Jump to content

Baseball, surfing among five sports recommended for Tokyo 2020


Guest Sports News

Recommended Posts

Guest Sports News

http://www.offtopic.forum/data/MetaMirrorCache/ed5157c09e3e74f95655e0c5de7d1acd.jpg

By Karolos Grohmann LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) - Five sports, including baseball, skateboarding and surfing, are on track to feature at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after the IOC on Wednesday recommended their inclusion to attract a younger audience, said a source close to the discussions. The International Olympic Committee now needs to rubber stamp the inclusion of skateboarding, surfing, sports climbing and karate plus the joint baseball/softball bid at its session in Rio de Janeiro in August. Under new rules, Olympic host cities can hand-pick sports they want in the Games, joining the existing 28 core sports.

 

Continue reading...

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Replies 0
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Popular Days

Popular Days

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.


×
×
  • Create New...