The document discusses the history of baseball and softball in the Olympics. It notes that softball was added to the Olympics in 1996 and baseball in 1992. However, in 2005 the IOC voted to remove softball and baseball as Olympic sports beginning in 2012, citing reasons such as the lack of availability of Major League Baseball players and the dominance of the U.S. softball team. The removal faced criticism from softball advocates who argued that softball is a growing sport and the Olympics provide the biggest stage for the sport.