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Tokyo opts for baseball, surfing
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Five additional sports, including skateboarding and surfing, have been recommended by the organizers of the Tokyo Olympics for inclusion at the 2020 Summer Games, it was announced yesterday.
Baseball/softball, karate and climbing were also given the thumbs up under a proposal that will see a total of 18 new medal events, nine each for men and women, contested by an extra 474 athletes at the Games.
“This package of events represents both traditional and emerging, youth-focused events, all of which are popular both in Japan and internationally,” Tokyo organizers said in a statement.
Under the “Olympic Agenda 2020” program adopted by the IOC last December, Olympic hosts can hand-pick sports they want included at the Games, joining the existing 28 core sports.
The final decision rests with the International Olympic Committee, which will vote on the 2020 recommendations next August in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Bowling, squash and wushu had also been short-listed for inclusion in Tokyo but were left off the final recommended list, leaving their supporters devastated.
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