London Olympic Games mixed doubles tennis tournament, or by abolition of cycling individual pursuit race

LONDON, December 8 sports Ta Kung Pao International Olympic Committee executive board meeting held on the 9th, will be considered at the London Olympics, tennis, cycling an "operation" may increase the mixed doubles tennis competition and abolish cycling individual pursuit race .

International Tennis Federation had previously proposed that want to join the London Olympic Games tennis mixed doubles competition, the current Olympic Games tennis competition where men are single, doubles and women's singles or doubles. However, according to the Associated Press reported that the IOC is difficult to pass the proposal on the grounds that the lack of mixed doubles match world-class players.

"This is where many of the room can be manipulated, we are consider allowing singles players to participate in the mixed doubles competition, thus getting the mixed doubles match with star players, but also the Olympic Games would not exceed the limit on the number of athletes," ITF executive Vice-Chairman Mahe Ci said.

Another executive committee in this highly controversial issue is whether to cancel the London Olympics in the individual pursuit cycling race. In the Beijing Olympics, the cycling men have seven sub-items, a woman has three small items. International Cycling Union hopes that men's and women's events, respectively, to reduce and increase to five, with a view to equality.

Under this scheme, men's and women's individual pursuit race and time trial, as well as men's Madison race are likely to not appear in the London Olympics. Many cyclists have made it clear that against the abolition of individual pursuit race, they consider this project a bicycle race in the most representative. "Individual pursuit race the first person who crossed the finish line to win, this is the Olympic Games faster, higher, stronger concept is very consistent," the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games individual pursuit champion, said Boardman.

In addition, former U.S. sprinter Marion Jones in Sydney, had used illegal drugs during the Olympic Games, the International Olympic Committee at this meeting will be the redistribution of three Olympic gold medals in Sydney, but the 100-meter gold medal will not be vested at that time The runner-up, the Greek players Catalina, as she had been to avoid doping test after the misdeed.
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