IOC approves venues for 5 new sports in 2020 Tokyo Games
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Yokohama Stadium will host the baseball and softball competition at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Yokohama was among the venues approved Wednesday by the IOC executive board for the five new sports on the Tokyo program, along with karate, skateboarding, sport climbing and surfing.
The Yokohama stadium, which was built in 1978 and has an artificial surface, is one of Japan’s best known baseball venues.
“Yokohama Stadium with its downtown skyline will provide a spectacular backdrop for Olympic baseball and softball,” said Riccardo Fraccari, president of the World Baseball Softball Confederation.