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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).
Pages in category "Discontinued sports at the Summer Olympics" The following 57 pages are in this category, out of 57 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Olympic Games that were scheduled but cancelled, in all cases due to World War I (1916) or World War II (1940 and 1944).. On 24 March 2020, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced that he and International Olympic Committee's president Thomas Bach had agreed to postpone the 2020 Summer Olympics, pending approval by the IOC, due to the rapidly spreading COVID-19 pandemic. [1]
Since the first modern Olympic Games were held in 1896, only three have been abandoned. Now, the 2020 Olympic Games will be postponed
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.
The president of the Paris Organizing Committee has admitted that the triathlon swimming section could be postponed or canceled if ... the Olympics’ iconic sports by ... the summer, but the ...
The Tokyo Olympics Organising Committee responded with a statement saying all those involved in preparing for the Games remained fully focused on hosting them in the summer. "If it seems ...
Gliding was promoted from a demonstration sport to an official Olympic sport for the 1940 Summer Olympics, but the Games were cancelled due to World War II. [ 57 ] [ 58 ] Flag football, a non-contact version of American football, will make its Olympic debut in 2028.