The sport count total from different sources do not always correspond, as some disciplines are sometimes counted as separate sports, such as swimming, diving, water polo being counted as aquatics, road and track cycling as just cycling. In in Tokyo there will officially be 33 sports contested, and one less in See our list of Changes to Olympic Sports. Share: Facebook Twitter.
Check out the list of Olympic Games sports , as well as discontinued and demonstration sports. The largest sporting event in the world is the Olympic Games , but there are many other multi-sport games. To see what's coming up, check out the calendar of major sporting events.
At the first Olympic Games in , there were nine sports contested. Since that time many sports have been added and removed too from the program. Only five sports have been contested at every summer Olympic Games since Athletics , Cycling , Fencing , Gymnastics and Swimming. In there were 26 sports contested, increasing to 28 in , and 33 in See also the pages about the number of sports at each Olympiad, and also the changes over time.
In addition to the official sports on the program, there are other recognized sports that are set for possible inclusion in the future. As well as those listed below, there are many other possible new sports for future Games. More can be found on Discontinued Olympic Sports.
These were the events at the ancient Olympic Games. There is more information on the Ancient Events page. Share: Facebook Twitter.
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