Five New Sports Recommended For Tokyo 2020
Baseball and softball, karate, roller sports, sport climbing and surfing have been recommended by the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Organizing Committee for inclusion in …
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Japanese Decision Looms As Eight Sports Vie For Place At Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
Eight Olympic-recognized sports made their cases for inclusion in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Friday as they made presentations to the organizing committee. …
Baseball, Bowling and Surfing Among 8 Tokyo 2020 Shortlisted Sports
Eight International Sport Federations (IF) have been shortlisted to participate in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, the organizing committee announced Monday. …
From Chess to American Football, Tokyo 2020 Receives 26 Applications For Olympic Program Inclusion
An astonishing 26 of the 35 recognized Olympic sports have seized the opportunity afforded by the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) Agenda 2020 and …
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 …
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 …