Mixed Doubles Tennis in 2012 Olympics

Dec. 11 -- London 2012 will host a mixed doubles tennis event for the first time in the Olympic Games, the International Olympic Committee announced Thursday.

Mixed doubles was played at several Olympics from 1900 to 1924. The last gold medalists were Americans Richard Williams and Hazel Wightman in Paris in 1924. Tennis was dropped from the Olympics after 1924 but returned as a medal event in 1988 without mixed doubles.

The IOC said mixed doubles "will bring an added value to the Olympic program by providing another opportunity for men and women to compete together on the same field of play."

On the final day of a two-day meeting, the IOC board also ratified a proposal by the International Tennis Federation for inclusion of a 16-team mixed doubles competition in London, where the tournament will be played on grass at Wimbledon.

In August, the IOC said it wanted guarantees that top players in singles would be able to participate in mixed doubles. Outside of the Olympics, the top singles players rarely play doubles or mixed doubles.

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