The International Olympic Committee announced here on Friday that a net increase of 15 events will be made to the program of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.

 

国际奥委会宣布2020年东京奥运会将增加15个新项目。

 

The desicion was made during a meeting of the IOC Executive Board. Some of events are from the mixed events, incuding mixed doubles of table tennis, 4x400m mixed relay (athletics), men's and women's basketbal 3x3, 4x100m medely mixed relay, judo's mixed team event, mixed team archery event and mixed trianthlon team relay. 

 

The IOC said it will be "the highest representation of female athletes in Olympic history". In Tokyo, the number of mixed events will double from nine in Rio 2016 to 18. All new events will make use of existing venues¹.

 

But the overall number of participating athletes will be reduced by 285 from Rio 2016, the IOC said in a statement. 

 

Commenting on the decision, IOC President Thomas Bach said "The fascinating new events that we approved today, together with the five new sports that were added to the Tokyo 2020 program last year, represent a step-change in the Olympic program. I am delighted that the Olympic Games in Tokyo will be more youthful, more urban and will include more women."

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