Last year, golf and rugby sevens were added for the 2016 Olympics, while baseball, softball, squash, karate and roller sports failed to make the cut.

去年，高尔夫和七人英式橄榄球被加入了2016年奥运会，棒球、垒球、壁球、空手道和滑轮溜冰纷纷落马。

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With 306 sets of MEDALS, the games will feature 28 Olympic sports — including rugby sevens and golf, which were added by the International Olympic Committee in 2009.

本届奥运会将产生306个项目的奖牌，共设28个大项，包括七人制橄榄球和高尔夫球，这两项是2009年国际奥委会新批准列入正式项目的。

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Rugby sevens is a faster seven-a-side version of rugby.

七人橄榄球是七人版的橄榄球比赛。

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It is interesting to note that the players that are successful at the shortened forms of other sports, such as rugby sevens or five-a-side football, are generally players who are extremely versatile and skilful, which allows them to adapt to many playing conditions.

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In the rugby sevens competition, England and Wales lost out in the quarter-finals to Australia and New Zealand respectively - and it was the All Blacks who would eventually claim the first rugby sevens gold medal.

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The 12-man squad includes two Rugby World Cup Sevens winners Richie Pugh and Lee Williams, who return to the side after an 18 month absence.

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