Olympic sports

Olympic sports are sports that are contested in the Summer Olympic Games and Winter Olympic Games. The 2020 Summer Olympics included 33 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 International Federation (IF).^[4]

The 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo saw the introduction of four new sports, with karate, skateboarding, sport climbing and surfing making their Olympic debuts. Breakdancing will make its debut at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, and ski mountaineering will make its debut at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

^ Bruner, Raisa (24 March 2020). "Everything You Need to Know About the 2020 Summer Olympics". Time magazine. Retrieved 16 September 2021. The 2020 Summer Olympics will award medals across 339 events, representing 33 different sports.
^ Merrell, Chloe (17 August 2021). "Beijing 2022: Here's what you need to know about the next Winter Olympic Games". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 16 September 2021. A total of 109 medal events across seven Olympic winter sports will be held...
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