Stanford Explains Decision to Cut 11 Varsity Sports

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Stanford University, home to the most successful athletic department in the nation for more than a quarter-century, announced Wednesday that it will discontinue 11 varsity sports following the 2020-21 academic year.

The affected sports include men’s and women’s fencing, field hockey, lightweight rowing, men’s rowing, co-ed and women’s sailing, squash, synchronized swimming, men’s volleyball and wrestling.

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