04 AUGUST 2016

SKATEBOARDING IS ONE OF 5 NEW SPORTS YOU’LL SEE IN THE 2020 TOKYO OLYMPIC GAMES!

Skateboarding Is One Of 5 Sports You’ll See In The 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games!

Five sports including skateboarding, karate, surfing, sports climbing and baseball/softball, were recommended for inclusion last month by the International Olympic Committee, which ratified their inclusion during their annual session in Rio on Wednesday. They are officially announced that the International Olympic Committee has added these 5 sports to the next edition of the Summer Games at Tokyo 2020.

Skateboarding Is One Of 5 Sports You’ll See In The 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games!

Reason being the IOC and the Tokyo Organizing Committee would like to get the younger generation of athletes excited about the Games. Karate, Surfing, Skatebording, and sports climbing have never before been included in the Olympics while baseball/softball have both made appearance in the Beijing 2008.

The vote is described as "the most comprehensive evolution of the Olympic programme in modern history".

(Content and images source: CNN.com)

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