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620 sports & disciplines · 312 federations · 237 world championships

Every sport, from archery to wushu

How each sport is classified, where it was born, who governs it, what you need to play it — and every Olympic Games and multi-sport event where it was contested.

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Largest families Athletics124disciplinesCycling60disciplinesShooting sports46disciplinesSkiing37disciplinesSkating34disciplinesAutomobile sport33disciplines
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On the programme

The latest Olympic Games

Sports and disciplines recorded on the programme of the 2024 Summer Olympics and the 2026 Winter Olympics.

2024 Summer Olympics2026 Winter Olympics
3x3 basketball pictogram3x3 basketballBMX pictogramBMXGreco-Roman wrestling pictogramGreco-Roman wrestlingArchery pictogramArcheryArtistic gymnastics pictogramArtistic gymnasticsAssociation football pictogramAssociation footballAthletics pictogramAthleticsBadminton pictogramBadmintonBasketball pictogramBasketballBeach volleyball pictogramBeach volleyballBoxing pictogramBoxingBreakdance pictogramBreakdanceCanoeing and kayaking pictogramCanoeing and kayakingCompetitive swimming pictogramCompetitive swimmingCross-country cyclingCycle sport pictogramCycle sportDiving pictogramDivingEquestrian sport pictogramEquestrian sportFencing pictogramFencingField hockey pictogramField hockeyFreestyle wrestling pictogramFreestyle wrestlingGolf pictogramGolfGymnastics pictogramGymnasticsHandball pictogramHandballJudo pictogramJudoLong-distance runningMarathon pictogramMarathonMarathon swimmingModern pentathlon pictogramModern pentathlonMountain biking pictogramMountain bikingRelay race pictogramRelay raceRhythmic gymnastics pictogramRhythmic gymnasticsRoad bicycle racing pictogramRoad bicycle racingRowing pictogramRowingRugby sevens pictogramRugby sevensRunning pictogramRunningRunning discipline of trackShooting sports pictogramShooting sportsSkateboarding pictogramSkateboardingSport climbing pictogramSport climbingSurfing pictogramSurfingSynchronized swimming pictogramSynchronized swimmingTable tennis pictogramTable tennisTaekwondo pictogramTaekwondoTennis pictogramTennisTrack cycling pictogramTrack cyclingTrampoline gymnastics pictogramTrampoline gymnasticsTriathlon pictogramTriathlonVolleyball pictogramVolleyballWater polo pictogramWater poloWeightlifting pictogramWeightliftingWrestling pictogramWrestling
Nordic combined pictogramNordic combinedAlpine skiing pictogramAlpine skiingBiathlon pictogramBiathlonBobsleigh pictogramBobsleighCross-country skiing pictogramCross-country skiingCurling pictogramCurlingFigure skating pictogramFigure skatingFreestyle skiing pictogramFreestyle skiingIce hockey pictogramIce hockeyLadies' singles pictogramLadies' singlesLong track speed skating pictogramLong track speed skatingLuge pictogramLugeNordic skiing pictogramNordic skiingPair skating pictogramPair skatingShort-track speed skating pictogramShort-track speed skatingSkeleton pictogramSkeletonSki jumping pictogramSki jumpingSnowboarding pictogramSnowboardingSpeed skating pictogramSpeed skating
Oldest sports on recordTimeline
14th century BC
Mesoamerican ballgame

770 BC
Cuju

Qi

4th century BC
Tent pegging

642
Sumo

Japan

7th century
Chess

Gupta Empire

1125
Chuiwan

golf

1600
International draughts

checkers

1823
Rugby union

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

Where sports were bornCountries
United KingdomAssociation football, Tennis, Boxing32JapanJudo, Sumo, Aikido19United StatesBasketball, Volleyball, Baseball17SpainHuman tower (castell), Jai alai, Bossaball8CanadaIce hockey, Short-track speed skating, Canadian football7FranceParkour, Pétanque, Savate7IrelandGaelic football, Hurling, Croquet5BrazilBrazilian jiu-jitsu, Footvolley, Luta Livre4GermanyHandball, Academic fencing, German ju-jutsu4ItalyBoule lyonnaise, Italian school of swordsmanship, Raffa4
Newest sports21st century
Walking Rugby2015 · United Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandTeqball2012 · HungaryWalking football2011 · United Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandSwimrun2006LudoSport2006 · ItalyBossaball2004 · Spain
Governance

Who runs world sport

International federations of the Olympic movement — each page lists the sports it governs, its member associations and its world championships.

All 312 federations
FIFA logoFIFAWorld Athletics logoWAInternational Basketball Federation logoInternational Basketball FederationFédération Internationale de l'Automobile logoFIAFédération Internationale de Volleyball logoFédération Internationale de VolleyballWorld Tennis logoITFUnion Cycliste Internationale logoUCIWorld Aquatics logoFINAInternational Cricket Council logoICCInternational Ski and Snowboard Federation logoFISBadminton World Federation logoBWFInternational Skating Union logoISU
World level

The longest-running world championships

All 237
1893UCI Track Cycling World ChampionshipsTrack cycling · 122 editions
1900Davis CupTennis · 119 editions
1903Balkline 45.2 World ChampionshipBalkline · 33 editions
1903Balkline 47.2 World ChampionshipCarom billiards · 10 editions
1920Ice Hockey World ChampionshipsIce hockey · 134 editions
1924FIS Nordic World Ski ChampionshipsSki jumping, Cross-country skiing · 63 editions
1926World Table Tennis ChampionshipsTable tennis · 74 editions
1931World Archery ChampionshipsArchery · 54 editions