Tokyo's first woman Governor Yuriko Koike walks past Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games flags as she goes onstage to make a speech at Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building in Tokyo, Japan, August 2, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Five sports, including baseball, skateboarding and surfing, will feature at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after the IOC voted them in on Wednesday in an attempt to revamp the Games programme to attract a younger audience.
The International Olympic Committee unanimously rubber-stamped the decision taken by its executive board in June, approving the inclusion of skateboarding, surfing, sports climbing, karate and a joint baseball/softball bid, which is expected to significantly boost local support for the Olympics.
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