BERLIN (AP) — International Olympic leaders have selected golf and rugby for proposed inclusion in the 2016 Summer Games, rejecting bids from baseball, softball, and three other sports.

The International Olympic Committee executive board narrowed the field to two sports Thursday from a list of seven, which also included squash, karate and roller sports.

The board will submit golf and rugby sevens – a faster-paced version of the standard 15-a-side game – for ratification by the full 106-member IOC assembly in Copenhagen in October.

“In the end, the decision came down to which two would add the most value,” IOC president Jacques Rogge said. “Golf and rugby will be a great addition to the games. ...They have global appeal, a geographically diverse line-up of top iconic athletes and an ethic that stresses fair play.”

The board also gave approval to the inclusion of women's boxing in the 2012 London Olympics. Boxing had been the only summer Olympic sport without women competitors.

The golf decision opens the possibility of Tiger Woods playing for an Olympic gold medal in 2016.

Rogge said he is “absolutely” sure that Woods and other top players will compete if the sport gets final approval.

“Who is one of the major icons of the world? Tiger Woods,” Rogge told The Associated Press. “This is a very important sport.”