Sports at the 1908 Olympic Games
The 1908 Olympic games were held in London, Great Britain. There were 22 sports on the program, up from 16 at the last Olympics in 1904. Dropped were the sports of golf, roque and weightlifting, and added were Field Hockey, Figure Skating, sailing, shooting, Jeu de paume, polo, Rackets, Rugby union, water motorsports.
List of sports for the 1908 Olympics
- Aquatics (Swimming, Diving and Water Polo)
- Archery
- Athletics
- Boxing
- Cycling (Road & Track)
- Fencing
- Field Hockey
- Figure Skating
- Football
- Gymnastics (Artistic)
- Jeu de Paume
- Lacrosse
- Polo
- Rackets
- Rowing
- Rugby Union
- Sailing
- Shooting
- Tennis
- Tug of war
- Water Motorsports
- Wrestling (Greco-Roman and Freestyle)
Related Pages
- list of sports for every Olympiad
- number of sports at each Olympiad
- The changes to the sports program for each Olympiad
- See details of sport selections
- About Discontinued Olympic Sports.
- How sports are selected for the Olympics
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