Summer Olympic Games
The Summer Olympic Games are an international multi-sport event held every four years, organised by the International Olympic Committee. The Olympics are the most prestigious of such events in the world, featuring a larger range of sports than others. Olympic victory is widely considered to be the most prestigious achievement in sports. Medals are awarded in each event, with gold for first place, silver for second and bronze for third, a tradition which started in 1904.
List of events
- Aquatics - every edition
- Includes swimming, diving, synchronised swimming, and water polo
- Archery - 1900, 1904, 1908, 1920, and since 1972
- Athletics - every edition
- Includes track & field events - running, throwing, jumping, and composites such as decathlon
- Badminton - since 1992
- Baseball - since 1992, removed from programme after 2008
- Basketball - since 1936
- Basque Pelota - 1900 only
- Boxing - since 1904 excluding 1912
- Canoeing - since 1936
- Includes flatwater racing and slalom canoeing
- Cricket - 1900 only
- Croquet - 1900 only
- Cycling - every edition
- Includes road cycling, track cycling, mountain biking, and BMX racing
- Equestrian - 1900 and since 1912
- Fencing - every edition
- Football - since 1900 excluding 1932
- Golf - 1900 and 1904
- Gymnastics - every edition
- Includes artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics, and trampoline
- Handball - 1936 and since 1972
- Hockey - 1908, 1920, and since 1928
- Jeu de paume - 1920 only
- Judo - since 1964 excluding 1968
- Lacrosse - 1904 and 1908
- Modern Pentathlon - since 1912
- Polo - 1900, 1908, 1920, 1924, and 1936
- Rackets - 1908 only
- Roque - 1904 only
- Rowing - since 1900
- Rugby - 1900, 1908 Summer Olympics, 1920, and 1924
- Sailing - since 1900 excluding 1904
- Shooting - every edition except 1904 and 1928
- Softball - since 1996, removed from programme after 2008
- Table Tennis - since 1988
- Taekwondo - since 2000
- Tennis - 1896 to 1924 and since 1988
- Triathlon - since 2000
- Tug of war - 1900 to 1920
- Volleyball - since 1964
- Water motorsports - 1908 only
- Weightlifting - 1896, 1904, and since 1920
- Wrestling - every edition except 1900
- Includes Greco-Roman wrestling and freestyle wrestling
~ Table of Content ~
| ► | Introduction |
| ► | History of the modern summer Olympics |
| ► | List of events |
| ► | List of modern Summer Olympic Games |
| ► | See also |
| ► | External links |
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