CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Five new sports have been added to the programme for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 – karate, skateboarding, sport climbing, softball/baseball and surfing.

Detailed explanation-2: -While the inaugural Athens 1896 Games involved only nine sports and 43 events, Tokyo 2020 will feature 33 sports and a whopping 339 medal events, making it the biggest Olympic program till date. At Tokyo 2020, the IOC has included four new sports-karate, surfing, skateboarding and sport climbing.

Detailed explanation-3: -The International Olympic Committee (IOC) added five sports and 34 new events in total to the Olympics programme for Tokyo 2020; Skateboarding, surfing, sport climbing and karate are introduced as new sports, while baseball and softball return after 13-year absence.

Detailed explanation-4: -Tokyo 2020’s 339 events in 33 sports-the most in Olympic history-included the Olympic debut of sports such as skateboarding, sport climbing, surfing and karate, as well as events such as BMX freestyle and 3x3 basketball.

Detailed explanation-5: -There are seven new events at the Olympic Winter Games programme with the inclusion of the women’s monobob, men’s and women’s freestyle skiing Big Air events, and mixed team events in short track, ski jumping, snowboard cross and freestyle skiing aerials all set to make their exciting debuts at the Games!