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there isn't any pro softball or world championship to compare with.
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Yes, there is a pro league which actually includes games again travelling teams from the likes of China. And there is a true World championship played, it's called the World Cup.
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More to the point, no one nation or city or site committee should be able to alter the structure; especially after the award. If some site has no facilities for a sport and will not construct one, that should be stated in their application.
Also, even if the Londoners prevail, any sport skipped should be automatically reinstated the next time without requalifying or being classed as experimental.
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The US did just that at the Squaw Valley Olympics by refusing to build a bobsled course due to expense. There was no bobsled competition for that Olympics.
Also, London has absolutely nothing to do with this. There is a lot of baseball and softball in Great Britain and they are not that bad. The UK would probably welcome softball, and maybe baseball with open arms. I still think Don Porter should be setting up a World Cup for 2012 in London during the Olympics. The facilities are there and money will be put into them for a tournament. TV would suck it up.
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What we need is a resolution from the US Congress mandating the IOC to hand over the $$$$ for softball for the 2012 and all future olympics to an organization that will commit to promoting international competition at an "olympic" level.
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Since when does the US Congress have authority over an international organization? I know many think they do, but they do not. The IOC is financed through different organizations, some govermental, some not. The money is offered for the specific games, not specific sports. Different sanctioning bodies of the sports remaining will go after the money provided to increase their participation or exposure levels. This began less the 48 hours after the announcement of the dropped sports.
If the US pulls money, it will just penalize the participants of the sports remaining.
Speaking of wrongly named.....
BTW, softball is played competitively in over 100 countries, quite a few than many of the existing Olympic sports.