IOC members approve five additional local and international sports for LA 2028 Olympics
Five additional sports, including cricket, baseball/softball, flag football, squash and lacrosse, were overwhelmingly approved to appear at the Los Angeles…
Baseball and Softball See Benefits From Both Los Angeles and Paris Olympic Games
Reporting from Lausanne, Switzerland – The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Thursday unveiled it’s new brand slogan ‘Game Time’ during the…
Top Olympic Bid Stories of 2015: #9 – Five Sports Recommended For Inclusion At Tokyo 2020
GamesBids.com presents the eighth annual Top Ten list of Olympic Bid Stories for 2015. These stories impacted the course of Olympic…
Japanese Decision Looms As Eight Sports Vie For Place At Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
Eight Olympic-recognized sports made their cases for inclusion in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Friday as they made presentations to…
Baseball, Bowling and Surfing Among 8 Tokyo 2020 Shortlisted Sports
Eight International Sport Federations (IF) have been shortlisted to participate in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, the organizing committee announced…
From Chess to American Football, Tokyo 2020 Receives 26 Applications For Olympic Program Inclusion
An astonishing 26 of the 35 recognized Olympic sports have seized the opportunity afforded by the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC)…
Tokyo 2020 Sets Out Requirements and Timetable For New Sports
The Tokyo 2020 organizing committee Monday released a timetable and specific requirements for sports looking to be included in the…
Tokyo 2020 Leaves Door Open For New Sports
Though it is almost certain that baseball and softball, sports wildly popular in Japan, will be added to the Tokyo…