Before each Olympics, debates flare up about what its competitive program should be. Usually this issue is resolved three years before the lighting of the Olympic flame, and now it is time to decide who and what medals will be awarded at the summer Olympic Games in Tokyo.
This process lasts for years and begins with the fact that the sports presented at the previous Olympics are revised. Wrestling was almost dropped from this list, but still remained Olympic discipline. The International Olympic Committee then decides whether new sports should be added. In the case of Tokyo 2020, baseball, softball, karate, rock climbing, surfing and skateboarding received registration. Officials justified the inclusion of the last two by the fact that the Olympic movement needs to attract a youth audience.
Further, all sports that have received approval must approve the number of sets of awards to be played and the athletes allowed to participate. In April, the international federations made recommendations to the IOC, which were subject to consideration at the June executive committee meeting. RT earlier about the proposals made and their possible impact on the overall team result of the Russian team.
When forming sports program The Tokyo IOC was guided by several principles. Firstly, the organization has committed itself to gender equality. IOC members want to equalize men and women in the number of awards awarded, even if we are talking about grueling, traumatic and physically difficult disciplines. Secondly, the implementation of a course to introduce mixed competitions continues, even if they are not traditional for a particular sport. Thirdly, the Olympic Games should be rejuvenated by street and extreme species sports The old principles, formed at the beginning of the 21st century, that the number of disciplines and participants is inflated and requires reduction, remain, but now concern traditional types sports
As a result, the new Olympic program will consist of 339 sets of medals instead of 306, as was the case at the Rio Olympics. It is planned that 11,090 athletes will arrive in the capital Tokyo, while 11,237 athletes were stationed in Brazil. The share of women's disciplines will increase to 48.8%, and the number of mixed competitions will double.
Swimming saw the biggest increase in medals. International Federation aquatic species sports asked for 12 new events, but received three: the men's 800-meter freestyle, the women's 1500-meter freestyle and the 4x100-meter mixed medley relay. The total number of quotas for athletes has been reduced by 22, which is not a critical figure.
For traditional swimming powers, this is good news, as new opportunities are emerging to add to the medal box. For Russia this is a weak reason for joy. In stayer disciplines, domestic swimmers are not at all strong. There is a small chance of a medal in the relay if you manage to assemble a quartet of the world's best masters of their style. In recent years, at least one stage has sagged. If you add a fast girl swimming butterfly to Vladimir Morozov (freestyle), Evgeniy Rylov (back) and Yulia Efimova (breaststroke), then an Olympic medal will become real.
Very conservative athletics unexpectedly received a bonus in the form mixed relay 4x400 meters, in which two men and two women will compete. If we forget for a second that Russians are prohibited from competing en masse in this sport, then the new discipline is unlikely to give cause for optimism. Men's running in Russia is not at the world level to compete with the USA, Jamaica and other Caribbean countries. And you won’t be able to win medals just by relying on fast girls.
It is worth noting that the IOC at the same time ordered to reduce the number of athletes by 105 people by tightening the selection standards. If this affects quantitative composition Russian national team, then not on its medal prospects - strong athletes they will qualify anyway. Only those who create extras around the favorites will be left behind.
The most pleasant change in the Olympic program for Russians was the introduction of two team tournaments in fencing. Now, once and for all, their rotation, which did not stand up to criticism, is over. Previously, men and women had to alternately throw away one of the types of weapons at the request of the IOC: in Rio there was no women's rapier and men's saber, in London there was no women's saber and men's epee, in Beijing there was no women's sword and men's rapier. When Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov became president of the International Fencing Federation in 2008, he vowed to eradicate the practice, which afflicted different athletes every four years. Usmanov achieved his goal, and now all team disciplines will be represented equally, and Russia will have a real chance to win two extra golds.
Relying on youth, the IOC relies heavily on streetball - 3x3 basketball. The sport, tested at the Youth Olympics, will now become a game for adults. To begin with, tournaments will be organized with the participation of only eight teams, although the world championships gather 20 teams. The Russians had successful moments in this mini-version of basketball: the men's and women's teams became prize-winners of world championships. If we manage to pass a very tough Olympic selection, in which continental representation will be respected, then medals are quite likely.
