Games in olympics

The upcoming Summer Olympics is going to take place in Tokyo, Japan where all nations are expected to take part in it. There were 9 sports with 10 disciplines that took place in the first Summer Olympics in wherein 28 sports with 41 disciplines were included in the recent Olympics in In addition to that, there will be 33 sports with 50 disciplines that are scheduled for participation in the Tokyo Olympics Following are the list of disciplines of sports that are involved or going to get involved in the Olympics :.

The first time Archery involved in the Olympics is in the year and is been contested in 16 Olympiads. South Korea won most gold medals in Archery in the history of the Olympics.

They bagged 23 gold medals. Athletics is been contested in every Summer Olympics right from to date. There is a large number of events under athletics categorizing men and women. The USA dominated this sport with gold medals in the Olympics. The sport Badminton had made its debut in Olympiads in Barcelona, Spain. There is a total of 5 events in the badminton with China has the most number of gold medals with a tally of Baseball is first included in the Olympiad till Cuba has won the most number of gold medals i.

Basketball had its debut in since then it is been contested in every Olympiad. The USA has a sheer dominance in the game in the Olympics with 23 golds to its name. Basque Pelota. Only in the Olympics, the sport Basque Pelota is been contested were only 2 teams took part in it — France and Spain. Latter has won the match. The score is unknown. Boxing had made its debut in in the Olympics and is been contested in every Olympics to date.

In it was not a part of the Olympics in Sweden. The USA has won the most number of gold medals i. Canoeing and Kayaking. This sport has made its debut in the Berlin Olympics and since then it has been a part of every Summer Olympics. It is Germany which has the most number of gold medals i. The cricket tournament has been organized only in the Olympics with only two teams participating in it. Those two are Great Britain and France.

Great Britain won the match by runs and won the gold. Croquet has been contested only in the Olympics where every participant was French. Cycling is been featured in every Olympiad right from the birth of it. France has 41 gold medals to its name in the Olympics which is most by any nation. Diving had its debut in Olympics in St. Louis and is been contesting in every Olympiad since then.

The USA has the most number of Gold medals with a number of It had its debut in the Paris Olympics but not been a part of the and Olympics but got its way back from Olympics and is featured in every Olympiad since then. Germany has bagged 25 gold medals which are the highest in any country. Fencing has featured in every Olympics and Italy has the highest number of gold medals to its name i.

Field Hockey. From it became the Olympic sport and has featured in every Olympics. India has been the most dominant side of the tournament with 8 gold medals. Football is included in the Olympics in and removed in the Olympics but has featured in every Summer Olympic Games. Golf has been featured only in three Summer Olympic Games i. The USA has the edge over all other nations with 3 gold medals to its name. Gymnastics has its presence in every Summer Olympics right from the inaugural Summer Olympics The Soviet Union has the most number of Gold medals with The Handball was introduced to the Olympics in and became an Olympic sport since the Olympic Games.

The Soviet Union has the highest number of the tally of medals with 4 gold, 1 silver, and 1 bronze. The latter bagged gold and the former has to be satisfied with a silver and a bronze.

Judo made its debut in the Tokyo Summer Olympics but was removed in the next Olympics. As a matter of fact, from , it became an Olympiad sport in every Olympics. Japan has the highest number of 39 in terms of gold medals. The sport Lacrosse has featured only 2 times in Olympics i. Both times Canada has won the gold having only a single event of men.

Modern Pentathlon. Modern Pentathlon was first introduced in the Olympics and since then it has been an Olympiad sport for every Summer Olympics. Hungary won the most number of gold medals with a tally of 9. Polo was introduced in the Olympic Games but has been in and out of the Olympics for the years. These were the events at the ancient Olympic Games. There is more information on the Ancient Events page. 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. Recently Removed Sports baseball softball karate Possible New Sports As well as those listed below, there are many other possible new sports for future Games. More can be found on Discontinued Olympic Sports croquet motor boating polo tug-of-war plunge for distance underwater swimming obstacle race for swimming cricket lacrosse jeu de paume racquets Ancient Olympics These were the events at the ancient Olympic Games.

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