Sports
New sports for 2020 Olympics to be decided prior to Rio Games
Tokyo, Feb 5
New sports for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics will be determined in August next year ahead of the Rio de Janeiro Games.
International
Olympic Committee (IOC) vice president John Coates said here Thursday
that new sports will be approved at the IOC session in August just prior
to the 2016 Rio Olympics, reports Xinhua.
Baseball and
softball, dropped after the 2008 Beijing Olympics, are considered
favourites to return in 2020 because of their popularity in Japan and
the existence of top facilities.
Under IOC reforms, known as
"Agenda 2020", host cities are allowed to propose the inclusion of one
or more events for their games.
Other sports like squash and karate are also hopeful of joining the Tokyo programme.
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