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Baseball, Surfing Among Five Sports Set For Tokyo 2020


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2016-06-01T171015Z_1006980001_LYNXNPEC502SO_RTROPTP_2_CSPORTS-US-OLYMPICS-SPORTS.JPGBy Karolos Grohmann LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) - Five sports, including baseball, skateboarding and surfing, are set to feature at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after the IOC on Wednesday recommended them to attract a younger audience and boost local support for the Games. The International Olympic Committee now needs to rubber stamp the inclusion of skateboarding, surfing, sports climbing and karate plus the joint baseball/softball bid at its session in Rio de Janeiro in August. The IOC Executive Board voted unanimously in favour of the proposal put forward by Tokyo 2020, recommending it as a package, IOC vice president John Coates told reporters.

 

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