NEW SPORTS WATCH!

3X3 There’s a new basketball event in Tokyo: the 3x3, a half-court game played by two teams of three players. While the U.S. men’s team didn't qualify, the female team—Stefanie Dolson, 29, Kelsey Plum, 26, Allisha Gray, 26, and Katie Lou Samuelson, 34—did. Watch: July 24–28

KARATE Two karate events—kumite (sparring) and kata (a solo practice)—will debut in Tokyo. “Karate is not just about competition,” says kata athlete Ariel Torres, 23. “It’s about character building and becoming a better contributing member to society.” Watch: Aug. 5–7

SPORT CLIMBING Fifty feet (three stories tall!) is about the height of the 95-degree climbing wall competitors will race up in the Olympics’ new speed climbing event. The other events in the sport climbing debut are lead climbing, featuring a differently angled 15- to 20-meter wall, and bouldering, a competition that uses a lower wall covered with tricky climbing challenges. The U.S., Japan and France are the only countries sending a full team—two women and two men. 9CVEJ SWCNKƂGTU #WI s ƂPCNU #WI

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SKATEBOARDING om«iÌĶÌoÀà ÜĶll Li jÕ`}i` on Ìh i`Ķ vwVÕlÌÞ] hiĶ}hÌ >n` ëii` ov ÌhiĶÀ mĶ`ĵ air tricks, jumps and body rotations in the debut of skateboarding in Tokyo. They’ll compete on “street” courses (urban stair sets, handrails, ledges and banks) or “park” courses (smooth bowls).