Eight sports have been shortlisted for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. Seven of these belong to The World Games family and their federations are members of the International World Games Association. IWGA President José Perurena said after the announcement of the sports that will be evaluated for inclusion on the program of Tokyo 2020: "We are proud that so many of our members now have an opportunity to be promoted to the Tokyo Games."
The seven sports are Baseball & Softball, Bowling, Karate, Roller Sports, Sports Climbing, Squash, Surfing. Wushu, which is also on the shortlist, was on the World Games sports program as an invitational sport at TWG 2009 Kaohsiung (Chinese Taipei) and TWG 2013 (Cali).
"The decision underlines our close cooperation with the IOC regarding the composition of the sports program and how sports are evaluated. This cooperation is part of the Agenda 2020 approved by the IOC in November," said José Perurena.. He added: "It is a matter of fact that The World Games are the stepping stone to the Olympics. We wish all our members the best of luck in the process now starting of selecting the new sports for 2020."
Most recently Rugby Sevens has moved from The World Games to be on the program of the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro in 2016. A number of other sports that were formerly on the program of The World Games are now included in the program of the Olympic Games, such as badminton, beach volleyball, taekwondo, triathlon and women's weightlifting.
For more information, please contact:
Hermann Kewitz
Press Officer
Watzmannstrasse 39 | 47249 Duisburg, Germany | Tel.: +49 171 531 48 47
press@theworldgames.org | htt[://www.theworldgames.org
20 Years at #1: Your best source of news about the Olympics is www.aroundtherings.com, for subscribers only
Últimas Noticias
Sinner-Alcaraz, the duel that came to succeed the three phenomenons
Table tennis: Brazil’s Bruna Costa Alexandre will be Olympic and Paralympic in Paris 2024
Rugby 7s: the best player of 2023 would only play the medal match in Paris
Rhonex Kipruto, owner of the world record for the 10000 meters on the road, was suspended for six years
Katie Ledecky spoke about doping Chinese swimmers: “It’s difficult to go to Paris knowing that we’re going to compete with some of these athletes”
