The Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee has confirmed it has proposed 18
additional events from five sports to the International Olympic
Committee (IOC) for inclusion at the 2020 Olympics.
The five sports are; Baseball/Softball, Karate, Skateboard, Sports Climbing and Surfing.
Due to Agenda 2020 Tokyo 2020 has become the first Organising
Committee to be given the opportunity to present additional sports to be
included into the Olympics.
The final decision will be made by the IOC at the 129th IOC Session in Rio in August 2016.
“Each of the eight shortlisted international federations amply
demonstrated their potential to add to the value of the Games and I
would like to take this opportunity to extend my sincere thanks to each
of them for their outstanding efforts," said Fujio Mitarai, Chair of the
Additional Event Programme Panel.
"We firmly believe that by connecting with youth, bringing to life
Olympic Agenda 2020 and the Tokyo 2020 vision, our proposal constitutes
the best possible package that will add the most value to the Games.
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