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    Posted: 22 Feb 13 at 9:03am
Strange. It couldn't be as a demonstration sport because the sport is already in.

SA's sub editor is not the most reliable of sources, being IMO somewhat gullible when it comes to sensational rumours, but there is one poster on their forum who has a reasonable amount of sport admin experience who claims that the Host country is allowed to nominate one event if they pick up the complete tab. A fair bit of web searching this AM has failed to find any reference to this though.

I await any further news with interest...

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Originally posted by kingdacks

That still doesnt explain if the star is back in. It would be good to know sailing anarchies source. There has been little word of it on y and y before.
By my understanding it means I can't actually see where the ability to add an event would come from. It did used to be that hosts could add a "demonstration sport", but that's no longer the case. The "additional sports" (which count for the medals table) are decided by the IOC. The IOC, not the hosts or the sport governing body, have the last word on how many events (and thus medals) a sport (and I think discipline within a sport- think cycling which has track, road, mountain etc as disciplines) has.
 
My understanding would be that a host city cannot add a sport, discipline or event, and therefore the story is either fundeamentally wrong, or is right but with the wrong explanation.
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Originally posted by kingdacks

That still doesnt explain if the star is back in. It would be good to know sailing anarchies source. There has been little word of it on y and y before.


I have to admit it's the first I've heard of this - as said earlier, if this is true then SA have picked up a real scoop - good on 'em!
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That still doesnt explain if the star is back in. It would be good to know sailing anarchies source. There has been little word of it on y and y before.
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"Demonstration Sports" are no more- it's now "core sports" and "additional sports". Rio's "additional sports" are Rugby Sevens and Golf.


Yes, Golf.


Rugby and Golf are gone entirely in 2020, and Wrestling is in the list of possible "additional sports" (up to three)
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They didn't, but China did, I think London was interested in implementing golf or rugby sevens. I believe they implemented wushu. The star could return as a demonstration sport could it not. 

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If this is true, then it's quite a scoop! If the IOC rule exists, what event did London 2012 choose as their 'wild card'?
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We would have heard more about it, if this was the case.  I do believe there is a IOC rule that does exist.
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Wow! Now just waiting for Sir Ben to backtrack on his 'I ain't doing Rio' pledge.

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