IOC hold their regular meeting in Torino before Winter Olympic Games, on February 8-10. There was a big hope of softball world that they could revote their last decision from Singapore 2005 which had exclude softball and baseball from the program of 2012 Olympics in London, Great Britain. Hope was based on the fact that softball was voted off the games by tie of votes, 52-52, when majority needed to stay in the program was 53 in that time. Unfortunately IOC members did not consider this close decision as to be discussed again and refused even to put it to agenda of their Torino session. Official Press release of IOC below:
09 February 2006
IOC session do not consider baseball and softball for reinstatement into the 2012 Olympic Programme
The 118th IOC Session gathered in Turin today decided that a vote on the reinstatement of baseball and softball into the Olympic
programme of the 2012 London Olympic Games should not be put on this morning’s session agenda.
This means that the decision taken during the 117th Session in Singapore to have 26 sports on the programme in London stands.
The results of the vote are as follows:
Baseball:
YES: 42
Softball: