Following on from this the below link outlines some of the rules and the process to become an Olympic sport. In brief it says the process needs to take place a minimum of 6 years before a scheduled Olympic Games http://www.topendsports.com/events/discontinued/accepted.htm Dave Povey Haze and EMO
Ewen Buckling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: actually cricket was an olympic sport in 1900. great britain beat france for the gold. not been held since though. apparently croquet was held that year too! http://www.topendsports.com/events/discontinued/list.htm also has a list of the various demonstration sports that have appeared at the olympics which i'm assuming is what we would be campaigning for. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Andrew Godber Sent: Thu 07/07/2005 12:19 To: britdisc@near.me.uk Cc: Subject: RE: [BD] 2012 Much as I would like to see Ultimate in the Olympics, I think I would really love to see the worlds (mainly US) broadcasters/commentators forced to try to understand cricket. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andy Taylor Sent: 07 July 2005 12:15 To: britdisc@near.me.uk Subject: RE: [BD] 2012 Well the host nation gets to introduce a new sport doesn't it? Maybe we should start a campaign to get Ultimate to be the one for 2012? Tails Skunks/Ltd Release >From: "Alden Arnold" >To: >Subject: [BD] 2012 >Date: Thu, 7 Jul 2005 09:27:51 +0100 > >Hey people > >Just a quick question - 2012 - has there been any talks of Ultimate >being an Olympic sport by then? I've been a bit out of touch so sorry >if this has been discussed already. > >Cheers > >Alds >The information in this email is confidential and intended only for the >addressee(s) named above. If you are not the intended recipient of this >message, any disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken in >reliance on it is prohibited and may be unlawful. > >ABC cannot accept liability for any statements made which are clearly >the sender's own and not expressly made on behalf of ABC or its >subsidiaries. > >ABC does not guarantee that any attachments are free from viruses or >other defects and accepts no liability for any losses resulting from >infected email transmissions. > >Audit Bureau of Circulations Ltd (by guarantee) Registered in England >Number 259647 211 High Street, Berkhamsted, Herts. HP4 1AD > >The Audit Bureau of Circulation has checked this e-mail for known virus > >Using MailMarshal, an automated content filtering software and Sophos >anti virus software > >__________________________________________________ >BritDisc mailing list >BritDisc@near.me.uk >http://zion.ranulf.net/mailman/listinfo/britdisc >Staying informed - http://www.ukultimate.com/informed.asp _________________________________________________________________ Use MSN Messenger to send music and pics to your friends http://messenger.msn.co.uk __________________________________________________ BritDisc mailing list BritDisc@near.me.uk http://zion.ranulf.net/mailman/listinfo/britdisc Staying informed - http://www.ukultimate.com/informed.asp __________________________________________________ BritDisc mailing list BritDisc@near.me.uk http://zion.ranulf.net/mailman/listinfo/britdisc Staying informed - http://www.ukultimate.com/informed.asp __________________________________________________ BritDisc mailing list BritDisc@near.me.uk http://zion.ranulf.net/mailman/listinfo/britdisc Staying informed - http://www.ukultimate.com/informed.asp --------------------------------- Yahoo! Messenger NEW - crystal clear PC to PCcalling worldwide with voicemail __________________________________________________ BritDisc mailing list BritDisc@near.me.uk http://zion.ranulf.net/mailman/listinfo/britdisc Staying informed - http://www.ukultimate.com/informed.asp
