Five additional sports — baseball/softball, karate, skateboarding, sports climbing and surfing,have been recommended by the organisers of the Tokyo Olympics for inclusion at the 2020 Summer Games.
Under the proposal, a total of 18 new medal events, nine each for men and women, would be contested by an extra 474 athletes at the Games.Under new rules, Olympic host cities can hand-pick sports they want to see contested at the Games, although the final decision rests with the International Olympic Committee, which will vote on the 2020 recommendations next August.Bowling, squash and wushu had also been short-listed for inclusion in Tokyo but were left off the final recommended list.
