October 6th - "On my way to Copenhagen to the IOC conference.Will be joining Harrington, Michelle and a italian younster.Not planning on a trip like Obamas."
October 8th - "Done with last rehearsal, we are bringing it on tomorrow. Having fun here in copenhagen, dont ever feel safe, when we are around. :)"
@TheMichelleWie said on Twitter:
October 5th - "Now off to Copenhagen to do the final push for golf to be in the olympics!!!"
October 6th - "finally in copenhagen!! wow...that was long..."
IGF Calls on International Stars to Take Part in Final Olympic Bid Presentation at IOC Session on October 9
Harrington, Pettersen, Wie, Manassero confirmed for Copenhagen
Copenhagen, Denmark (October 5, 2009) – The International Golf Federation has announced that professional golfers Padraig Harrington of Ireland, Suzann Pettersen of Norway and Michelle Wie of the United States, as well as 16-year-old (British) Amateur Champion Matteo Manassero of Italy, will participate in the final presentation before the International Olympic Committee membership on Friday, October 9 during the IOC's 121st Session.
The four golfers will join Ty Votaw, Executive Director of the IGF Olympic Golf Committee, which has coordinated golf's Olympic bid, and Peter Dawson, chief executive of The R&A and joint secretary of the IGF. Golf and rugby sevens, the two sports recommended for the 2016 Olympic Programme by the IOC Executive Board, will present their final case to the full IOC membership before it votes that same day on whether to accept one, both or neither sport.
“We have demonstrated to the IOC Executive Board throughout the evaluation process that golf's bid to become an Olympic sport has received unprecedented support from both amateur and professional golf organisations around the world and leading international players,” Votaw said. “Now, we must reaffirm this support before the full IOC membership and we couldn't be more pleased than to have Padraig, Suzann, Matteo and Michelle help to communicate this support during our final presentation.”
In June, when the IGF presented to the IOC Executive Board in Lausanne, Switzerland, Votaw and Dawson were joined by Global Ambassador Annika Sorenstam, 2010 European Ryder Cup captain Colin Montgomerie, PGA TOUR Commissioner Tim Finchem and LPGA of Japan President and World Golf Hall of Fame member Hisako “Chako” Higuchi.
Leading up to Friday's vote, golf and rugby sevens emerged from a year-long evaluation that included formal presentations by seven candidate sports, the submission of a Detailed Questionnaire and responses to questions raised by both the IOC Programme Commission and the IOC Executive Board. The IOC Executive Board announced its recommendation of golf and rugby sevens following a meeting in Berlin, Germany on August 13.
Last Friday, the IOC selected Rio de Janeiro as the host city for the 2016 Games.
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