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Sports and disciplines contested at the 2024 Summer Olympic Games, ordered by their first Olympic appearance (demonstration events included), from 1896 onwards.
64sports & disciplines
1896earliest Olympic appearance
64 sports
| Sport | Part of | Origin | First recorded | Olympic | Disciplines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greco-Roman wrestling | wrestling | Ancient Greece | — | 1896 | — |
| Artistic gymnastics | gymnastics | — | 1896 | 2 | |
| Association football | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | 1863 | 1896 | 21 | |
| Athletics | — | 1896 | 124 | ||
| Competitive swimming | — | 1896 | 26 | ||
| Cycle sport | cycling | — | 1896 | 49 | |
| Cycling | — | 1896 | 60 | ||
| Fencing | — | 1896 | 8 | ||
| Gymnastics | — | 1896 | 33 | ||
| Heavy athletics | athletics | — | 1896 | 5 | |
| Long-distance running | running discipline of track | — | 1896 | 21 | |
| Marathon | long-distance running | — | 1896 | 2 | |
| Road bicycle racing | cycle sport | — | 1896 | 5 | |
| Running | athletics | — | 1896 | 64 | |
| Running discipline of track | running | — | 1896 | 52 | |
| Shooting sports | — | 1896 | 46 | ||
| Tennis | England (United Kingdom) | 1873 | 1896 | 16 | |
| Track cycling | cycle sport | — | 1896 | 12 | |
| Weightlifting | heavy athletics | — | 1896 | 4 | |
| Wrestling | — | 1896 | 32 | ||
| Archery | shooting sports | — | 1900 | 14 | |
| Equestrian sport | — | 1900 | 23 | ||
| Football | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | — | 1900 | 30 | |
| Golf | Scotland (United Kingdom) | — | 1900 | 12 | |
| Rowing | — | 1900 | 9 | ||
| Rugby | football | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | — | 1900 | 8 |
| Rugby union | rugby | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | 1823 | 1900 | 6 |
| Water polo | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | 19th century | 1900 | 1 | |
| Basketball | United States | 1891 | 1904 | 7 | |
| Boxing | England (United Kingdom) | — | 1904 | 7 | |
| Diving | competitive swimming | — | 1904 | 4 | |
| Freestyle wrestling | wrestling | — | 1904 | — | |
| Field hockey | hockey | England (United Kingdom) | — | 1908 | 2 |
| Hockey | — | 1908 | 13 | ||
| Relay race | — | 1908 | 6 | ||
| Modern pentathlon | pentathlon | Sweden | 1912 | 1912 | 1 |
| Canoeing and kayaking | — | 1924 | 20 | ||
| Volleyball | United States | 1895 | 1924 | 9 | |
| Handball | German Empire (Germany) | 1915 | 1936 | 4 | |
| Japanese martial arts | — | 1964 | 18 | ||
| Budō | Japanese martial arts | — | 1964 | 16 | |
| Judo | budō | Japan | 1882 | 1964 | 4 |
| Badminton | — | 1972 | 3 | ||
| Rhythmic gymnastics | gymnastics | — | 1984 | — | |
| Synchronized swimming | competitive swimming | — | 1984 | — | |
| Table tennis | England (United Kingdom) | 1891 | 1988 | 2 | |
| Taekwondo | North Korea | — | 1988 | 1 | |
| Beach volleyball | volleyball | United States | 1920 | 1992 | — |
| Cross-country cycling | mountain biking | — | 1996 | 1 | |
| Mountain biking | cycle sport | — | 1996 | 10 | |
| Trampoline gymnastics | gymnastics | 1930s | 2000 | 1 | |
| Triathlon | — | 2000 | 7 | ||
| BMX | cycle sport | — | 2008 | 2 | |
| Marathon swimming | open water swimming | — | 2008 | — | |
| Open water swimming | competitive swimming | — | 2008 | 1 | |
| Rugby sevens | rugby union | United Kingdom | 1883 | 2016 | — |
| 3x3 basketball | basketball | United States | — | 2021 | — |
| Rock climbing | — | 2021 | 6 | ||
| Roller sport | — | 2021 | 8 | ||
| Skateboarding | roller sport | — | 2021 | 6 | |
| Sport climbing | rock climbing | — | 2021 | 1 | |
| Surfing | — | 2021 | 8 | ||
| Breakdance | dancesport | — | 2024 | — | |
| Dancesport | — | 2024 | 1 |
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