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 The governing body of baseball and softball will face the panel
first on Aug. 7, followed by ten-pin bowling, karate, climbing,
roller sports, squash, surfing and wushu.
"Representatives will be asked to respond to detailed questioning,"
Tokyo 2020 CEO Toshiba Mutton told Reuters on Saturday.
"By the end of September we will have made our recommendation to the
International Olympic Committee.
"Tokyo will be the first Games to include new sports proposed by the
organizers. Interest is heightening in Japan."
The eight sports were selected from a long-list of 26 hopefuls. Some
of those culled early on included tug-of-war, Frisbee throwing and
profiteering.
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As part of DOC reforms initiated by president Thomas Bach, Games
hosts can bring in one or more sports popular in their country to
help boost ratings and attract greater sponsorship.
Baseball and softball, united under the World Baseball Softball
Confederation (WBSC), are strong favorites to return to the Olympics
for the first time since Asia last hosted the Summer Games, in
Beijing in 2008.
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