Also trending is freestyle BMX, a competition in stunts on a small bike. Although International Union Cyclists have not yet held world championships in this discipline; it has already received Olympic status. Nine of the best riders in the world will each have the right to compete for medals. Russian athletes can boast of something in this sport: last year Elizaveta Posadskikh was second at one of the stages of the World Cup, and Konstantin Andreev and Irek Rizaev completed the top eight. But now that freestyle BMX will be introduced in Tokyo, the competition will increase.
In track cycling, Madison returned to Olympic registration, not only for men, but also for women. Due to the fact that this team points race was deprived of such status at two Olympics, it lost popularity in Russia. At the last three world championships, domestic cyclists did not even try to compete. It’s also hard for girls to even hope for a trip to Tokyo.
A plus for Russia will be the introduction of a mixed team judo tournament. And although girls are not as successful in this sport as men, the chances of olympic medals of which can be assessed as high, although the main favorite will, of course, be the hosts of the upcoming Olympics.
The last team shooting competitions took place in 1924, but now they are returning to Olympic program. The IOC decided to exclude big-bore pistol, prone rifle and double trap, which were exclusively men's disciplines, and replaced them with mixed team air pistol tournaments. air rifle and ladder. Some shooters suffered from this decision, while others got the opportunity to win two medals at once. The Russian team, which has bullet shooting men and women are equally strong, such changes are likely to be beneficial.
Kayaking and canoeing have become completely equal in gender ratio. In both flat water and rowing slalom, men and women will have the same disciplines for the first time. The men's 200m single canoe and men's 200m double kayak are replaced by the women's 200m single canoe and 500m double canoe. Women's canoeing is a fairly new type of competition, but Russia already has medals in it at the last two world championships. And in rowing slalom, where the men's double canoe is replaced by the women's single canoe, there are almost no prospects for domestic rowers. Replacing the men's lightweight four in rowing with the women's rowing four will also bring nothing - both of these disciplines do not bring medals to Russia.
Archery now has mixed team competitions. Russia has a wonderful women's team, but the men's team has not been able to make it to the last two Olympics. If the strong half of the team finally manages to delegate at least one archer to Tokyo, then it’s definitely worth cheering for the Russians in the new tournament. True, gold will most likely again go to South Korea, a leader in this sport.
Mixed competitions have also been introduced in triathlon, although it will be more profitable for Russia if this discipline appears in modern pentathlon. Triathlon is still a pastime for Western countries and will not become a new type of program for Russians. As well as mixed doubles in table tennis, which will also be held for the first time at the Tokyo Olympics.
Boxing remains the sport where gender inequality is most noticeable, but the IOC is working to improve the situation. Two men's sets of awards will now go to girls, so the ratio of weight categories will become eight versus five. Russian athletes Men win in boxing less often, so these changes to the national team will not bring benefits.
Most sports either remained untouched or received new disciplines, paying for this with symbolic quotas for athletes. But two species may consider themselves harmed by the decisions of the executive committee.
Weightlifting received a black mark from the IOC, losing one men's weight category, although the international federation expected to receive one women's. In addition, the total number of Olympic weightlifters will be reduced by 64. The sport has long been plagued by doping scandals, and this reduction in participants and medals can be considered the final warning, followed by complete exclusion from the Olympic family.
Although wrestling retained its place in the Olympic program, it paid for it by reducing quotas. Each weight category will now be represented by 16 athletes, although in Rio there could have been from 19 to 21. This will even benefit Russian wrestlers, since some will no longer need to have an extra preliminary round bout. But you will have to fight harder for a spot at the Olympics.
Summer Olympics 2020 is the most important thing sporting event 2020. From July 24 to August 9, athletes from more than 200 countries will compete for awards in football, weightlifting and athletics, volleyball, karate, rhythmic gymnastics, boxing – there are countless sports in which Olympic participants will compete! Russians will also be among the applicants for the trophies. Along with the Chinese, Americans and British, athletes from Russia are claiming victory in the unofficial medal standings!
