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Baseball at the Summer Olympics unofficially debuted at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, [1] and was first contested as a demonstration sport at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm. It became an official Olympic sport at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, then was played at each Olympiad through the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
Other sports hosted at venue for those games Capacity Ref. 1992 Barcelona: L'Hospitalet de Llobregat Baseball Stadium (final) None: 6,740 [1] Camp Municipal de Beisbol de Viladecans: None: 6,740 [2] 1996 Atlanta: Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium: Softball: 52,007 [3] 2000 Sydney: Sydney Baseball Stadium (final) Modern pentathlon: 21,500 [4 ...
Baseball/softball was one of five optional sports that were added to the programme of the 2020 Summer Olympics. It did not return in 2024 for the Paris Summer Olympics . [ 2 ] The tournament was originally scheduled to be held in 2020, but on 24 March 2020, the Olympics were postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic . [ 3 ]
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) granted baseball official status on October 13, 1986, for the 1992 Summer Olympics. [1] [3] [4] The sport was contested at each subsequent Games through 2008, after which the IOC removed it from the roster of Olympic sports. In 1992, the first official Olympic baseball tournament was won by the Cuban team.
Pages in category "Baseball at the Summer Olympics" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Olympic sports are sports that are contested in the Summer Olympic Games and Winter Olympic Games. The 2024 Summer Olympics included 32 sports; [ 1 ] the 2022 Winter Olympics included seven sports. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Each Olympic sport is represented at the International Olympic Committee (IOC) by an international governing body called an ...
The Summer Olympic Games, also known as the Summer Olympics or the Games of the Olympiad, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inaugural Games took place in 1896 in Athens , Greece , and the most recent was held in 2024 in Paris , France .
This category contains articles about former and present Summer Olympic sports and disciplines. References for inclusion: IOC: Olympic sports For details of Olympic results by sport see Category:Sports at the Summer Olympics .