Definition: In this task, a passage will be given and the goal is to identify an event from the passage. An event is defined as a single word representing something that happened, is happening, or may happen. An event can be factual or hypothetical, positive or negative, certain or uncertain. While most events are based on verbs, an event can also be based on a noun (ex. storm, snow, rainfall) or a copula verb (is, was, been, etc.). The event must not be a pronoun or an adjective. For noun events with multiple words, use the last word in the phrase as event.
Input: Passage: If the IRB is determined to get the sport into the Olympic Games, probably at the London Olympics of 2012, pressure could be applied on delegates to back Japan's bid, it said. "Reported recent comments by former Olympic supremo Juan Antonio Samaranch that rugby had no chance of gaining entry because it was not a truly global sport would be answered if the decision were made to take the 2011 Rugby World Cup to Japan," it said.

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