IOC Executive Board recommends 25 core sports for 2020 Games
The
Executive Board (EB) of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) today
agreed on the 25 sports it will propose to the 125th IOC Session for
approval as the core sports for the 2020 Summer Olympic Games.
The
25 sports are: athletics, rowing, badminton, basketball, boxing,
canoeing, cycling, equestrian, fencing, football, gymnastics,
weightlifting, handball, hockey, judo, swimming, modern pentathlon,
taekwondo, tennis, table tennis, shooting, archery, triathlon, sailing
and volleyball.
The
EB recommended that wrestling, governed by the International Federation
of Associated Wrestling Styles (FILA), not be included on the list of
core sports. Wrestling will now join the seven shortlisted sports –
baseball/softball, karate, roller sports, sport climbing, squash,
wakeboarding and wushu – vying for inclusion in the 2020 Olympic
programme as an additional sport.
The
eight sports are scheduled to make presentations to the Executive Board
at its meeting in St Petersburg, Russia, in May. The EB will select
which of the eight sports to recommend to the 125th IOC Session for
inclusion as an additional sport on the 2020 programme.
In
an effort to ensure the Olympic Games remain relevant to sports fans of
all generations, the Olympic Programme Commission systematically
reviews every sport following each edition of the Games.
Golf and rugby sevens were added in 2009 as additional sports to the 2016 Olympic programme.
The 125th IOC Session will take place from 7 to 10 September in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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