What year every sport was added to the Olympics - from archery to skateboarding
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Joey HaddenJul 29, 2021, 02:26 IST
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The Olympic games of 1896 showcased athletics, cycling, fencing, gymnastics, shooting, swimming, tennis, weight lifting, and wrestling, according to the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
In 1900, football, rugby, golf, and rowing were added to the lineup along with archery water polo, and sailing, according to the IOC. This was also the first year that women could compete in the games, the IOC's website says.
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Four years later, in 1904, the IOC added boxing and diving to the roster while golf was cut.
Field hockey, figure skating, and motorboating were added in 1908, the IOC website says.
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While women could compete in 1900, they couldn't swim in the games until 1912, when the modern pentathlon and short racewalking were also introduced, according to the IOC. Equestrian events also had their official debut, according to the same source.
The first Winter Olympics took place in 1924, and the IOC added various skiing competitions, ice hockey, curling, and bobsleigh to the games. Rugby was cut after this year, according to the IOC.
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By 1928, skeleton and women's gymnastics were a part of the Olympics, according to the IOC. Skeleton was dropped after this year, picked back up in 1948, and then dropped again immediately after, according to the same source.
In 1932, long-distance walking became an Olympic sport with the first racewalk competition over 30 miles long, according to the IOC.
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In 1936, basketball, field handball, women's football, canoeing became a part of the competition, as well as Alpine skiing, according to the IOC.
In 1960, the IOC added biathlon and women's speed skating to the games.
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In 1964, the IOC brought volleyball, luge, and men's judo to the world-renowned event.
In 1972, the IOC debuted men's indoor handball.
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Women's basketball, handball, and rowing were added in 1976, according to the IOC.
In 1984, the games added women's cycling road, shooting, artistic swimming, and rhythmic gymnastics, according to the IOC.
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Table tennis became an Olympic sport in 1988 while tennis came back after a 64-year hiatus, the IOC's website says. Women's cycling track also made its debut, according to the IOC.
Baseball, badminton, roller speed skating, short track speed skating, and women's judo became Olympic sports in 1992, according to the IOC.
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The IOC added mountain biking to the games in 1996.
Snowboarding and women's ice hockey debuted in 1998, according to the IOC.
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Taekwondo made its Olympic debut in 2000 along with the trampoline gymnastics, triathlon, women's pentathlon, water polo, race walking, and weightlifting, according to the IOC.
In 2002, the IOC brought back skeleton for the first time in 50 years.
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Women's wrestling became an Olympic sport in 2004, according to the IOC.
BMX racing and the 10-kilometer swimming marathon were added to the games in 2008, according to the IOC.
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The IOC added freestyle skiing, women's boxing, and mixed tennis doubles to the 2012 Olympic Games.
In 2016, men's rugby and golf came back to the Olympics for the first time in about a century while women competed in rugby and sailing for the first time ever.
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In 2020, karate, skateboarding, sport climbing, BMX freestyle, and surfing were added to the Olympic games, according to the IOC. The event was rescheduled for summer 2021.