A large-scale sports event will be held in the summer of 2020. Athletes from approximately 205 countries will compete for medals from July 24 to August 9.
Japan will be the host country of the Olympics. The competition will take place in the capital of the Land of the Rising Sun, Tokyo. Also, part of the competition will be organized in the prefectures of the islands of Honshu and Hokkaido.
Venue Summer Olympics 2020 was selected on September 7, 2013. Tokyo's rivals were Madrid, Istanbul, Rome, Baku, Doha and other respected cities. But only Madrid, Istanbul and Tokyo qualified for the final vote. In the end, the Japanese capital won by an almost double margin.
This is not Tokyo's first experience of hosting the Olympics. For the first time, the main Japanese city became the center summer games in 1964.
Sports at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Summer Olympics participants will compete for awards in several dozen sports.
Watch until the end! - EASTER in 2020
Compared to the last edition of the Olympics, the competitive program of the Tokyo Games has expanded to include surfing, karate, baseball, skateboarding and rock climbing. In addition, in a number of sports such as fencing, table tennis and basketball, new disciplines appeared.
Symbols of the 2020 Summer Olympics
The 2020 Summer Olympics emblem is a sphere on a white background, made of dark blue quadrangles of different sizes and shapes. Below the sphere is the inscription “TOKYO 2020”, and below it are drawn traditional olympic rings.
According to the creators of the emblem, quadrangular figures of different shapes and sizes symbolize the participating countries, differing from each other in culture, language, mentality, but united into a single whole.
An anime superhero named Miraitova was chosen as the mascot.
This choice should not be surprising. After all, the mascot was chosen by elementary school students.
Miraitowe is paired with another superhero, Someiti. But unlike Miraitova, he is the mascot of the 2020 Paralympics.
Volunteers for the 2020 Summer Olympics
Well, what would a large-scale sports event be without volunteers!? It is expected that about 90,000 volunteers will be involved in servicing the Games! The selection of volunteer assistants will take place in several stages. The first of them will start in mid-September 2018.
To become a volunteer, you must meet the following criteria:
- be at least 18 years of age;
- have a desire to gain volunteer skills;
- master a minimum set of phrases in popular foreign languages;
- have a free schedule during the Games.
More detailed information can be found on the official website of the 2020 Olympics - www.tokyo2020.org.
Overall medal standings for the 2020 Summer Olympics
China and the USA are vying for victory in the overall medal standings. To a lesser extent, Russia and Great Britain can count on first place.
Four years ago, the Americans became the best in Rio de Janeiro. Representatives of the United States won 121 medals, 46 of which were of the highest value.
The second place went to the natives of Great Britain. China rounded out the top three. Russia showed the 4th result. The gap between our country and China was 7 gold medals.
More likely, excellent result Japanese athletes will show. They have the strength not only to enter the TOP 5, but also to compete for a place in the top three.
Russia at the 2020 Olympics
The eyes of domestic fans, of course, will be turned to the Russians. It will be difficult for our athletes. Competition in world sports is outrageous. Times when domestic athletes They churned out one medal after another and were irrevocably gone. In addition, it will have a detrimental effect doping scandal, which has been going on for many years. Many of our athletes were disqualified. Huge damage was done to the image of Russian sports. But Russia will try to recover from the consequences of the machinations of sports officials by the start of the Summer Olympics!
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Five sports were included in the program of the 2020 Olympics, which will be held in the Japanese capital of Tokyo, at the IOC session: baseball/softball, karate, surfing, rock climbing and skateboarding.
The inclusion of these events will add 18 competitions to the next Olympics, involving 474 athletes.
“The Games in Tokyo can become one of the most unique in the history of the Olympics due to these five new sports,” Tokyo Mayor Yoshiro Mori commented on the IOC decision.
It is interesting that, according to the regulations adopted even earlier, these five events will not be mandatory for subsequent summer Olympics. Each host city of the Games can submit five sports for competition at its Olympics.
Baseball/softball
Men's baseball and its women's version, softball (or rather, the fast-pitch variant of softball) will not be new to the Olympic program.
