Saving Women’s Softball
July 8, 2008 by mhueter
Filed under Famous Women in Sports, Softball, Sports Headlines, Sports Journalism
Softball has been voted out of the Olympics after the 2008 Beijing Games. This is a hard blow to the sport, which rarely receives such international attention as it does at the Olympics. It crushes the dreams of girls on an international level.
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Incredible. REALLY, REALLY incredible. I’m sorry it took me so long to figure this out – special thanks to the Athletic Women Blog for posting about this.
It seems IOC members had another agenda with their decision to eliminate softball, or so some claim. Apparently, IOC members may have voted to eliminate softball and baseball as a way to protest the United States‘ involvement in Iraq.
But, in a true testament of faithful dedication, girls have been writing letters, and the IOC has been receiving their thoughts. Check out this video of Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel, which aired on June 24. Jessica Mendoza is pissed.
If you would like to see softball re-instated in the Olympics, check out Save Women’s Softball. Become involved. Let them hear your voice.
CORRECTION: softball was ousted for the 2012 Olympic games, not 2008. Pressure is on this year for the women (and fans) to step up and show some support in Beijing.