Sport in Short: Olympic Games
THE IOC president, Juan Antonio Samaranch, after watching the final of the Brazilian leg of the world beach volleyball championship in Rio de Janeiro yesterday said that the game was worth including in the Olympics. He went on to say that the game's governing body was applying to have it included as an Olympic sport and the matter would be decided by the IOC.
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