Baseball competitions have been held at the Olympics since 1896, while softball was included in the Olympic program in 1996 at the Atlanta Games.
This is hardly surprising, given that the undisputed favorites in these sports are national teams USA.
This is precisely the other side of the coin: in 2005, the next session of the IOC excluded baseball and softball from the list of Olympic sports due to insufficient popularity in the world.
At the Beijing Games, these types of programs were represented as regular members of the Olympic family in last time, after which they were not in London and will not be in Rio.
It should not be surprising that the organizers of the Tokyo Olympics chose to recommend this particular sport for competition at the 2020 Games - Japan is unconditionally second in the world rankings and is unlikely to miss out on two sets of silver.
There is absolutely nothing for the Russian national teams in this type of program. In fact, it is almost certain that our compatriots will not be represented by either men or women.
Karate
Another traditional one Japanese look sports Karate has long been counting on being included in the Olympic program on a permanent basis, but has never been able to achieve this.
The issue of including karate in the program of the London Games in 2012 was seriously considered, but this issue did not pass the vote of the IOC commission.
The main reasons why karate has never been represented at the Olympics so far is the prohibitively high injury rate and, perhaps more importantly, the presence of too many large quantity various self-sufficient federations not united under one umbrella.
Nevertheless, the IOC recognized this fight as official in 2015 Olympic form sport, and has now given permission to introduce it into the 2020 Games program.
As for Russian prospects, karate may well bring medals to our team, since it is well developed in the country. Russia has its own world champions, so the ROC should be pleased with the inclusion of this event in the competition program in Tokyo.
Surfing
Surfers around the world have been dreaming of their sport becoming an Olympic sport for a long time. As examples, they cite curling, trampoline jumping and even fencing and rowing - activities that are much less popular and widespread, but in Olympic family firmly established.
Discussions about the possible inclusion of surfing in the Olympic program on a permanent basis have been going on for a long time, and the appearance of this sport on a permanent basis at the 2024 Games is quite possible. Well, in Tokyo there will be a kind of “test of the pen”.
It will not be easy for Russian athletes to count on medals here. However, there is still time until 2020. Perhaps surf stars will also appear in our country, since in Russia this sport is becoming more popular every year.
Rock climbing
Sport climbing has long been trying to become an Olympic sport. Back in 1995, the IOC officially recognized the international federation UIAA, which at that time governed this sport.
In 2002, the UIAA made a dossier to include rock climbing in the program of the Turin Olympics - then this sport was perceived more as a winter sport.
This did not happen, but in 2007 the International Federation of Sports Climbing appeared, uniting 68 countries of the world under its auspices.
The popularity of this sport is also growing, and in many countries rock climbing is already included in the school curriculum.
Skateboarding
The situation with skateboarding is somewhat different. Yes, this sport is gaining popularity in the world even faster than rock climbing and windsurfing, and the competition in Tokyo promises to be exciting.
It’s just that the Russian team doesn’t have much to count on in this type of program yet. If the situation does not change in four years (which is unlikely to happen), then the Russian team will be strangers at this celebration of life.
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The organizers of the Games in Japan nominated eight new candidates for the Olympic program for consideration by the IOC.
The Organizing Committee of the 2020 Olympic Games, which will be held in Tokyo, has announced a shortlist of new sports that could join the Olympic program from 2020. It included bowling, softball and baseball, karate, squash, rock climbing, surfing, roller skating and wushu. The final decision on these sports will be made by the International Olympic Committee in August 2016. In the meantime, MK will introduce you more closely to these disciplines.
In December 2014, a new IOC strategy was adopted, according to which the organizers of the Games were given the opportunity to participate in the formation of the Olympic program and include popular sports, for example, for themselves. True, the final word still remains with the International Olympic Committee. Candidates for the 2020 Games in Tokyo include the following sports: bowling, softball and baseball, karate, squash, rock climbing, surfing, roller skating and wushu, although previously applications were accepted from 33 federations. In which of them medals will still be played in Tokyo, the IOC will decide in August 2016. We can already say with confidence that all disciplines will not be selected: the IOC will most likely limit itself to one or two. After all, the same new strategy states that the number of participants in the Summer Olympics should remain within 10,500 athletes, and the number of awards up for grabs should remain within 310 sets. Rio 2016 will feature 306 disciplines. That is, you can add as many as four sets, but if the program includes team sports, you may have to cut the number of participants in other sports.
