The Olympic programme, edition by edition

Which sports were on the programme at each Summer and Winter Olympic Games. A dot means the sport (or one of its disciplines, recorded as a separate entry) was contested; hover for the number of medal events. Open any year for its full programme.

30Summer Games

25Winter Games

102summer sports & disciplines

28winter sports & disciplines

ListsSummer Olympic sports 64 Winter Olympic sports 24 Former Olympic sports 34

1896 – 2024

Summer Olympic programme

Sport	1896	1900	1904	1908	1912	1920	1924	1928	1932	1936	1948	1952	1956	1960	1964	1968	1972	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016	2021	2024	Editions
Athletics																															30
Competitive swimming																															30
Cycle sport																															30
Fencing																															30
Long-distance running																															30
Marathon																															30
Running																															30
Running discipline of track																															30
Artistic gymnastics																															29
Association football																															29
Rowing																															29
Track cycling																															29
Water polo																															29
Wrestling																															29
Diving																															28
Shooting sports																															28
Weightlifting																															28
Boxing																															27
Equestrian sport																															27
Relay race																															27
Road bicycle racing																															27
Modern pentathlon																															26
Field hockey																															25
Gymnastics																															25
Basketball																															23
Canoeing and kayaking																															22
Greco-Roman wrestling																															21
Freestyle wrestling																															19
Tennis																															19
Archery																															18
Volleyball																															17
Handball																															16
Judo																															15
Baseball																															12
Badminton																															11
Rhythmic gymnastics																															11
Synchronized swimming																															11
Table tennis																															10
Beach volleyball																															9
Taekwondo																															9
Cross-country cycling																															8
Mountain biking																															8
Trampoline gymnastics																															7
Triathlon																															7
BMX																															5
Field lacrosse																															5
Golf																															5
Marathon swimming																															5
Polo																															5
Softball																															5
Tug of war																															5
Basque pelota																															4
Rugby union																															4
Cross country running																															3
Lacrosse																															3
Open water swimming																															3
Rugby sevens																															3
3x3 basketball																															2
Cycling																															2
Figure skating																															2
Jeu de paume																															2
Korfball																															2
Ladies' singles																															2
Mountaineering																															2
Pair skating																															2
Powerboating																															2
Single skating																															2
Skateboarding																															2
Sport climbing																															2
Surfing																															2
Wushu																															2
American football																															1
Australian rules football																															1
Frisian handball																															1
Gaelic football																															1
Ballooning																															1
Bocce																															1
Breakdance																															1
Budō																															1
Canne de combat																															1
Canoe sprint																															1
Cricket																															1
Croquet																															1
Eventing																															1
Field handball																															1
Gliding																															1
Glima																															1
High jump																															1
Hurling																															1
Ice hockey																															1
Karate																															1
Longue paume																															1
Motorcycle sport																															1
Pesäpallo																															1
Rackets																															1
Roller hockey quad																															1
Roque																															1
Rugby																															1
Savate																															1
Show jumping																															1
Ten-pin bowling																															1
Water skiing																															1

1924 – 2026

Winter Olympic programme

Sport	1924	1928	1932	1936	1948	1952	1956	1960	1964	1968	1972	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	1994	1998	2002	2006	2010	2014	2018	2022	2026	Editions
Nordic combined																										25
Figure skating																										25
Ice hockey																										25
Long track speed skating																										25
Pair skating																										25
Bobsleigh																										24
Cross-country skiing																										24
Nordic skiing																										24
Ski jumping																										24
Alpine skiing																										22
Speed skating																										22
Ladies' singles																										20
Biathlon																										18
Luge																										17
Curling																										12
Freestyle skiing																										11
Short-track speed skating																										11
Skeleton																										9
Snowboarding																										8
Military patrol																										4
Icestock sport																										2
Skiing																										2
Para alpine skiing																										1
Bandy																										1
Mountaineering																										1
Skijoring																										1
Sled dog racing																										1
Speed skiing																										1

