The sports that are excluded from the olympics as of 2006 are:Cricket,Golf,Lacrosse,Polo,Croquet,Jeu de Paume,Pelote Basque,Live Pigeon Shooting,Power Boating,Rink Hockey,Rugby,Water Skiing,Racket Sports,Roque,Tug-of-War,Climbing,Surfing,Bridge andRoller-Skating.
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