What are these sports that can join the Olympic program at the Tokyo Games?
Bowling
The International Federation of Bowling (FIQ) was founded in 1952 in Hamburg, and now includes more than 140 national federations. It regulates two types of bowling: nine-pin (more common in Europe) and ten-pin (worldwide).
The first world championship took place in 1954, and in the 70s the International Bowling Federation received recognition from the IOC. The Russian Sports Bowling Federation has been a full member of the International Federation since 1997.
For each of the two types of bowling, championships are held for men and women, both team and individual.
Japan would be very happy to introduce bowling into the Olympic program. In the Land of the Rising Sun, the bowling boom began in the 60s of the twentieth century. Then, over the course of several years, more than 120 thousand ball rolling tracks appeared in Japan. Then, however, there was a decline. But now the Japanese bowling market ranks second in the world after the American one.
The largest international bowling competition is the QubicaAMF World Cup. Russian athletes took part in more than 15 of them, as well as in the World, European and Youth and Youth Championships. In total there are more than 150 athletes. True, we are unlikely to be able to compete for high places at the Olympics if this sport is included in the program.
Baseball (men) and softball (women)
Both sports already had Olympic registration, but after the 2008 Games they were excluded from it.
In general, exhibition baseball competitions were held during the very first Games of modern times. They made their debut in 1904, and since then the competition has been held during 12 Olympic tournaments. But it was only in 1992 that official sets of awards were raffled off for the first time. The last time a baseball tournament as part of the Olympics was held in Beijing. At the same time, the US team won gold only once during this time (in 2000 in Sydney). Cuba celebrated victory three times (1992, 1996, 2004) and once South Korea(2008). Japan, where baseball is also incredibly popular, won bronze twice (1992 and 2004) and silver once (1996).
On at the moment Baseball is played in more than 120 countries around the world. The Federation of Baseball, Softball and Rounders was created back in the late 80s of the last century in the USSR, and after the collapse of the Union in 1992, the Russian Baseball Federation was organized. Now the Russian team is in the top ten best teams Europe, but this will clearly not be enough to qualify for Olympic medals in 2020.
Softball is a softer version of baseball. Men also play it, but only women's teams took part in the Olympics. The International Softball Federation was founded in 1965. And in the 80s, softball, along with baseball, began to develop in Russia (then in the USSR). In 1992 the first open championship Russia, and from now on the teams perform at international competitions, however, they failed to make their names in the history of Olympic softball.
At the first Olympic tournament in 1996, the US team celebrated its victory (2nd place - China, 3rd place - Australia). In 2000, the places were distributed as follows: USA, Japan, Australia. 2004: USA, Australia, Japan. At the last (to date) softball Games in Beijing, Japan still snatched gold, leaving the USA and Australia behind.
Karate
The problem with this sport is that there are many styles and, accordingly, federations, which united to form the World Karate Federation in 1990, and it is she who represents the interests of this sport in the IOC.
World Championships have been held since 1970. The strongest in karate are the founders of this sport, the Japanese, as well as the French and Egyptians.
Roller skating
The International Roller Sports Federation was founded in April 1924. Its original purpose was to oversee roller skating competitions. But in 1947 the first world championship was held figure skating on roller skates. In general, in roller sports there are many different types, as well as repetition of winter (biathlon, hockey, figure skating), and original ones: covering distances at speed on a track or highway, etc.
Roller hockey became a demonstration sport at the 1992 Games in Barcelona.
The largest competitions are the World Championships various types roller sports. The Russian Roller Sports Federation was created in 2004.
Squash
Squash - game view sport with ball and racket indoors. It originated in England, but at the beginning of the twentieth century it began to spread around the world.
There are three organizations that organize international squash competitions: the Association of Professional Men's Players, the Association of Professional Women's Players and the World Squash Federation.
