For the very first time, the Olympics were held in the year 1896 and that too for summer sports. After every 4 years, a different city hosts the Olympics and this city is wholesole responsible for the organization. After the real success of summer sports, winter sports came into picture and they both are now played in Olympics. United States has hosted summer Olympics maximum number of times i.e. 4 times.
List of Olympic Games
Summer Sports
ARCHERY |
TRIATHLON |
ROWING |
ATHLETICS |
VOLLEYBALL |
RUGBY |
BADMINTON |
WATER POLO |
SAILING |
BASKETBALL |
WEIGHTLIFTING |
SHOOTING |
BEACH VOLLEYBALL |
WRESTLING FREESTYLE |
SWIMMING |
BOXING |
WRESTLING GRECO-ROMAN |
SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMING |
CANOE SLALOM |
HANDBALL |
TABLE TENNIS |
CANOE SPRINT |
HOCKEY |
TAEKWONDO |
CYCLING BMX |
JUDO |
TENNIS |
CYCLING MOUNTAIN BIKE |
MARATHON SWIMMING |
TRAMPOLINE |
CYCLING ROAD |
MODERN PENTATHLON |
FENCING |
CYCLING TRACK |
EQUESTRIAN EVENTING |
FOOTBALL |
DIVING |
EQUESTRIAN JUMPING |
GOLF |
EQUESTRIAN / DRESSAGE |
GYMNASTICS RHYTHMIC |
GYMNASTICS ARTISTIC |
Winter Sports
ALPINE SKIING |
LUGE |
BIATHLON |
NORDIC COMBINED |
BOBSLEIGH |
SHORT TRACK SPEED SKATING |
CROSS COUNTRY SKIING |
SKELETON |
CURLING |
SKI JUMPING |
FIGURE SKATING |
SNOWBOARD |
FREESTYLE SKIING |
SPEED SKATING |
ICE HOCKEY |
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