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Frisbee gets green light from Olympic Committee

───   06:46 Mon, 03 Aug 2015

Frisbee gets green light from Olympic Committee | News Article

Johannesburg - The sport of flying disc, commonly known as "frisbee", was officially recognised as an Olympic sport by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) yesterday, opening the way for it to try and join the Games' programme in the future.

After meeting all the criteria to become an Olympic sport, including having 62 national federations and gender equality, the World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF) was given the nod at the 128th International Olympic Committee Session in the Malaysian capital.  
 
While Olympic recognition opens the door to some funding from the Olympic Committee, participation at the games is years away and involved intense competition from many other sports vying for entry.
 
Reuters

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