Squash is played in Eastern Europe, Australia, United Arab Emirates, North America, Egypt, Southeast Asia.
The strongest players are England, Pakistan, Egypt.
Rock climbing
There are three disciplines in which international competitions are held: difficulty climbing, speed climbing and bouldering (a series of short difficult routes). The greatest successes are among Russian men in bouldering (they became world champions from 2005 to 2012) and among women in speed climbing: world champions in 2007, 2011, 2012, 2014.
Surfing
The International Surfing Association promotes this sport into the Olympic program. She also hosts world championships. But the most popular in the world is the world surfing tour, in which professionals take part. It is held under the auspices of the Association of Surfing Professionals (since 2015 - World League surfing). This is where all surfers strive to get.
The first Russian surfing championship was held in 2009 and included three stages of competition: Dominican Republic, Bali and Portugal.
The strongest athletes: Australia, Brazil, New Zealand etc.
All martial arts China are combined into the name "Wushu". The International Wushu Federation appeared only in 1990 and immediately organized competitions at the summer Asian Games. Starting next year, world championships began to be held. The International Wushu Federation includes more than 140 national federations. The Russians have been there from the very beginning - since 1991.
The most medals at the world championships since then have been earned by athletes from the following countries (in descending order): China, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Iran, Russia.
Three of the five sports that could join the Olympic program in five years do not bode well for Russian athletes.
The organizing committee of the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic Games proposed to the International Olympic Committee to include several new sports in the competition program: baseball and softball, karate, skateboarding, rock climbing and surfing. The final decision on this issue will be made in Rio de Janeiro at the IOC session in August 2016. "SE" tried to figure out what chances Russian athletes have in these sports.
ROCK CLIMBING. If included in the program of the Tokyo Games, two sets of medals will be played out - men's and women's. It is not yet known which discipline the competition will be held in - bouldering, speed or difficulty. It is possible that the starts will be organized in an all-around format. Of all the five potential Olympic “recruits,” rock climbing is the most promising sport for Russia.
About olympic climbing very little is known yet. Photo by REUTERS
For the last eight years, our team has been the strongest in the world,” says Dmitry Bychkov, president of the Russian Climbing Federation. - In bouldering, Dmitry Sharafutdinov became the world champion three times. We have a whole team of strong athletes in the speed discipline - for example, Stas Kokorin, Alina Gaidamakina, Yulia Kaplina, Masha Krasavina. Our weak point is the “difficulty” discipline. But here too we have very strong athletes. Thus, Dinara Fakhrutdinova became the European champion. All athletes are well prepared and are all-around athletes. If the competition is held in an all-around format, it will be beneficial for us. The most important thing is that a good reserve is growing, and a different generation of Russian climbers will most likely compete at the 2020 Olympics.
SURFING. The President of the Russian Surfing Federation and at the same time one of the strongest surfers in the country, Sergei Rashshivaev, is not too optimistic. When asked what chances Russian athletes have of qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics, Rashishivaev snapped: practically none. In his opinion, athletes will be selected for the Olympic Games at the annual international competitions ISA World Surfing Games. Russia has been participating in this tournament for the third year, but none of our compatriots have ever been in the top twenty in either the women's or men's individual competitions. Highest Achievement Russians - 17th place in the team competition. At the same time, not all the strongest surfers on the planet participate in ISA competitions recognized by the IOC. If this sport is included in the Olympic program, competition will intensify.
Surfing is very spectacular, but it requires special climatic conditions. Photo by REUTERS
Our federation exists only at its own expense. We don’t have any sponsors or government funding,” says Sergei. - There is no clear structure for training athletes. All surfers who represent Russia earn money in other areas. This year, only the youth team will go to the ISA World Surfing Games in California; adult athletes refused to participate for financial reasons. This situation is not only here - it is everywhere, except perhaps Australia, the USA and a couple of other countries where surfing - national species sports Our federation is recognized on international level, but not within the country. But everything will change as soon as surfing is recognized as an Olympic sport.
