The 26 Sports That Applied To Be In The Olympics, Ranked

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)