Olympic entry for rugby and golf
Friday, 9 October 2009 13:06Rugby sevens and golf have been confirmed as new Olympic sports for the 2016 Games.
The International Olympic Committee voted in favour of both sports becoming part of the programme in Rio de Janeiro and in 2020.
Rugby had 81 votes in favour and eight against, and golf 63 in favour and 27 against.
Both sports will be reviewed at the IOC session in 2017, the year after the Rio Games, before a final decision is taken that they can take part in 2020 too.
Padraig Harrington and Michelle Wie both stressed that, given the opportunity, they would stay in the athletes' Village during the Games.
Harrington said: 'I can see nothing better than being in the Olympic Village, living there and experiencing what the athletes go through. That's the highest point of the Olympics apart from the competition.'
