Olympic Games: IOC Executive Board approves three new women's events for 2000 Olympics

Tuesday 20 May 1997 23:02 BST

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Olympic Games

The IOC Executive Board yesterday approved three new women's events for the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, but will keep within the limit of a maximum of 10,000 approved athletes allowed to compete. Women's skeet and trap shooting and a return of women's duet synchronised swimming was added to the schedule.

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