Tennis Summer Add this Sport to your favourites Olympic tennis features men’s and women’s singles and doubles tournaments as well as a mixed doubles tournament, which returned to…
Ski Jumping Winter Add this Sport to your favourites Ski jumping at the Olympic Games is contested on two different hills, designated as “normal” and “large” based on the…
Archery Summer Add this Sport to your favourites Men and women compete in separate individual and team events in Olympic archery. There is also a mixed team event.
Artistic Swimming Summer Add this Sport to your favourites Formerly known as synchronized swimming, artistic swimming is one of two sports (along with rhythmic gymnastics) that are contested only…
Athletics Summer Add this Sport to your favourites The 48 athletics events are the most of any sport on the Olympic program. All are contested separately by men…
Badminton Summer Add this Sport to your favourites The aim in this racket sport is to score points by hitting a shuttlecock over a raised net and onto…
Baseball Summer Add this Sport to your favourites In a baseball game, while one team assumes nine defensive positions (three in the outfield, four around the infield bases,…
Basketball Summer Add this Sport to your favourites Basketball was invented by Canadian professor James Naismith at Springfield College in Massachusetts in December 1891. It didn’t take long…
Alpine Skiing Winter Add this Sport to your favourites In the ten individual Olympic alpine skiing events, skiers race against the clock with each event timed to the hundredth…
Biathlon Winter Add this Sport to your favourites Incorporating cross-country skiing and rifle shooting, there are eleven biathlon events on the Olympic program which can be divided into…
Bobsleigh Winter Add this Sport to your favourites Bobsleds are built to hold one, two or four athletes. Beginning with a running start, teams push their sleds approximately…
Cross-Country Skiing Winter Add this Sport to your favourites Traditionally, Olympic cross-country skiing events alternate between classical and free technique from Games to Games. In classical technique, the skis…
Curling Winter Add this Sport to your favourites Curling is one of the most strategic sports at the Olympic Winter Games. Playing on a rectangle sheet of ice,…
Figure Skating Winter Add this Sport to your favourites There are four figure skating disciplines: men’s singles, women’s singles, pairs, and ice dance. In each one, the skaters perform…