BASEBALL. This is the only sport proposed by the Tokyo 2020 organizing committee that was previously included in the Olympic program. Baseball was last featured at the Beijing Olympics in 2008. But in 2020, time may turn back, because the interest in this sport in Japan is colossal. The country has a strong baseball team, developed infrastructure, and ready-made stadiums. In total, 6 men's baseball teams and 6 women's softball teams will be able to take part in the Olympics.
It will be problematic for us to get to the Olympics,” says senior coach of the Russian national team Nikolai Gervasov. - From Europe, one team gets to the Games directly, and two more teams participate in further selection. That is, you need to be at least in the top three. Russia came only eighth at the European Championships last year. Theoretically, we can rise to sixth place. It's a similar story with the softball team, but the women's team has a slightly better chance. Now the state is helping us, but this help is not enough. Training camps are held very rarely, it is very difficult to prepare.
KARATE. It is expected that 8 sets of medals will be competed in karate in Tokyo - 4 men's and 4 women's. The first pair - in the discipline of karate kata, and the three pairs - in three weight categories in the discipline of Kumite karate. The total number of participants who will be able to take part in the Games in this sport is 80 people. The President of the Russian Karate Federation Sergei Sokolovsky spoke about the chances of Russian karatekas to get into this number.
“I think the IOC will accept the organizers’ proposal regarding karate, because it is the national sport in Japan,” explains Sokolovsky. - In this case, Russia will not only qualify for the Games, but will also qualify for medals. There are world-class stars in Russia - for example, Zhenya Plakhutin, Ivanna Zaitseva. But the Tokyo Olympics will be held in 2020, by which time our youth, who are now competing in juniors and cadets, will also have grown up. At the last youth world championship we had a champion - Kirill Solopov. The youth team takes an average of 6 - 8 medals at all major international starts. In karate kata we also have one of best schools in the world. In this discipline, our guys are European champions and prize-winners of the World Youth Championship.
SKATEBOARDING. It has the vaguest prospects among those proposed by the Tokyo 2020 organizing committee. The question of its inclusion in the Olympic Games program was first raised back in 2007. But to this day there is no international skateboarding federation recognized by the IOC. The International Skateboarding Federation and the World Skateboard Federation compete with each other, and perhaps the IOC will simply join skateboarding to one of the existing federations, as happened with snowboarding in its time. The International Roller Sports Federation has already expressed a desire to take skateboarding under its wing.
There is no national skateboarding federation in Russia. Created in 2007, the organization managed to achieve the inclusion of skateboarding in the register of official sports, but was disbanded in 2011. The main reason is the unclear Olympic prospects for skateboarding. The organizer of the Moscow stage of the international tournament World Cup Skateboarding Alexander Potseluev:
We have two or three skateboarders who skate well and can compete in the street discipline. Of the girls, this is Katya Shengelia. Last year she was even invited to perform at the X-Games in the women's competition. Among the guys are Egor Golubev, Maxim Kruglov, Dima Dvoinishnikov. But the most serious skateboarders are Americans and Brazilians. Last year, Egor Golubev won the World Cap Skateboarding, and he beat the rising star of world skateboarding, Brazilian Kevin Hoefler, in the final. But to be honest, there is America - this major league, and there is everyone else. The strongest skateboarders on the planet do not come to the World Cup Skateboarding - they have their own closed pool - Street League Skateboarding. This is a commercial project in which prize fund several times more.
NEW OLYMPIC DISCIPLINES IN TOKYO 2020 (DRAFT)
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Type of sport |
Disciplines |
Sets of medals |
Number of athletes |
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BASEBALL/SOFTBALL |
Baseball (men) |
144 (6 teams of 24 players) |
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Softball (women's) |
90 (6 teams of 15 players) |
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KARATE |
20 (10 women / 10 men) |
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60 (30 women / 30 men) |
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SKATEBOARD |
40 (20 women / 20 men) |
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40 (20 women / 20 men) |
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ROCK CLIMBING |
Bouldering, speed or difficulty |
40 (20 women / 20 men) |
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SURFING |
Shortboard |
40 (20 women / 20 men) |
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Total |
474 (210 women / 264 men) |
