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Sports of the Olympic Games

  • Only five sports have been contested at every summer Olympic games since 1896: Athletics, Cycling, Fencing, Gymnastics and Swimming.
  • Baseball and Softball will be dropped from the program after the 2008 Olympics.
  • The IOC can vote to include or drop specific sports from the Olympic program. See details.

Current Summer Olympic Sports:

(follow the links for more information about each sport)

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Previous Olympic sports:

(these are just some of the sports. More can be found on Discontinued Olympic Sports)

Ancient Olympics

These were the events at the ancient Olympic Games. There is more information on the Ancient Events page.

  • Boxing
  • Equestrian events: Chariot racing, Riding
  • Pankration
  • Pentathlon: Discus, Javelin, Jump, Running, Wrestling
  • Running
  • Wrestling

 

 

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