IOC Approves Sport Program Changes for PyeongChang 2018 and Tokyo 2020
Reporting from IOC Headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland – The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced event changes for the PyeongChang 2018 …
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Tokyo 2020 Sets Out Requirements and Timetable For New Sports
The Tokyo 2020 organizing committee Monday released a timetable and specific requirements for sports looking to be included in the Summer Olympic Games. …
Tokyo 2020 Leaves Door Open For New Sports
Though it is almost certain that baseball and softball, sports wildly popular in Japan, will be added to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic program – Tokyo 2020 …
Wushu To Bid For Olympic Inclusion at Tokyo 2020
Wushu lost to the sport of wrestling for inclusion at the 2020 Olympics, but now that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has introduced new reforms that …
Snooker, Billiards Vie For Inclusion at Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
The World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) announced Friday that it will campaign for cue sports to be added to the program at the Tokyo …
Squash Federation President Encouraged To Bid
World Squash Federation President N Ramachandran, who attended the Sochi Winter Games as the newly-elected president of the Indian Olympic Association, is …
Poll Shows Japanese Want Baseball/Softball At Tokyo 2020
According to a recent nation-wide poll conducted in Japan by Yomiuri Shimbum, nearly 70 per cent of respondents would choose to add baseball/softball to the …
Ice Climbing At 2022 Winter Games Discussed
Officials from the International Mountaineering and Climbing Federation (UIAA) and the Association of IOC Recognised International Sports Federations (ARSIF), …
IOC President Open To Return Of Baseball, Softball
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach said he is open to bringing back baseball and softball to the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic Games. Bach …
Despite The Drama, Wrestling Is Now a Better Sport
Buenos Aires, Argentina – After a complex campaign by sports vying to be included in the Olympic Games that involved dropping wrestling from the core …