The International Olympic Committee is one step away from adding skateboarding, surfing and several other sports to the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games — a change it says would be the “most comprehensive evolution“ of the Olympic program in modern history. The proposed package — which also includes karate, sports climbing and baseball/softball — offers “a key focus on youth” and represents “a combination of well-established and emerging sports with significant popularity in Japan and beyond,” the IOC said in a release.
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