The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced yesterday that they can guarantee they will make sure Pokemon Go becomes an Olympic sport in time for the next Olympics in Tokyo in four years time.
Traditionally sports were added to the roster if they were popular in the country where the games are being held, ie beach volleyball in Barcelona, Spain in 1992.
The games in 2020 will be held in Tokyo, Japan where currently a popular pastime is running around your neighbourhood to catch Pokemon.
An IOC statement released yesterday said they're not sure how things will work right now but they're "looking into making it work".
Pokemon's creators, Satoshi Tajiri and Ken Sugimori said they're delighted that something they helped create will be viewed by a worldwide audience as people played it.
A joint statement read "Ever since we created Pokemon it's been dream come true after dream come true. A TV show, films, computer games, smart phone games and now an Olympic sport.
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