List of Olympic sports

List of Olympic sports

43 different sports, spanning 56 different disciplines, have been part of the Olympic program at one point or another. 28 sports have comprised the schedule for the 2000, 2004, and 2008 Summer Olympics, though baseball and softball have been removed to give a list of 26 for the 2012 Games.

Sport	Years
Archery	1900–1912, 1920, since 1972
Athletics	all
Badminton	since 1992
Baseball	1992–2008
Basketball	since 1936
Basque pelota	1900
Boxing	1904, 1908, since 1920
Canoeing	since 1936
Cricket	1900
Croquet	1900
Cycling	all
Diving	since 1904
Equestrian	1900, since 1912
Fencing	all
Football	1900–1928, since 1936
Golf	1900, 1904, 2016
Gymnastics	all
Handball	1936, since 1972
Hockey (field)	1908, 1920, since 1928
Jeu de paume	1908
Judo	1964, since 1972
Lacrosse	1904, 1908

Modern pentathlon	since 1912
Polo	1900, 1908, 1920, 1924, 1936
Rackets	1908
Roque	1904
Rowing	since 1900
Rugby union	1900, 1908, 1920, 1924
Rugby sevens	2016
Sailing	1900, since 1908
Shooting	1896, 1900, 1908–1924, since 1932
Softball	1996–2008
Swimming	all
Synchronized swimming	since 1984
Table tennis	since 1988
Taekwondo	since 2000
Tennis	1896–1924, since 1988
Triathlon	since 2000
Tug of war	1900–1920
Volleyball	since 1964
Water motorsports	1908
Water polo	1900, since 1908
Weightlifting	1896, 1904, since 1920
Wrestling	1896, since 1904