After being added in 1996, softball remained on the Olympic program until 2012. The removal came in 2005 when the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced it would discontinue the sport ...

Softball made its Olympic debut in 1996 in Atlanta. The U.S. won the gold medal that year, then again in 2000 in Sydney and in 2004 in Athens.

Object Details Description (Brief) Minute Maid sponsor pin created for the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympic Games. Olympic pin collecting began as early as 1900 and gained momentum at the 1936 Games.