1.   In addition to ballroom dancing, the IOC has given provisional recognition to surfing.

2.   International Olympic Committee officials elected to give ballroom dancing provisional recognition this month in Monte Carlo, Monaco.

3.   Provisional recognition, while a first step, should not get its proponents too excited, according to Anita Defrantz, a U.S. representative to the IOC.

4.   Provisional recognition is a two-year window of observation.

5.   Last week, the IOC gave provisional recognition to the federations representing sumo wrestling and bodybuilding.

6.   The executive board of the International Olympic Committee granted provisional recognition Monday to the International Dance Sports Federation, the governing body of ballroom dancing.

7.   The IOC granted ballroom dancing provisional recognition two years ago.

8.   The International Dance Sport Federation, the International Rugby Football Board and the International Surfing Association had received provisional recognition two years ago.

9.   The IOC executive board gave provisional recognition Friday to the four international federations, the first step toward possible acceptance as Olympic sports.

10.   The Paris-based international automobile federation, known by its French acronym FIA, was granted provisional recognition by the IOC executive board.