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At the Summer Olympics, there have been eight Olympic sports that have been discontinued. For the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, long-discontinued sports in golf (last competed in 1904) and rugby (last competed in 1924) were reinstated as Olympic sports, though rugby was as rugby sevens (having previously been rugby union).
It's a nightmare-inducing feat for most teens in physical education (been there), but believe it or not, the activity was an official Olympic sport in 1896, 1904, 1906, 1924 and 1932.
• While timing to the 100th of a second had been experimented with for many years, the 1968 Summer Olympics were the first to use Fully Automatic Timing. • Anti-doping: The 1968 Summer Olympics were the first to do drug testing, though primarily these initial searches were for narcotics and stimulants.
The Olympic Charter decrees that Olympic sports for each edition of the Olympic Games should be decided at an IOC Session no later than seven years prior to the Games. The only summer sports that have never been absent from the Olympic program are athletics , aquatics ( swimming ), cycling , fencing , and gymnastics ( artistic gymnastics ).
Some of these adjustments include the creation of the Winter Olympic Games for snow and ice sports, the Paralympic Games for athletes with disabilities, the Youth Olympic Games for athletes aged 14 to 18, the five Continental Games (Pan American, African, Asian, European, and Pacific), and the World Games for sports that are not contested in ...
As Paris passes the torch to Los Angeles as the host of the 2028 Summer Olympics, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has already adjusted the event schedule. In 2023, the IOC approved ...
The 1908 Olympics also prompted establishment of standard rules for sports, and selection of judges from different countries rather than just the host. One reason was the 400 metre race, in which a US runner, John Carpenter , was accused by the British officials of interfering with a British runner.
From Snoop Dogg dancing with Team USA gymnasts to shooting competitors, the Paris Olympics has given the world enough content for social media to last until the 2028 Summer Games and beyond.