When the Olympic games start on Friday, you’ll have new sports to check out.
Tokyo Olympics are debuting four new ones. Surfing will be featured with 40 athletes hitting the waves. The top surfers are coming from the U.S. and Australia, but experts also say don't count out Brazil and host country Japan.
Skateboarding also features several top Americans expected to compete in the medal rounds. Southern California's Nyjah Huston [[ nai-juh hyoo-stn ]] is the top skater in the world and the favorite to win gold.
Other new sports include Karate and Sport Climbing. Baseball and softball are also sports to watch this time around and span the whole time period of the games.
The idea was to get younger people to check out the Olympics.
Source: Washington Post