazilian Baseball and Softball Confederation (CBBS).Former England Squash chair Wooldridge confirmed as European Squash Federation President
By Emily Goddard
May 20 - Zena Wooldridge, former chair of England Squash, has been elected as the new President of the European Squash Federation (ESF) to become the second female leader in the continental governing body's 40-year history.
May 20 - Zena Wooldridge, former chair of England Squash, has been elected as the new President of the European Squash Federation (ESF) to become the second female leader in the continental governing body's 40-year history.Shadow cast over baseball Olympic bid after MLB Commissioner refuses to stop season
By Duncan Mackay
April 26 - Baseball today claimed that it had the full backing of the world's most powerful and richest league in its bid to regain its place on the Olympic programme for 2020, even though the sport's most influential official cast a shadow over its campaign by warning he will not stop its season to accommodate its participation.
April 26 - Baseball today claimed that it had the full backing of the world's most powerful and richest league in its bid to regain its place on the Olympic programme for 2020, even though the sport's most influential official cast a shadow over its campaign by warning he will not stop its season to accommodate its participation.Exclusive: We should be flexible when shortlisting 2020 Olympic bid sports says Bach
By Tom Degun
April 23 - Germany's International Olympic Committee (IOC) vice-president Thomas Bach has claimed that the organisation's ruling Executive Board should be flexible when deciding how many of the 2020 Olympic bid sports will be shortlisted next month at their meeting in St Petersburg.
April 23 - Germany's International Olympic Committee (IOC) vice-president Thomas Bach has claimed that the organisation's ruling Executive Board should be flexible when deciding how many of the 2020 Olympic bid sports will be shortlisted next month at their meeting in St Petersburg.Squash star David to lead WSF Ambassador Programme visit to Panama and Venezuela
By Tom Degun
April 16 - Malaysia's seven-time world squash champion and world number one Nicol David will lead this year's World Squash Federation (WSF) Ambassador Programme visit to Panama and Venezuela in June.
April 16 - Malaysia's seven-time world squash champion and world number one Nicol David will lead this year's World Squash Federation (WSF) Ambassador Programme visit to Panama and Venezuela in June.Fraccari retains IBAF Presidency after running unopposed
By James Crook at the Grand Prince Hotel New Takanawa in Tokyo
April 14 - Riccardo Fraccari has been confirmed as the International Baseball Federation (IBAF) President for another term, after the Italian ran unopposed for the post at the Ordinary Congress here.
April 14 - Riccardo Fraccari has been confirmed as the International Baseball Federation (IBAF) President for another term, after the Italian ran unopposed for the post at the Ordinary Congress here.Baseball and softball officially join forces in attempt to boost 2020 Olympic chances
By James Crook at the Grand Prince Hotel New Takanawa in Tokyo
April 13 - The governing bodies of baseball and softball have confirmed here today that the two will merge to form a new organisation - the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) - in a bid to improve the sport's chances of gaining re-election to the Olympic sports programme for 2020.
April 13 - The governing bodies of baseball and softball have confirmed here today that the two will merge to form a new organisation - the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) - in a bid to improve the sport's chances of gaining re-election to the Olympic sports programme for 2020.More stories
- IBAF consolidate relationships with Asian leagues as they pledge support to baseball-softball 2020 campaign
- Delegates arrive in Tokyo in preparation for baseball-softball joint campaign launch
- Karate 2020 Olympic bid gets support bidding countries
- New baseball-softball confederation set to be confirmed as campaign for Olympic reinstatement gathers pace
- Red-hot Ashour makes squash world rankings history
- Climbing should be an Olympic sport, says 2011 World Cup winner
- Impressive social media figures boost karate 2020 Olympic bid
- IOC confirm date for crucial 2020 bid sport presentations
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