Dates of the competitions at the Olympic Games in Japan. Five new sports will be added to the Tokyo Olympics Olympics what sports

Before each regular Olympics, disputes flare up about what its competitive program should be. Usually this issue is resolved three years before the Olympic flame is lit, and now it is time to decide who and what medals will be played at the Tokyo Summer Olympics.

This process lasts for years and begins with the fact that the sports presented at the previous Olympics are being reviewed. Wrestling was almost thrown out of this list, but still remained an Olympic discipline. The International Olympic Committee then decides whether new sports need to be added. In the case of Tokyo 2020, baseball, softball, karate, rock climbing, surfing and skateboarding received a residence permit. The inclusion of the last two officials justified the fact that the Olympic movement needs to attract a youth audience.

Further, all sports that have received approval must approve the number of award sets 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 meeting of the Executive Board. 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. First, the organization took a course on gender equality. Members of the IOC want to equalize men and women in the number of awards played, even if we are talking about exhausting, traumatic and physically difficult disciplines. Secondly, the implementation of the course on the introduction of mixed competitions, even if they are not traditional for a particular sport, continues. Thirdly, the Olympic Games should be rejuvenated due to the popular 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 needs to be reduced, remain, but now concern traditional species sports.

As a result, the new Olympic program will consist of 339 sets of medals instead of 306, as it was at the Rio Olympics. At the same time, it is planned that 11,090 athletes will come to the capital Tokyo, while 11,237 athletes were quartered in Brazil. The share of women's disciplines will increase to 48.8%, and the number of mixed competitions will double.

Swimming received the biggest increase in medals. International Federation aquatic species Sports asked for 12 new disciplines, but received three: the 800-meter freestyle for men, the 1500-meter freestyle for women and the mixed 4 × 100-meter medley relay. The total number of quotas for athletes has been reduced by 22, which is not a critical figure.

For traditional sailing powers, this is good news, as there are new opportunities to replenish the medal piggy bank. For Russia, this is a weak reason for joy. In stayer disciplines, domestic swimmers are not at all strong. In the relay, there is a small chance for a medal if you manage to assemble a quartet of the best masters of your style in the world. In recent years, at least one stage has sagged. If Vladimir Morozov (crawl), Evgeniy Rylov (back) and Yulia Efimova (breaststroke) are joined by a fast girl swimming butterfly, then the Olympic medal will become real.

Very conservative Athletics unexpectedly received a bonus in the form of mixed relay 4 × 400 meters, in which two men and two women will compete. If we forget for a second that the Russians are forbidden to compete en masse in this sport, then the new discipline is unlikely to give reason for optimism. Men's running in Russia is not at the world level to compete with the USA, Jamaica and other Caribbean countries. And due to only fast girls, it will not be possible to pick up medals.

It is worth noting that the IOC at the same time ordered to reduce the number of athletes by 105 people by tightening the qualifying standards. If this affects quantitative composition the Russian team, then not on its medal prospects - strong athletes Either way, they will qualify. Only those who create extras around the favorites will be left behind.

The most pleasant change for the Russians in the Olympic program was the introduction of two team tournaments in fencing. Now once and for all finished with their rotation, which did not hold water. Previously, at the request of the IOC, men and women had to alternately throw out one of the types of weapons: in Rio there was no women's rapier and men's saber, in London there was no women's saber and men's sword, 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 promised to stamp out the practice, which has plagued 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 gold.

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 each. The Russians had successful moments in this mini-version of basketball: the men's and women's teams became winners of world championships. If you manage to pass a very tough Olympic selection, in which continental representation will be respected, then medals are quite likely.

Freestyle BMX is also in the trend - competitions in tricks on a small bike. Although international union cyclists have not yet held world championships in this discipline, it has already received Olympic status. The right to compete for medals will be given to the nine best riders in the world. Russian athletes can boast of something in this sport: last year, Elizaveta Posadskikh was second at one of the World Cup stages, and Konstantin Andreev and Irek Rizaev rounded out the top eight. But now that freestyle BMX is being introduced to Tokyo, the competition will intensify.

In track cycling, Madison returned the Olympic residence permit, and not only for men, but also for women. Due to the fact that this team points race was deprived of such a status at two Olympics, it lost popularity in Russia. At the last three world championships, domestic cyclists did not even try to compete. It is still hard for girls to even hope for a trip to Tokyo.

A plus for Russia will be the introduction of a team mixed judo tournament. And although girls are not as successful in this sport as men, the chances of Olympic medals from can be assessed as high, although the main favorite will, of course, be the hosts of the upcoming Olympics.

