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International Olympic Committee members
refused to add any new sports to the Games program on Friday.
The IOC's rejection of squash and karate leaves the London 2012 program with
26 sports.
They overwhelmingly rejected bids from rugby sevens, golf and roller sports
as well as squash and karate after baseball and softball had been axed
earlier on Friday.
Members selected squash and karate to be put forward for a vote to give them
Olympic status, but then refused to grant it.
In 2002 the IOC decided to cap the numbers of sports at an Olympic Games at
28, the number of events at 301 and the number of athletes at 10,500.
Baseball and softball became the first sports to be axed from the Olympics
since polo in 1936.
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