Jul 23, 2021

Can the Olympics give sports like skateboarding, surfing a star turn?

Puerto Rico's Manny Santiago practices at Ariake Urban Sports Park ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, on July 22, 2021. JEFF PACHOUD/AFP via Getty Images

We also discuss a bill in the Senate that targets vaccine misinformation on social media. Then, we look into Britain's "pingdemic."

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New Olympic sports could get a big boost from their debut at this summer's games

by Stephanie Hughes

Jul 23, 2021

Karate, skateboarding, sport climbing, and surfing are joining the Olympic elite.

Puerto Rico's Manny Santiago practices at Ariake Urban Sports Park ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, on July 22, 2021.

JEFF PACHOUD/AFP via Getty Images

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