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 Rogge pledges more funds for NOCs after strong outlook   (Reuters)  Updated: 2006-04-05 14:26  
"We have to be careful that the medium and long-term revenues are only 
assured if the Games are a success. We have to control the size of complexity 
and cost of the Games," he said. 
 "The programme is one of the major drivers of the cost." 
 The IOC has set a maximum of 28 sports for the Olympics, but with baseball 
and softball being dropped for the 2012 Games, the London Olympics will have 26 
sports. 
 The minimum number of sports is currently set at 15, a point the NOCs 
proposed to change to 25. 
 Rogge said this would be discussed in coming board meetings with a decision 
most likely in 2007.    
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