The IOC has never decided Deciding which events were `` Olympic '' and which were not .

The ceremony Social_event was described Action by IOC President Juan Antonio Samaranch as the most beautiful ceremony Social_event the world has ever seen Perception_active .

Along with baseball , softball was rejected Agree_or_refuse_to_act for inclusion Cause_to_be_included in the 2016 Summer Olympics at the IOC 's meeting Social_event in October 2009 .

However , following Motion a 2016 IOC vote , softball will again be conducted Action for the 2020 Games .

This was the first Winter Olympics and first Olympic Games opening Process_start ceremony Social_event under the IOC presidency Change_of_leadership of Thomas Bach .

In February 2013 , the International Cycling Union ( UCI ) announced Expressing_publicly its intention to petition the IOC to extend Expansion the cycling Competition programme by three events for both men and women : the return of the points races ( track event ) , a BMX freestyle event and a mountain bike eliminator but in August 2013 the IOC stated Statement that the cycling programme will be the same as in 2012 .

In February 2013 , the International Cycling Union ( UCI ) announced Expressing_publicly its intention to petition the IOC to extend Expansion the cycling Competition programme by three events for both men and women : the return of the points races ( track event ) , a BMX freestyle event and a mountain bike eliminator but in August 2013 the IOC stated Statement that the cycling programme will be the same as in 2012 .