Tokyo 2020 Receives 26 Applications for Inclusion into Olympics

The Tokyo 2020 organising committee has received applications from 26 IOC-recognised International Federations (IFs) for their events to be included into the 2020 Olympic Games. The IFs were confirmed at at a press conference following a Tokyo 2020 Executive Board meeting.

The application process for additional event(s) to be included at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games was opened on 8 May 2015, and the IOC-recognised IFs were required to return completed applications by 8 June 2015.

The Tokyo 2020 Additional Event Programme Panel will now examine each application and a shortlist will be announced on 22 June 2015. The second phase of the application process will then commence.

Review of the applications will be based on the following key principles:
・The additional event(s) will serve as a driving force to promote the
　Olympic Movement and its values, with a focus on youth appeal
・The additional event(s) will add value to the Games by engaging the
　Japanese population and new audiences worldwide, reflecting the
　Tokyo 2020 Games vision
・The selection procedure will be open and fair

Phase II will include the submission of further details from the shortlisted IFs and a presentation to the Additional Event Programme Panel will take place in Tokyo. The Additional Event Programme Panel will propose its recommendations to the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee, which will make a final decision on the successful event(s) to be proposed to the IOC. The final decision, in line with the Olympic Charter, will be made by the 129th IOC Session in Rio in August 2016.