Today, the IOC revealed the list of 26 sports that have officially applied to be part of the 2020 Summer Olympic games in Tokyo. They will be trimmed and a shortlist will be announced later this month, and any potential new sports will be formally recommended for inclusion on Sept. 30.
These are the 26, ranked by how likely I am to tune in to CNBC at 1 a.m. to watch it:
- Tug of war
- Baseball & softball
- Bowls (curling on turf, basically)
- Sumo
- American football
- Flying disc (Ultimate frisbee)
- Underwater sports (a whole bunch of things, including underwater football and underwater hockey)
- Roller sports (races, hockey, and roller derby)
- Floorball (a hockey thing)
- Korfball (some sort of basketball/handball/Ultimate hybrid)
- Netball (like basketball but worse)
- Chess
- Waterski and wakeboard
- Bowling
- Karate
- Wushu
- Snooker
- Surfing
- Sport climbing
- Polo
- Air sports (paragliding)
- Raquetball
- Squash
- Orienteering
- Bridge
- Dance sport (ballroom dancing)
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