IOC Approves Addition of Five New Sports To Tokyo 2020 Program
Reporting from Rio de Janiero – Japan’s beloved sport of baseball is set to return to the Olympics when Tokyo hosts the Games in 2020. The …
BidWeek: Converging Milestones Mark Hits and Misses For Olympic Agenda 2020
BidWeek, Reporting from Toronto, Canada – When International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach was elected based on his proposed Olympic …
IOC Executive Board Approves Package of Five New Sports For Tokyo 2020
If the International Olympic Committee (IOC) membership gives its rubber stamp approval at the next session in Rio, Japan’s wildly popular sport of …
Top Olympic Bid Stories of 2015: #9 – Five Sports Recommended For Inclusion At Tokyo 2020
GamesBids.com presents the eighth annual Top Ten list of Olympic Bid Stories for 2015. These stories impacted the course of Olympic host city bids, or the …
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 …
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. …
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 …
Top Olympic Bid Stories of 2014: #9 – New Bidding Rules Put Baseball On Deck for Tokyo 2020
GamesBids.com presents the seventh annual Top Ten list of Olympic Bid Stories for 2014. These stories impacted the course of Olympic bids, or the Olympic bid …
Door Opened for New Olympic Sports Starting 2020 In Tokyo
Reporting from the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco – In a unanimous vote, International Olympic Committee (IOC) members approved Agenda 2020 proposals regarding the …