Tokyo 2020 proposes 5 additional sports across 18 events to the IOC

TOKYO, September 28, 2015 - The Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee announced that it has proposed five additional sports across 18 events International Olympic Committee (IOC) for inclusion at the 2020 Olympic Games. The sports in question are baseball/softball, karate, skateboard, sports climbing and surfing, and would add 474 athletes to the Games.  As announced by Tokyo 2020, the proposed sports represent both traditional and emerging, youth-focused events, all of which are popular both in Japan and internationally that will serve as a driving force to further promote the Olympic Movement and its values. 

Bowling, squash and wushu are the sports that failed to make through from the eight finalists. The final decision will be made by the IOC at the 129th IOC Session in Rio in August 2016. 

Tokyo 2020 has become the first ever organising committee to be given this unique opportunity to contribute to the design of the Olympic Programme, thanks to Olympic Agenda 2020.

The 18 proposed events are (sport alphabetical order