IOC approves 5 new sports for @tokyo2020 #baseball&softball #karate #skateboard, #sportsclimbing #surfing
— IOC MEDIA (@iocmedia)2. Surfing, skateboarding, karate, and sports climbing — as well as men’s baseball and women’s softball — will be added to the 2020 games.
Currently, there are 28 Olympic sports. The addition of the five is the “most comprehensive evolution of the Olympic programme in modern history,” an IOC statement said.