The last team shooting competition took place in 1924, but now they are returning to Olympic program. The IOC decided to remove from it the heavy pistol shooting, rifle prone and double trap, which were purely male disciplines, and replaced them with air pistol shooting mixed team tournaments, air rifle and ladder. Some shooters suffered from this decision, while others got the opportunity to win two medals at once. Russian team, which bullet shooting men and women are equally strong, such changes are likely to be beneficial.

Kayaking and canoeing became completely gender equal. In both flatwater and rowing slalom, men and women will have the same disciplines for the first time. Men's 200m Single Canoe and Men's 200m Double Canoe are replaced by Women's 200m Single Canoe and 500m Double Canoe. Women's canoeing is a fairly young sport, 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. The replacement of the men's lightweight four in rowing with the women's row four will not bring anything either - both of these disciplines do not bring medals to Russia.

Archery received mixed team competitions. Russia has a wonderful women's team, but the men's team failed to qualify for 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, the gold is likely to go again to South Korea, the 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 the fun of Western countries and it still won’t become a new type of program for Russians. As well as mixed table tennis, which will also be held at the Tokyo Olympics for the first time.

Boxing remains the sport in which gender inequality is most visible, but the IOC is working to rectify the situation. Two men's sets of awards will now go to the girls, so the ratio of weight categories will be eight to five. Russian athletes win in boxing less often than men, so these rearrangements of 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 can consider themselves affected by the decisions of the executive committee.

Weightlifting received a black mark from the IOC, having lost one male weight category, although the international federation expected to receive one female. In addition, the total number of Olympic weightlifters will decrease by 64. The sport has long been subject to claims for the abundance of doping scandals, and such a reduction in participants and medals can be considered the last warning, followed by a complete expulsion from the Olympic family.

Although wrestling retained its place in the Olympic program, it paid for it with a reduction in 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, as some will no longer need to conduct an extra preliminary round bout. But you will have to fight harder for tickets to the Olympics.

More recently, the schedule for the 2020 Olympics has been officially announced. What disciplines will the games open, and who will be the first champion of the 2020 Olympics?

Summer Olympic Games Tokyo 2020

Back in 2013, Japan won the vote to host the 2020 Olympics. Tokyo by a small margin bypassed:

• Stambud;
• Madrid;
• Buenos Aires.

For the capital of Japan, these games will be the second in history. Tokyo hosted its first Olympiad back in 1964.

Schedule of the Olympiad 2020

2020 Olympic Games kick off July 22 and will run until August 9 inclusive. The Japanese promise to amaze the whole world with the scale of the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympiad. The 2020 Olympics schedule is as follows:

