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Sports of the Olympic Games
At the first Olympic Games in 1896, there were nine sports were contested. Sionce that time many sports have been added (and some dropped) from the program. Only five sports have been contested at every summer Olympic games since 1896: Athletics, Cycling, Fencing, Gymnastics and Swimming.
Recently, after the 2008 Olympics the sports of Baseball and Softball were dropped from the program. The IOC can vote to include or drop specific sports from the Olympic program. See details of sport selections. In August 2009, the IOC voted on which two sports will be added to the program in 2016. There is a list of seven sports that they chose from: golf, rugby union, roller sports, karate, softball, baseball and squash. They selected golf and rugby union.
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 OlympicsThese were the events at the ancient Olympic Games. There is more information on the Ancient Events page.
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Related Pages
- How sports are selected for the Olympics
- Summer Olympic Home
