What are the sports in the Olympics?

Athletics is the oldest of the sports.

Athletics is the cornerstone of the Olympic movement and best embodies the Olympic motto of "Faster, Higher, Stronger".

Athletics is also the sport that has won the most gold medals in the Olympics, so some people use the phrase "if you win athletics, you win the world" to describe the position of athletics in the total number of Olympic gold medals.

A, men: 100 meters, 200 meters, 400 meters, 800 meters, 1500 meters, 5000 meters, 10,000 meters, marathon running, 3000 meters steeplechase, 110 meters hurdles, 400 meters hurdles, high jump, pole vault, long jump, triple jump, shot put, discus, chain shot, javelin, decathlon, 20 kilometers, 50 kilometers, 4 x 100 meters, 4 x 100 meters, 50 kilometers, 4 x 100 meters. The women: 100m run, 200m run, 400m run, 800m run, 1500m run, 5000m run, 10000m run, marathon run, 100m hurdle run, 400m hurdle run, high jump, long jump, triple jump, high jump, shot put, discus, javelin, chain shot, Heptathlon, 4×100m relay, 4×400m relay, 20km race walk.

Rowing

A rowing sport in which athletes row with their backs to the forward direction, originating in England between the 17th and mid-18th centuries.

Rowing is divided into disciplines according to the number of riders, the presence or absence of a coxswain, and the use of a single or double oar. The distance of the race is 2,000 meters for men and 1,000 meters for women, and each course is 12.5 to 15 meters wide.

A. Men: single sculls, double sculls, double sculls without coxswain, double sculls with coxswain, four double sculls without coxswain, four single sculls without coxswain, four single sculls with coxswain, eight single sculls with coxswain;

B. Women: single sculls, double sculls, double sculls without coxswain, four double sculls with coxswain, four single sculls with coxswain, eight single sculls with coxswain.

Cycling

Originally from Europe, it was included in the first Olympic Games in 1896.

A, men's 11 track events: 1km time trial, individual pursuit (3 laps), 4000m individual pursuit, 4000m team pursuit, scoring race, Olympic pursuit, Madison race, keirin race; road events: individual race, individual time trial mountain bike: cross-country

B, women's 7 track events: 500m time trial, individual pursuit (3 laps), 3000 meters individual pursuit, scoring race; road events: 70 km individual race, individual time trial mountain bike: cross-country

Baseball

Baseball

is a men's game, the origins of the two claims, one believes that the origins of the United Kingdom, evolved from the United Kingdom, a children's game, and then by the British immigrants to the United States, and gradually became the United States national ball"; the other that The other is that it originated in the United States.

Included in the Olympic program in 1992.

Swimming

Olympic swimming **** set up 31 events, is second only to track and field of the gold medal.

A. Men's Swimming: 50m freestyle, 100m freestyle, 200m freestyle, 400m freestyle, 1500m freestyle, 100m backstroke, 200m backstroke, 100m breaststroke, 200m breaststroke, 100m butterfly, 200m butterfly, 200m medley, 400m medley, 4×100m freestyle relay, 4×200m freestyle relay, 4×100m freestyle relay, 4×200m freestyle relay. Freestyle Relay, 4×100m Medley Relay; Diving: 3m Springboard, 10m Platform Diving, Pair 3m Springboard, Pair 10m Platform Diving; Water Polo: 1;

B. Women's Swimming: 50m Freestyle, 100m Freestyle, 200m Freestyle, 400m Freestyle, 800m Freestyle, 100m Backstroke, 200m Backstroke, 100m Breaststroke, 200m Breaststroke, 200m Breaststroke meter breaststroke, 100-meter butterfly, 200-meter butterfly, 200-meter medley, 400-meter medley, 4 x 100-meter freestyle relay, 4 x 200-meter freestyle relay, 4 x 100-meter medley relay; Diving: 3-meter springboard, 10-meter platform, double 3-meter springboard, double 10-meter platform.

Boxing

Originated in Egypt more than 3,000 years ago, then successively spread in the Mediterranean coastal countries. It was included as an athletic event in the 23rd Ancient Greek Olympic Games BC.

Modern boxing began in England in the 17th century and became very popular in the 3rd Olympic Games in 1904.

Olympic boxing only allows amateur athletes to participate, according to the weight of the 12 levels: 48, 51, 54, 57, 60, 63.5, 67, 71, 81, 91 kilograms and above.

Volleyball

Originally from the U.S., volleyball was included in the 18th Olympic Games in 1964.

Men's and women's volleyball and beach volleyball.

Canoeing

Athletes face the forward direction of a rowing sport, including kayaks and rowboats. It is widely practiced in Europe and has always been a world leader.

