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(Photo: The Associated Press)LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The Latest on the IOC executive board meetings in Lausanne (all times local):

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The head of the global federation of baseball and softball has welcomed the IOC executive board's decision to recommend the sports' inclusion at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

World Baseball Softball Confederation President Riccardo Fraccari calls it "a great day for our millions of male and female athletes, and fans around the world."

Baseball and softball, which have been out of the Olympics since the 2008 Beijing Games, made a joint bid for inclusion in Tokyo. They were endorsed by the IOC board on Wednesday, along with surfing, karate, sport climbing…