Kind of sport

Discipline

July

August

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

Water sports

swimming

TO

M

M

M

M

M

M

M

M

diving

M

M

M

M

TO

TO

M

TO

M

TO

M

TO

M

thin swimming

TO

TO

M

TO

M

water polo

TO

TO

TO

TO

TO

TO

TO

TO

TO

TO

TO

TO

TO

TO

M

M

marathon swimming

M

M

Archery

-

TO

M

M

M

TO

TO

TO

M

M

Athletics

marathon

M

M

M

M

M

M

M

M

M

M

racing walk

M

M

M

Badminton

-

TO

TO

TO

TO

TO

TO

M

M

M

M

Baseball and Softball

baseball

TO

TO

TO

TO

TO

TO

TO

TO

TO

M

softball

TO

TO

TO

TO

TO

M

Basketball

3x3 basketball

TO

TO

TO

TO

M

classical

TO

TO

TO

TO

TO

TO

TO

TO

TO

TO

TO

TO

TO

M

M

Boxing

-

TO

TO

TO

TO

TO

TO

TO

TO

TO

M

M

M

M

M

M

Canoe

slalom

TO

M

M

TO

M

M

sprint

TO

M

TO

M

TO

M

Biking

BMX freestyle

TO

M

bmx racing

TO

M

Mountain bike

M

M

road

M

M

M

track

M

M

M

M

M

M

M

Horseback Riding

dressage

TO

TO

M

M

triathlon

TO

TO

TO

TO

M

show jumping

TO

M

TO

M

Fencing

-

M

M

M

M

M

M

M

M

M

Football

-

TO

TO

TO

TO

TO

TO

TO

TO

TO

TO

M

M

M

Golf

-

TO

TO

TO

M

TO

TO

TO

M

Gymnastics

artistic

TO

TO

M

M

M

M

M

M

M

sports

TO

M

M

trampoline

M

M

Handball

-

TO

TO

TO

TO

TO

TO

TO

TO

TO

TO

TO

TO

TO

TO

M

M

Hockey

-

TO

TO

TO

TO

TO

TO

TO

TO

TO

TO

TO

TO

M

M

Judo

-

M

M

M

M

M

M

M

M

Karate

-

M

M

M

Modern pentathlon

-

TO

M

M

Rowing

-

TO

TO

TO

TO

M

M

M

M

Rugby

-

TO

TO

M

TO

TO

M

Sailing

-

TO

TO

TO

TO

TO

TO

M

M

M

M

M

Shooting

rifle and pistol

M

M

M

TO

M

M

TO

M

shotgun

TO

M

TO

M

M

skateboarding

a park

M

M

Street

M

M

sport climbing

-

TO

TO

M

M

Surfing

-

TO

TO

TO

M

?

?

?

?

Table tennis

-

TO

TO

M

TO

TO

M

M

TO

TO

TO

TO

M

M

taekwondo

-

M

M

M

M

Tennis

-

TO

TO

TO

TO

TO

TO

M

M

M

Triathlon

-

M

M

M

Volleyball

Beach volleyball

TO

TO

TO

TO

TO

TO

TO

TO

TO

TO

TO

TO

TO

M

M

volleyball

TO

TO

TO

TO

TO

TO

TO

TO

TO

TO

TO

TO

TO

TO

M

M

Weight-lifting

-

M

M

M

M

M

M

M

M

M

Struggle

freestyle, Greco-Roman

TO

M

M

M

M

M

M

M - medal standings, K - qualification, ? — depending on weather conditions. The schedule of the 2020 Olympiad has been officially approved by the IOC.

Solemn the opening ceremony The Tokyo Olympics will be held on July 24th. Closing of the Olympiad - August 9, 2020.

New sports at the Tokyo Olympics

In 2020, the International Olympic Committee will introduce several new disciplines to the program. You can get acquainted with all of them on our website.

First Olympic champion of 2020

First sets Olympic gold in Tokyo will be played on July 25 among athletes involved in:

• archery;
• cycling;
• fencing;
• judo;
• shooting;
• taekwondo;
• weightlifting.

It is possible that among the first winners will include our compatriots.

The 2020 Summer Olympics are the most important sports 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 - do not count all the sports in which the participants of the Olympics will compete! Among the applicants for trophies there will be Russians. Along with the Chinese, Americans and British athletes from Russia claim to win in the unofficial medal count!

A large-scale sports event will be held in the summer of 2020. Athletes from around 205 countries will compete for medals from 24 July to 9 August.

Japan will be the host country for the Olympics. Competitions will be held in the capital of the Land of the Rising Sun in Tokyo. Also, part of the competition will be organized in the prefectures of the islands of Honshu and Hokkaido.

Location Summer Olympics 2020 was chosen on September 7, 2013. Tokyo's rivals were Madrid, Istanbul, Rome, Baku, Doha and other respected cities. But only Madrid, Istanbul and Tokyo were admitted to the final vote. As a result, the Japanese capital won with almost a two-fold advantage.

For Tokyo, this is not the 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

Participants of the Summer Olympics will compete for sets of awards in several dozen sports.

Watch until the end! - EASTER in 2020

Compared to the previous edition of the Olympics, the competitive program of the Tokyo Games has expanded to include surfing, karate, baseball, skateboarding and rock climbing. In addition, a number of sports such as fencing, table tennis and basketball, new disciplines appeared.

Symbols of the 2020 Summer Olympics

The emblem of the 2020 Summer Olympics is a sphere on a white background, made of dark blue quadrangles of various sizes and shapes. Under 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 various shapes and sizes symbolize the participating countries, which differ 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 schoolchildren from elementary grades.

Miraitove is paired with another superhero, Someity. But unlike Miraitova, he is the mascot of the 2020 Paralympics.

Summer Olympics 2020 Volunteers

Well, what is a large-scale sports event without volunteers!? About 90,000 volunteers are expected to serve the Games! The selection of volunteers will take place in several stages. The first of them starts 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 acquire volunteer skills;
• own 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.

2020 Summer Olympics Total Medal Score

China and the United States are vying for victory in the overall medal standings. To a lesser extent, Russia and Great Britain can count on the first line.

Four years ago, in Rio de Janeiro, the Americans became the best. Representatives of the United States won 121 medals, 46 of which were of the highest value.

The second line 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 awards.