Edition by edition

Every Olympic Games

Summer Olympic Games30

20242024 Summer OlympicsParis52 sports 20212020 Summer OlympicsTokyo56 sports 20162016 Summer OlympicsRio de Janeiro52 sports 20122012 Summer OlympicsLondon44 sports 20082008 Summer OlympicsBeijing49 sports 20042004 Summer OlympicsAthens45 sports 20002000 Summer OlympicsSydney45 sports 19961996 Summer OlympicsAtlanta42 sports 19921992 Summer OlympicsBarcelona42 sports 19881988 Summer OlympicsSeoul Olympic Main Stadium40 sports 19841984 Summer OlympicsLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum36 sports 19801980 Summer OlympicsMoscow32 sports 19761976 Summer OlympicsMontreal32 sports 19721972 Summer OlympicsMunich Olympic Stadium34 sports 19681968 Summer OlympicsMexico City32 sports 19641964 Summer OlympicsTokyo30 sports 19601960 Summer OlympicsRome25 sports 19561956 Summer OlympicsMelbourne28 sports 19521952 Summer OlympicsHelsinki27 sports 19481948 Summer OlympicsLondon27 sports 19361936 Summer OlympicsBerlin32 sports 19321932 Summer OlympicsLos Angeles26 sports 19281928 Summer OlympicsAmsterdam28 sports 19241924 Summer OlympicsParis36 sports 19201920 Summer OlympicsAntwerp38 sports 19121912 Summer OlympicsStockholm26 sports 19081908 Summer OlympicsLondon36 sports 19041904 Summer OlympicsSt. Louis29 sports 19001900 Summer OlympicsParis30 sports 18961896 Summer OlympicsAthens18 sports

Winter Olympic Games25

20262026 Winter OlympicsMilan, Verona19 sports 20222022 Winter OlympicsBeijing, National Speed Skating Oval19 sports 20182018 Winter OlympicsPyeongchang Olympic Stadium18 sports 20142014 Winter OlympicsSochi, Krasnaya Polyana18 sports 20102010 Winter OlympicsBC Place, Pacific Coliseum16 sports 20062006 Winter OlympicsBardonecchia, Pragelato19 sports 20022002 Winter OlympicsSoldier Hollow, Snowbasin19 sports 19981998 Winter OlympicsNagano Olympic Stadium18 sports 19941994 Winter OlympicsKvitfjell, CC Amfi16 sports 19921992 Winter OlympicsThéâtre des Cérémonies18 sports 19881988 Winter OlympicsCalgary18 sports 19841984 Winter OlympicsJahorina, Bjelašnica15 sports 19801980 Winter OlympicsLake Placid14 sports 19761976 Winter OlympicsInnsbruck13 sports 19721972 Winter OlympicsMakomanai Open Stadium13 sports 19681968 Winter OlympicsGrenoble14 sports 19641964 Winter OlympicsBergiselschanze14 sports 19601960 Winter OlympicsPalisades Tahoe12 sports 19561956 Winter OlympicsCortina d'Ampezzo, Stadio Olimpico del Ghiaccio11 sports 19521952 Winter OlympicsBislett Stadion12 sports 19481948 Winter OlympicsSt. Moritz14 sports 19361936 Winter OlympicsGarmisch-Partenkirchen, Große Olympiaschanze14 sports 19321932 Winter OlympicsLake Placid13 sports 19281928 Winter OlympicsSt. Moritz14 sports 19241924 Winter OlympicsChamonix-Mont-Blanc14 sports

Off the programme

Former Olympic sports

Sports that appeared at least once but were not contested at the latest Games, ordered by their last appearance.

Sport	Part of	First	Last
Ballooning		1900	1900
Bocce		1900	1900
Cricket		1900	1900
Motorcycle sport		1900	1900
Gaelic games		1904	1904
Croquet		1900	1904
Powerboating		1900	1908
Rackets		1908	1908
Glima		1912	1912
Tug of war		1900	1920
Canne de combat		1924	1924
Cross country running	long-distance running	1912	1924
Jeu de paume	tennis	1900	1924
Savate		1924	1924
Korfball		1920	1928
Mushing		1932	1932
Gliding		1936	1936
Mountaineering		1924	1936
Polo	equestrian sport	1900	1936
Lacrosse		1904	1948
Military patrol	military sports	1924	1948
Pesäpallo		1952	1952
Icestock sport		1936	1964
Bowling		1988	1988
Basque pelota		1900	1992
Wushu		1936	2008
Baseball		1912	2021
Karate		2021	2021