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Baseball at the Olympics
Baseball was a demonstration sport at the Olympics for the most part of the 20th century. -
In 1992, when baseball became an official sport, Cuba won the first gold medal ever awarded.
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Until the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, baseball at the Olympics was restricted to amateurs. In Games since 2000, professional players are premitted to play.
- Baseball and Softball will be dropped from the program after the 2008 Olympics.
Related Pages
- Baseball as a demonstration sport at the Olympics
- For more information about the sport of Baseball, go here.
- List of Olympic Sports
