Bowling at the Summer Olympics
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| IOC Code | BWL |
| Governing body | IBF |
| Events | 2 (men: 1; women: 1; mixed: 0) |
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Bowling was featured in the Summer Olympic Games demonstration programme in 1988 at Seoul's Royal Bowling Center. A total of 20 nations competed in the men's and women's tournament. No bowling professionals competed in the demonstration events.
Post-1988 lobby
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Sport for the 2020 Summer Olympics
On 22 June 2015, it was announced that bowling made the cut from the 28 sports to the last eight to become a new sport for the 2020 Summer Olympics. The shortlist of these sports for consideration was based on applications from 26 international sport federations, many of which have applied for inclusion in previous Olympic tournaments.[4] However, in September 2015, it was announced that bowling, together with wushu and squash, were left out for 2020. The 2020 Olympic Committee wanted sports that appealed to youth and that did not require building new facilities to reduce cost.[5]
References
- ^ "Results of The World Games". Retrieved 14 Sep 2020.
- ^ Should Bowling Become An Olympic Sport? bowlingball.com
- ISBN 978-0-8108-8021-4.
In 1951 the Pan American Games, a quadrennial multiple sports competition for Western Hemisphere countries, was inaugurated. Tenpin bowling was added to the official program in 1991. In 1983 it was contested as a demonstration sport.
- ^ Sports that may soon be Olympic events include bowling, climbing, karate, and surfing
- ^ Tenpin bowling misses Olympic Games inclusion
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