The Tokyo Olympics are due to take place next year after they were postponed due to Covid.
And four sports will make their Olympic debuts in Tokyo - surfing, skateboarding, climbing and karate.
so over the next four days we are going to learn a bit about each of these sports and how they will be judged in an Olympic setting - starting with Surfing
We speak to the events and communications manager of Surfing New Zealand Ben Kennings
New Zealand's Billie Scott competing at an ISA World SUP event in El Salvador in November 2019. Photo: Photosport