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‘Good wind’ to blow baseball into 2020 Games?

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The IOC approved a new reform for the framework of the Olympic program Dec. 8, opening the way for a possible return of baseball/softball in a joint bid for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

The IOC voted to scrap the cap of 28 sports to the Summer Games to let new sports be included, possibly opening the door to the inclusion of baseball/softball as well as karate.

The inclusion of baseball/softball “would be a favorable wind for fans,” Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee chairman Yoshiro Mori said. (Kyodo)

野球・ソフトボール、東京五輪で復活か

国際オリンピック委員会は12月８日、夏季五輪の種目数を28とする上限を撤廃することなどを含む改革案を可決し、東京五輪での野球・ソフトボール復活の道が開かれた。

The Japan Times ST: December 19, 2014