Olympics

[CecilOne]

Not even the same lake.
I understand your point about the sports that have "higher" goals, especially soccer & NBA, but amateur baseball players have no higher level and there isn't any pro softball or world championship to compare with. To me, any sport, team or individual, that provides competition between nations on a fair basis and meets whatever the IOC rules de jour are; should be allowed.
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.

p.s. softball is more global than cricket or rugby