IOC stands for : International Olympic Commitee. It decides what is or what isn't an olympic sport. Also the IOC selects the places of were the olympic games should be held.On July 13th 2001 the IOC chosen Beijing to be the host of the Olympic Games in 2008. Beijing was selected over its competitors Paris, Toronto, Osaka and Istanbul. The slogan of the games is “One World, One Dream”
The Beijing Olympics will hold 302 events (165 men’s events, 127women’s events, and 10 mixed events).
Aquatics
Archery
Athletics
Badminton
Baseball
Basketball
Boxing
Canoe / kayak
Cycling
Equestrian
Fencing
Football
Gymnastics
Handball
Hockey
Judo
Modern pentathlon
Rowing
Sailing
Shooting
Softball
Table tennis
Taekwondo
Tennis
Triathlon
Volleyball
Weightlifting
Wrestling
http://www.olympic.org/uk/sports/index_uk.asp
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A full list of the sports - I hope the others don't try to copy you.
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