When the pandemic hit, the original plan was adjusted to include the UCI Urban Cycling World Championships in Montpellier, France, as the last and determining event to qualify for Tokyo — which, by this time, had been moved to the summer of With two Olympic spots on the line in Montpellier, it came down to a real battle with the main riders from both top nations in the finals: the nation with the combined higher points would be able to send two of their top riders and a reserve to the Olympic Games, instead of one.
It is now up to the nations themselves to put forward the names of the riders. New Olympic sports, events, and medal opportunities have been added and removed over the years of the competition—and the Tokyo Olympics will be no different. The competition—which is scheduled to kick off in less than a month amid growing COVID concerns—will have a record 33 sports, including five new Olympic sports.
Of the five new sports, four will be making their Olympic debuts, NBC reports. So how does a new sport get added, anyway? According to the IOC , a sport must be governed by the International Federation, must be practiced widely around the world, and meet other criteria. Read on to learn the key things to know about each sport, as well as which athletes to watch for, and when these events will take place. Baseball was formally introduced into the Olympics as a medal event in , only to be removed from the Games after the Beijing Olympics.
Baseball is also a top sport in the U. Softball, meanwhile, was added as a medal event in —the U. Baseball and softball will be one-off additions to the Games, as neither is currently slated to be a part of the Paris Olympics.
The baseball competition will be men only, while softball will be women only, which is why most lists seem to combine these two sports when counting the number of new Olympic sports being added, coming up with five instead of six. Six countries including the U. When to watch: The baseball tournament will take place July 27 through August 7.
Softball will take place from July 24 through July Karate, which originated in Japan, will be making its debut as an Olympic sport—something enthusiasts have been lobbying for since the s, the IOC says. Additional Information.
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