The committee will bring its findings to the IOC by September 30 then its membership will vote to approve one or more sports at the IOC Session at the Rio 2016 Olympics. The candidates now have until July 22 to provide additional information to the selection committee then prepare presentations to be made August 7-8. Shortlisted candidates were selected after being evaluated for the following key principles: 1) The additional event(s) will serve as a driving force to promote the Olympic Movement and its values, with a focus on youth appeal 2) The additional event(s) will add value to the Games by engaging the Japanese population and new audiences worldwide, reflecting the Tokyo 2020 Games vision and 3) The selection procedure will be open and fair. International Federation of Sport Climbing – IFSCħ. International Roller Sports Federation – FIRSĥ.
World Baseball Softball Confederation – WBSCĤ. IOC leadership have been aiming to increase the interest and involvement of young people in Olympism and the Olympic Games making these sports strong contenders in the race.Įight shortlisted International Federationsġ. Olympic Baseball Team infielder Eddy Alvarez was selected as Team USA’s flag-bearer for the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee announced today.The Opening Ceremony will be held on Friday, July 23 at Olympic Stadium in Tokyo. Surfing and roller sports, if the latter includes the skateboarding discipline as expected, are sports that will have wide appeal to youth. With its small and inexpensive venue footprint, it is considered a simple and sustainable addition to the program.
Squash has also been actively, but unsuccessfully pursuing a spot on the Olympic program – missing chances for the 20 Games. For that reason, baseball and softball – both very popular across Japan – have been considered the most likely contenders to be added to the Tokyo Games program. The World Baseball Softball Confederation is bidding for a spot at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games (WBSC Photo)īaseball first became an official Olympic sport in 1992 and softball in 1996, but both sports were voted off the program after the Beijing 2008 Games and were subsequently replaced with rugby sevens and golf to begin at the Rio 2016 Games.īoth sports continued to campaign for re-inclusion, starting first with failed bids for the 2016 Games and then as a combined bid as the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) for the 2020 Games, that also failed.īut with the passing of Agenda 2020 reforms by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) late last year, Tokyo and other future host cities will have the opportunity to add sports to their individual programs that adhere to Olympic principals and may have a special regional appeal.
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