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		</div><p>Men will be allowed to compete in artistic swimming at the Olympics for the first time from Paris 2024 as part of the “sport’s evolution towards inclusivity”.</p>
<p>The International Olympic Committee has rubberstamped the proposal in the sport formerly known as synchronised swimming, with up to two men eligible to be selected in the eight-strong team event.</p>
<p>While men have been able to compete at the FINA World Aquatics Championships since 2015, the next Olympics in France marks a historic change to a sport that was first introduced to the Games in 1984.</p>
<p>Italy’s Giorgio Minisini, world champion in the mixed duet technical routine in 2017 and 2022, said: “This announcement marks a milestone in artistic swimming history.</p>
<p>“Our sport’s evolution towards inclusivity is going on fast forward and this decision from IOC and World Aquatics will help us become an example for the whole Olympic movement.”</p>
<p>American swimmer and coach Bill May, the first-ever male world champion in the inaugural mixed duet technical event seven years ago, has been one of the leading voices campaigning for change.</p>
<p>He said: “The inclusion of men in Olympic artistic swimming was once considered the impossible dream. This proves that we should all dream big.</p>
<p>“The male athletes have endured. Now, through their perseverance and the help and support of so many, all athletes may stand alongside each other equally, reaching for Olympic glory.”</p>
<p>It is expected there will be 10 artistic swimming teams at Paris 2024, with World Aquatics president Husain Al-Musallam calling the announcement “a great credit to all those who have worked for many years to make this happen”.</p>
<p>He added: “Aquatics sports are universal and men have proven themselves to be excellent artistic swimmers. I look forward to seeing this new dimension of artistic swimming being shared with the world in Paris.”</p>
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