{"id":22580,"date":"2023-10-27T11:49:12","date_gmt":"2023-10-27T02:49:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=22580"},"modified":"2023-10-27T11:49:15","modified_gmt":"2023-10-27T02:49:15","slug":"20232027-22580","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20232027-22580\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan’s Ninja Warrior obstacle course to become an Olympic sport in 2028"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The 141st International Olympic Committee (IOC) officially announced<\/a> in a general assembly, held on October 16, that the obstacle course event based on Japan’s hit sports reality game show, Sasuke, will be included in the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles. The Sasuke obstacle course will become one of the five sports in the modern pentathlon, replacing the previous equestrian event after animal cruelty allegations at the Tokyo 2020 games. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sasuke is the long-running Japanese sports reality obstacle course game show originally produced by Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) and the sports entertainment production company, Monster9. First airing in 1997, Sasuke became a hit with viewers for its exciting and challenging obstacles and reoccurring athlete and celebrity contestants. Sasuke’s challenging obstacles became so popular that numerous countries created their own version of the TV program, Ninja Warrior, spreading the game’s popularity worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In its Japanese TV form, contestants first compete in a preliminary trial course, from which the number of contestants is narrowed down to one hundred competitors. These one hundred competitors must navigate a series of challenging obstacle courses, which become progressively more difficult as the competition goes on. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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