Tokyo 2020 organizers proposed adding baseball, softball, karate, skateboarding, sport climbing and surfing to its Olympic program on Monday.
The International Olympic Committee will make a final decision in August as to which sports will be added for the 2020 Games, if any.
“This package of events represents both traditional and emerging, youth-focused events, all of which are popular both in Japan and internationally,” Tokyo 2020 said in a press release. “They will serve as a driving force to further promote the Olympic Movement and its values, with a focus on youth appeal, and will add value to the Games by engaging the Japanese population and new audiences worldwide, reflecting the Tokyo 2020 Games vision.