It’s a great moment for undergrads hanging out on college quads everywhere. Ultimate Frisbee has been officially recognized by the International Olympic Committee.
But this does not mean that Ultimate will take its place in the Summer Games alongside venerable sports like track, basketball and synchronized swimming.
Frisbee (or, more formally, Flying Disc) instead joins a ragtag group of sports that are “recognized” but not actually in the Games.
In June the I.O.C. chose eight of these as candidates to be added to the 2020 Games: baseball/softball, bowling, karate, roller sports, sport climbing, squash, surfing and wushu, a martial art.