London's bid featured the same 28 sports that had been included in other recent Summer Olympics, but the IOC voted to drop baseball and softball from the 2012 Games just two days after London had been selected as the host city.
I Londons ansøgning om værtskab var der 28 sportsgrene, ligesom ved det seneste sommer-OL, men IOC stemte for at afskaffe baseball og softball, to dage efter London blev valgt som værtsby.