More likely, excellent result Japanese athletes will show. They can not only enter the TOP-5, but also 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. Our athletes will have a hard time. The competition in world sports is outrageous. Times when domestic athletes stamped one medal after another, irrevocably passed. In addition, the doping scandal, which has been dragging on for many years, will have a detrimental effect. 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 intrigues of sports officials by the start of the Summer Olympics!

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The organizers of the Games in Japan put forward 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 unveiled a shortlist of new sports that can replenish 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 to these disciplines.

In December 2014, a new IOC strategy was adopted, according to which the organizers of the Games got 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. The following sports became candidates for the Tokyo 2020 Games: bowling, softball and baseball, karate, squash, rock climbing, surfing, roller skating and wushu, although before that applications were accepted from 33 federations. In which of them medals will still be played in Tokyo, the IOC will decide in August 2016. Already now we can say with confidence that all the disciplines will not be selected: the IOC will limit itself to one or two, most likely. Indeed, in the same new strategy it is indicated that the number of participants in the Summer Olympics should remain within 10,500 athletes, and the number of awards played should be within 310 sets. Rio 2016 will feature 306 disciplines. That is, you can add as many as four sets, but if team sports are included in the program, you may have to cut the number of participants in other sports.

What are these sports that can replenish the Olympic program at the Tokyo Games?

Bowling

The International Bowling Federation (FIQ) was founded in 1952 in Hamburg, and now it includes more than 140 national federations. It regulates two types of bowling: nine-pin bowling (more common in Europe) and ten-pin bowling (worldwide).

The first World Championship was held in 1954, 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, in a few years, more than 120,000 lanes for rolling balls 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 biggest 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 Championships. More than 150 athletes in total. True, we are unlikely to be able to claim high places at the Olympics if this sport is included in the program.

Baseball (men) and softball (women)

Both sports already had an Olympic registration, but after the 2008 Games they were excluded from it.

In general, demonstration baseball competitions were held during the very first Games of the new time. They made their debut in 1904, and since then competitions have been held during 12 Olympic tournaments. But only in 1992, official sets of awards were played for the first time. IN last time baseball tournament as part of the Olympics was held in Beijing. At the same time, the US team has only won gold 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 two bronze medals (1992 and 2004) and one silver medal (1996).

On this moment Baseball is played in over 120 countries around the world. The Federation of Baseball, Softball and Lapta was created back in the late 80s of the last century in the USSR, and after the collapse of the Union in 1992, the Baseball Federation of Russia was organized. Now the Russian team is in the top ten the 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 since that time the teams have been playing on 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 the 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 the "gold", leaving the US and Australia behind.

Karate

The problem with this sport is that there are many of its styles and, accordingly, federations, which merged into 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. At first, its purpose was to oversee roller hockey competitions. But in 1947 the first World Cup was held. figure skating on roller skates. In general, in roller sports there are many different types, as well as a repetition of winter (biathlon, hockey, figure skating), and original ones: overcoming the distance at speed on a track or highway, etc.

Roller skating was the demonstration sport at the 1992 Games in Barcelona.

The biggest competitions are the world championships various types roller sports. The Russian Roller Sports Federation was founded in 2004.

squash

Squash is an indoor sport played with a ball and racket. It originated in England, but at the beginning of the twentieth century began to spread around the world.

Three organizations are involved in international squash competitions - the Association of Professional Players-Men, the Association of Professional Players-Women 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: climbing for difficulty, climbing for speed and bouldering (a series of short difficult courses). The biggest successes for Russian men in bouldering (became world champions from 2005 to 2012) and for women in speed climbing: world champions-2007, 2011, 2012, 2014.

Surfing

The International Surfing Association is promoting this sport to the Olympic program. She also holds world championships. But the most popular in the world is the world surfing tour, which is attended by professionals. It is held under the auspices of the Association of Surfing Professionals (since 2015 - world league surfing). This is where all surfers want to go.

The first Russian surfing championship was held in 2009 and included three stages of the competition: Dominican Republic, Bali and Portugal.

Strongest Athletes: Australia, Brazil, New Zealand and etc.

All martial arts China are united in the name "wushu". The International Wushu Federation appeared only in 1990 and immediately organized competitions at summer Asian Games. From next year, world championships began to be held. The International Wushu Federation includes more than 140 national federations. The Russians have been present there since the very beginning, since 1991.

Most medals at the world championships since then have been won by athletes from the following countries (in descending order): China, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Iran, Russia.

Three of the five sports that could be added to the Olympic program in five years do not bode well for Russian athletes.

The Organizing Committee of the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic Games has 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 they have in these sports Russian athletes.

