Call me cocky. Call me delusional. But I’m pretty sure that I’d be able to nab a bronze at the 2020 Olympics with a few days of catch-up training.
That’s if skateboarding makes the cut for Tokyo 2020 which is a genuine possibility.
Skateboarding, surfing, baseball/softball, sport climbing and karate are on a shortlist to be included in the 2020 Olympics as the hosts are allowed to decide on one or more sports that are popular in their country so that viewing figures will be boosted and sponsorship will flourish.
Those five new sports would take place over 18 events and bring 474 extra athletes with them but they’re likely to be narrowed down when the International Olympic Committee decides which to include when they meet next year.
The possibilities initially started with sports from 26 federations which were narrowed down to eight before bowling, squash and wushu were ruled out today. (Wushu is a Chinese martial art if you, like us, had no idea what the flip it was).
Time to dust off the ol’ Birdhouse methinks.
