TOKYO - Baseball and softball remain on course to get back into the Olympics. Squash, karate, surfing and four other sports are in contention to get into the games for the first time.
Japanese organizers on Monday chose eight sports from a list of 26 that had applied for inclusion in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The other sports making the cut were bowling, roller sports, sport climbing and wushu.
The combined bid of men’s baseball and women’s softball -- sports dropped after the 2008 Beijing Games -- was considered a favourite because of their popularity in Japan.