{"id":2824,"date":"2018-03-22T16:02:29","date_gmt":"2018-03-22T07:02:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hrcjapan.com\/new-japanese-sports-for-2020-olympics\/"},"modified":"2025-08-28T11:35:05","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T02:35:05","slug":"new-japanese-sports-for-2020-olympics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hrcjapan.com\/en\/new-japanese-sports-for-2020-olympics\/","title":{"rendered":"New Japanese Sports for 2020 Olympics"},"content":{"rendered":"
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An Olympic athlete waits at a starting line<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The committee in charge of sports nomination for the 2020 Olympics today announced a raft of new sports and rule changes to give the Japan Games a more local flavor.<\/p>\n

“I am every excited to announce today, that the 2020 Olympic Games is gearing up to be the best installment of the games yet,” said Suitachisuke Yongatsu, head of the For Olympic Organization Licensing Sub-committee (FOOLS). “Japan is a nation unlike any other, and to this end we have come to the decision that our sports should reflect this.”<\/p>\n

The decision is likely to be contentious within the international sporting community as the changes are likely to heavily favor Japanese participants and some contestants have already voiced their concerns, with Chinese gymnast\u00a0S\u00ec Yu\u00e8 Y\u012b R\u00ec, Latvian shot-putter Baland\u017eio Pirmoji and Welsh sprinter\u00a0Ebrill Gyntaf all making their opinions known on twitter.<\/p>\n

2020 Olympic Event Rule Changes:<\/h2>\n