Summer Youth Olympic Games: the sports programme

Sports contested at each edition of the Summer Youth Olympic Games, as recorded in open data. A dot marks a sport on the programme; the right-hand column counts its editions.

3editions

53sports & disciplines

2014–2026years

43most sports at one edition

Sport by edition

Programme chart

Sport	2014	2018	2026	Editions
Archery				3
Athletics				3
Badminton				3
Basketball				3
Judo				3
Rowing				3
Table tennis				3
Taekwondo				3
Artistic gymnastics				2
Beach handball				2
Beach volleyball				2
Boxing				2
Canoeing and kayaking				2
Competitive swimming				2
Cycle sport				2
Diving				2
Equestrian sport				2
Fencing				2
Field hockey				2
Golf				2
Gymnastics				2
Handball				2
Modern pentathlon				2
Rhythmic gymnastics				2
Rugby				2
Rugby sevens				2
Shooting sports				2
Tennis				2
Trampoline gymnastics				2
Triathlon				2
Weightlifting				2
Wrestling				2
200 metres				1
3x3 basketball				1
BMX				1
Acrobatics				1
Association football				1
Baseball				1
Beach wrestling				1
Breakdance				1
Canoeing				1
Coastal rowing				1
Futsal				1
Inline speed skating				1
Karate				1
Kart racing				1
Road bicycle racing				1
Rugby union				1
Sailing				1
Sport climbing				1
Volleyball				1
Windsurfing				1
Wushu				1

Hosts

Editions

Year	Edition	Host	Sports	Medal events
2026	2026 Summer Youth Olympics	Dakar	17	2
2018	2018 Summer Youth Olympics	Buenos Aires	43	240
2014	2014 Summer Youth Olympics	Nanjing	33	176