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)
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