Best documented
Main team sports
Association footballUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandOlympic · 1896BasketballUnited StatesOlympic · 1904VolleyballUnited StatesOlympic · 1924CricketEngland (United Kingdom)former OlympicBaseballUnited Statesformer OlympicHandballGerman Empire (Germany)Olympic · 1936Ice hockeyice skating · CanadaOlympic · 1920Water poloUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandOlympic · 1900CurlingScotland (United Kingdom)Olympic · 1924HockeySports played with hockey sticksOlympic · 1908Poloequestrian sportformer OlympicBobsleighsleddingOlympic · 1924
Full list
All 117 team sports
117 sports
| Sport | Part of | Origin | First recorded | Olympic | Disciplines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Association football | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | 1863 | 1896 | 21 | |
| Basketball | United States | 1891 | 1904 | 7 | |
| Volleyball | United States | 1895 | 1924 | 9 | |
| Cricket | England (United Kingdom) | 16th century | 1900† | 2 | |
| Baseball | United States | 19th century | 1912† | 4 | |
| Rugby | football | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | — | 1900 | 8 |
| Handball | German Empire (Germany) | 1915 | 1936 | 4 | |
| Ice hockey | ice skating | Canada | — | 1920 | 5 |
| American football | gridiron football | United States | — | 1932 | 5 |
| Field hockey | hockey | England (United Kingdom) | — | 1908 | 2 |
| Water polo | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | 19th century | 1900 | 1 | |
| Curling | Scotland (United Kingdom) | — | 1924 | 3 | |
| Hockey | — | 1908 | 13 | ||
| Polo | equestrian sport | — | 1900† | 3 | |
| Futsal | football | Uruguay | — | — | 2 |
| Beach volleyball | volleyball | United States | 1920 | 1992 | — |
| Bobsleigh | sledding | — | 1924 | 1 | |
| Rugby union | rugby | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | 1823 | 1900 | 6 |
| Tug of war | — | 1900† | — | ||
| Softball | baseball | United States | — | 1996† | — |
| Australian rules football | football | Australia | — | 1956 | 1 |
| Bandy | ice skating | England (United Kingdom) | — | 1952 | 2 |
| Lacrosse | — | 1904† | 3 | ||
| Kabaddi | — | — | 1 | ||
| Netball | United Kingdom | — | — | 1 | |
| Rugby sevens | rugby union | United Kingdom | 1883 | 2016 | — |
| Gaelic football | football | Ireland | — | 1904 | — |
| Paintball | — | — | 1 | ||
| Hurling | Gaelic games | Ireland | — | 1904† | — |
| Beach soccer | association football | — | — | — | |
| Relay race | — | 1908 | 6 | ||
| Ultimate | flying disc sports | 1968 | — | — | |
| Korfball | Netherlands | 1902 | 1920† | — | |
| Floorball | hockey | United States | — | — | 1 |
| Goalball | Austria | 1946 | — | — | |
| Canadian football | gridiron football | Canada | 1861 | — | — |
| Padel | Mexico | 1969 | — | — | |
| Football | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | — | 1900 | 30 | |
| 3x3 basketball | basketball | United States | — | 2021 | — |
| Streetball | basketball | — | — | — | |
| Pickleball | United States | 1965 | — | — | |
| Wheelchair basketball | basketball | — | — | — | |
| Beach handball | handball | — | — | — | |
| Shinty | hockey | Scotland (United Kingdom) | — | — | — |
| Para ice hockey | ice hockey | — | — | — | |
| Fistball | — | — | — | ||
| Underwater hockey | underwater sport | England (United Kingdom) | — | — | — |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | track relay race | — | — | — | |
| Roller hockey quad | roller hockey | — | 1992 | — | |
| Cuju | association football | Qi | 770 BC | — | — |
| Pesäpallo | Finland | — | 1952† | — | |
| Flag football | American football | — | — | — | |
| Sitting volleyball | volleyball | — | — | — | |
| Cycle ball | cycle sport | 1883 | — | — | |
| Wheelchair rugby | rugby union | — | — | — | |
| Wheelchair curling | curling | — | — | — | |
| Inline hockey | roller hockey | 1980s | — | — | |
| Football tennis | tennis | — | — | — | |
| Street football | association football | — | — | 1 | |
| Field handball | handball | — | 1936 | — | |
| Indoor hockey | field hockey | — | — | — | |
| Tchoukball | Switzerland | — | — | — | |
| Horseball | equestrian sport | — | — | — | |
| Blind soccer | futsal | — | — | — | |
| Indoor soccer | football | — | — | — | |
| Bossaball | Spain | 2004 | — | — | |
| Icestock sport | — | 1936† | — | ||
| Slamball | basketball | 2002 | — | — | |
| Gridiron football | football | United States | 1860s | 1932 | 8 |
| Gaelic games | — | 1904† | 4 | ||
| Snow volleyball | volleyball | — | — | — | |
| Ringette | Canada | 1963 | — | — | |
| CP football | seven-a-side football | — | — | — | |
| Touch | rugby union | — | — | — | |
| Street hockey | hockey | — | — | 1 | |
| Powerchair football | association football | — | — | — | |
| Ekiden | track relay race | — | — | — | |
| Cornhole | United States | — | — | — | |
| Jugger | — | — | — | ||
| Jereed | equestrian sport | — | — | — | |
| Gaelic handball | Gaelic games | Ireland | — | — | — |
| Five-a-side football | association football | — | — | — | |
| Walking football | association football | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | 2011 | — | — |
| Motoball | motorcycle sport | — | — | — | |
| Baseball 5 | baseball | — | — | — | |
| Ice sledge racing | ice hockey | — | — | — | |
| Roundnet | volleyball | 1989 | — | — | |
| Box lacrosse | lacrosse | Canada | — | — | — |
| Czech handball | handball | 1905 | — | — | |
| Kok-borou | Kyrgyzstan | — | — | — | |
| Punjabi Kabaddi | kabaddi | — | — | — | |
| Seven-a-side football | association football | — | — | 1 | |
| Roller hockey | hockey | — | 1992 | 2 | |
| Jorkyball | association football | — | — | — | |
| Minifootball | association football | — | — | 1 | |
| Dragon boat sport | canoeing | — | — | 3 | |
| Para association football | association football | — | — | — | |
| Intercrosse | lacrosse | — | — | — | |
| Unicycle hockey | cycle sport | — | — | — | |
| Track relay race | relay race | — | — | 5 | |
| Field lacrosse | lacrosse | Canada | — | 1904† | — |
| Pacu Jalur | canoeing | Indonesia | — | — | — |
| Rink bandy | bandy | — | — | — | |
| Ball hockey | street hockey | — | — | — | |
| Biribol | Brazil | — | — | — | |
| Japanese-style baseball | baseball | Japan | 1919 | — | — |
| Composite rules shinty–hurling | Gaelic games | Scotland (United Kingdom) | 1896 | — | — |
| Standing volleyball | volleyball | — | — | — | |
| Futins | football | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | — | — | — |
| Indoor American football | American football | — | — | — | |
| Winchester College football | football | England (United Kingdom) | — | — | — |
| Socca | minifootball | — | — | — | |
| Rinkball | bandy | Sweden | 1960s | — | — |
| Pair Go | go | — | — | — | |
| Tennis doubles | tennis | — | — | — | |
| Elephant football | association football | India | — | — | — |
| Walking Rugby | rugby | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | 2015 | — | — |
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