2020 Tokyo Olympics - Baseball, Surfing Among 5 Sports Recommended by IOC Wednesday June 01,2016

Five sports, including baseball, skateboarding and surfing, are on track to feature at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after the IOC on Wednesday June 01,2016 recommended their inclusion to attract a younger audience, said a source close to the discussions.

The International Olympic Committee now needs to rubber stamp the inclusion of skateboarding, surfing, sports climbing and karate plus the joint baseball/softball bid at its session in Rio de Janeiro in August 2016

Under new rules, Olympic host cities can hand-pick sports they want in the Games, joining the existing 28 core sports.

The decision to include additional sports in the Olympics is only for one edition of the Games and they would need to bid again for inclusion at the next Olympics.

Baseball and softball last featured at the Games in Beijing in 2008 before being taken off the programme.