Surfing and sport climbing are still on the list of eight new sports鈥攄own from the original 26鈥攗nder consideration for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, the Tokyo Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games聽.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) hopes to appeal to a younger generation in the 2020 Olympics, . Along聽with surfing and聽climbing, in the running to become new events are baseball/softball, bowling, karate, roller sports, squash, and wushu.
Next, the international federations for each of the eight sports will undergo an interview process in August with the Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee. Final decisions will be proposed to the IOC in September.