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Archery competition held during the Athens 2004 Summer Olympics. Dropped from the Olympic program after the 1920 Antwerp games, it was reinstated in 1972.

Olympic sports are sports that are contested in the Summer Olympic Games and Winter Olympic Games. The 2020 Summer Olympics included 33 sports;[1] the 2022 Winter Olympics included seven sports.[2][3] Each Olympic sport is represented at the International Olympic Committee (IOC) by an international governing body called an International Federation (IF).[4]

The 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo saw the introduction of four new sports, with karate, skateboarding, sport climbing and surfing making their Olympic debuts. Breakdancing will make its debut at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, and ski mountaineering will make its debut at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

  1. ^ Bruner, Raisa (24 March 2020). "Everything You Need to Know About the 2020 Summer Olympics". Time magazine. Retrieved 16 September 2021. The 2020 Summer Olympics will award medals across 339 events, representing 33 different sports.
  2. ^ Merrell, Chloe (17 August 2021). "Beijing 2022: Here's what you need to know about the next Winter Olympic Games". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 16 September 2021. A total of 109 medal events across seven Olympic winter sports will be held...
  3. ^ "Olympic Sports". olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 13 March 2010.
  4. ^ "Olympic Sports, Disciplines & Events". HickokSports.com. 4 February 2005. Archived from the original on 18 April 2007. Retrieved 18 March 2007.

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Olympic sports

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Olympic Games

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Summer Olympic Games

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2024 Summer Olympics

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Défense Arena Stade Yves-du-Manoir François Mitterrand Urban Sports Park Most of the Olympic events will be held in the city of Paris and its metropolitan...

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significant event the Athens Olympic Sports Complex has hosted, was the Olympic Games. OACA was the main venue for the Athens Olympic Games in 2004. The complex...

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Changzhou Olympic Sports Centre

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International Olympic Committee

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Participation of women in the Olympics

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Indian Olympic Association

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Lists of Olympic medalists

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Olympic Esports Series

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German Olympic Sports Confederation

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Hangzhou Olympic Sports Expo Center

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2016 Summer Olympics

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2028 Summer Olympics

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classification as sports. However, a number of competitive, but non-physical, activities claim recognition as mind sports. The International Olympic Committee...

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