** FILE ** In this Dec. 1, 1996 file photo, Naoki Tokuhira, center, jumps rope while standing on his hands as Ruo Motoyama, lef,t and Miki Matsui work the ropes, during the Double Dutch Holiday Classic at Harlem's Apollo Theater in New York. The time-honored pastime of American black teenage girls is now such an international hit that a Japanese team keeps winning the annual competition at Harlem's Apollo Theater. Enthusiasts are asking the International Olympic Committee to make it an official sport in future Games. (AP Photo/Adam Nadel)