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2024 Olympic Games

A player holds petanque bowls during the semi-final of the "Mondial La Marseillaise de Petanque" in Marseille July 8, 2010.

Pétanque might become the next Olympic sport

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Could it be? Pétanque fans are once again pushing to include the most unlikely of sports in the 2024 Summer Olympics. Does it really meet the criteria?

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Boston bows out of Olympic bid, but Toronto may be in

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What’s next for the Olympic Games in the US?

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