ROCK CLIMBING. In case of entering the program of the Games in Tokyo, two sets of medals will be played - men's and women's. In which of the disciplines the competition will take place - bouldering, speed or difficulty - is not yet known. It is possible that the starts will be organized in the all-around format. Of the five potential Olympic recruits, rock climbing is the most promising sport for Russia.

About Olympic climbing very little is known so far. Photo REUTERS

For the last eight years, our team has been the strongest in the world, - says Dmitry Bychkov, president of the Russian Rock 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 Gaydamakina, Yulia Kaplina, Masha Krasavina. Our weak point is the "difficulty" discipline. But here we have very strong athletes. So, Dinara Fakhrutdinova became the European champion. All athletes are well prepared as all-rounders. If the competitions are held in the all-around format, it is beneficial for us. Most importantly, a good reserve is growing up, and another 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, Sergey Rasshivaev, is not too optimistic. When asked what chances Russian athletes have to qualify for the Olympics in Tokyo, Rasshivaev cut off: 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 neither in the women's nor in the men's individual standings, none of our compatriots has ever entered the top twenty. Highest Achievement Russians - 17th place in the team standings. At the same time, far from all the strongest surfers of the planet participate in the ISA competitions, recognized by the IOC. If this sport is included in the Olympic program, the competition will intensify.

Surfing is very spectacular, but it requires special climatic conditions. Photo REUTERS

Our federation exists only at its own expense. We don't have any sponsors or government funding, - says Sergey. - There is no clear structure for the training of 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 perform for financial reasons. This situation is not only with us - it is everywhere, except maybe Australia, the USA and a couple of other countries where surfing is national view 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 introduced at the Beijing Olympics in 2008. But in 2020, time may turn back, because the interest in this sport in Japan is enormous. The country has a strong baseball team, developed infrastructure, 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 Nikolai Gervasov, head coach of the Russian national teams. - From Europe, one team gets to the Games directly, and two more teams participate in the further selection. That is, you need to be at least in the top three. Russia last year at the European Championship was only eighth. Theoretically, we can rise to sixth place. It's pretty much the same story with the softball team, but the women's team has a slightly better chance. Now the state is helping us, but this assistance is not enough. Training camps are very rare, it is very difficult to prepare.

KARATE. It is assumed that 8 sets of medals - 4 men's and 4 women's - will be played in karate in Tokyo. The first pair - in the discipline of karate kata, and three pairs - in three weight categories in the discipline of karate kumite. The total number of participants who can take part in the Games in this sport is 80 people. The President of the Russian Karate Federation Sergey 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 be selected for the Games, but will also qualify for medals. There are world-class stars in Russia - for example, Zhenya Plahutin, Ivanna Zaitseva. But the Tokyo Olympics will be held in 2020, by which time our youth will also grow up, who now compete in juniors and cadets. At the last youth world championship we have 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 winners of the World Youth Championship.

SKATEBOARDING. It has the most vague prospects of the species proposed by the Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee. The question of its inclusion in the program of the Olympic Games 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 are competing with each other, and perhaps the IOC will simply join skateboarding to one of the existing federations, as snowboarding once did. The desire to take skateboarding under its wing has already been expressed by the International Roller Sports Federation.

There is also 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. About what chances Russian skateboarders have if skateboarding is still included in the Olympic program, said the organizer of the Moscow stage 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. She was even invited to perform at the X-Games in the women's category last year. Of the guys - Yegor Golubev, Maxim Kruglov, Dima Dvoinishnikov. But the most serious skateboarders are Americans and Brazilians. Last year, Yegor Golubev won the World Cap Skateboarding, beating the rising star of world skateboarding, Brazilian Kevin Hoefler, in the final. But to be honest, there is America - it is Major League, and there are all the others. The strongest skateboarders of the planet do not come to the World Cup Skateboarding - they have their own private pool - Street League Skateboarding. This is a commercial project prize fund several times more.

NEW OLYMPIC DISCIPLINES IN TOKYO 2020 (DRAFT)

Kind of sport	Disciplines	Sets of medals	Number of athletes
BASEBALL / SOFTBALL	Baseball (men)		144 (6 teams of 24 players)
	Softball (women)		90 (6 teams of 15 players)
KARATE			20 (10 women / 10 men)
			60 (30 women / 30 men)
SKATEBOARD			40 (20 women / 20 men)
			40 (20 women / 20 men)
ROCK CLIMBING	Bouldering, speed or difficulty		40 (20 women / 20 men)
SURFING	Short board		40 (20 women / 20 men)
Total		474 (210 women / 264 men)