A. Men's 12 events Stillwater events: 500m single kayak, 500m double kayak, 1,000m single kayak, 1,000m double kayak, 1,000m quadruple kayak; 500m single sculls, 500m double sculls, 1,000m single sculls and 1,000m double sculls; Rapids slalom events: single kayak, single sculls, double sculls;

Equestrian

Equestrian sport is a general term for a variety of sports on a horse. Horseback riding competitions were practiced as early as the Bronze Age, more than 4,000 years ago.

Modern equestrian sport originated in England, and was introduced to Europe in the 16th century, and was included in the competition program of the 2nd Olympic Games in 1900. Equestrian competition is divided into dressage, over hurdles and three-day competition, each of which is divided into team and individual two.

Basketball

Originated in the United States.

It was an official sport at the 11th Olympic Games in 1936.

The court is 28 meters long and 15 meters wide. The basket is 1.20 meters long, 1.80 meters wide, and the bottom is 2.75 meters from the ground. The ball weighs 600~650 grams. The whole game is 40 minutes. Men's and women's two.

Soccer

Soccer is known as the "world's first sport", ancient Greece, Rome, China and so on have been prevalent in the game.

Students at the University of Cambridge in England were the founders of modern soccer.

Because the International Olympic Committee (IOC) allows only amateur soccer players to participate in the Olympic Games, the Olympic Games are not the world's highest level of soccer. There are two divisions: men's and women's.

Gymnastics

Modern gymnastics emerged in Europe at the end of the 18th century and was once synonymous with sport; it was included in the first Olympic Games in 1896.

A, men: team, individual all-around, free gymnastics, pommel horse, rings, vault, bars, singles, trampoline individual competition;

B, women: team, individual all-around, vault, uneven bars, balance beam, free gymnastics, artistic gymnastics individual all-around and team all-around, trampoline individual competition.

Hockey

Modern field hockey emerged in the second half of the 19th century in the United Kingdom. 1908, the 4th Olympic Games was listed as a competition.

There are two types of hockey: men's and women's.

Handball

Originated in Europe. It is played by both men and women.

Weightlifting

Originated in ancient times when humans lifted stones to show their strength. Modern weightlifting emerged in Europe in the 18th century.

A, Men: 56KG, 62KG, 69KG, 77KG, 85KG, 94KG, 105KG, +105KG;

B, Women: 48KG, 53KG, 58KG, 63KG, 69KG, 75KG, +75KG

Judo

Originally, Judo originated in Japan. Men's and women's judo were included as competition events at the 18th Olympic Games in 1964 and the 25th Olympic Games in 1992, respectively.

A. Men: -60KG, 60-66KG, 66-73KG, 73-81KG, 81-90KG, 90-100KG, +100KG;

B. Women: -48KG, 48-52KG, 52-57KG, 57-63KG, 63-70KG, 70-78KG, +78KG.

Wrestling

Dating back to thousands of years B.C., wrestling has been written about in the ancient civilizations of Japan, China, Greece and Egypt. It is restricted to men only.

A. Freestyle Wrestling: 48-54KG, 58KG, 63KG, 69KG, 76KG, 85KG, 97KG, 97-130KG;

B. Classical Wrestling: 48-54KG, 58KG, 63KG, 69KG, 76KG, 85KG, 97KG, 97-130KG.

Badminton

A ball game popularized in the Pune region of India in 1800, the ball is made of feathers and cork, similar to the Chinese keys. It was later introduced to England and Scandinavian countries.

The badminton court is 13.40 meters long, the singles court is 5.18 meters wide, and the doubles court is 6.10 meters wide, with a 6.10-meter-long, 76-centimeter-wide net hanging in the middle.

It became an official sport at the 25th Olympic Games in 1992.

A. Men: singles, doubles

B. Women: singles, doubles

C. Mixed: mixed doubles

Softball

Women's 1 event.

Modern Pentathlon

Created by Coubertin, the founder of the modern Olympic movement, to measure an athlete's overall ability.

There are five disciplines: equestrian, fencing, swimming, shooting and cross-country running, with one medal each for men and women.

Tennis

Men's and women's tennis were included in the first Olympic Games in 1896 and the 2nd Olympic Games in 1900, respectively, and then canceled for various reasons before returning to the Olympic family at the 24th Olympic Games in 1988.

Men and women are divided into singles and doubles.

Fencing

Beginning in ancient times with dueling, fencing became popular in Western Europe, and was the only sport in the early years of the Olympics that allowed professional fencers to compete in the first Olympic Games in 1896.

A. Men: foil individual, foil team, sabre individual, sabre team, epee individual, epee team, epee individual, epee team;

B. Women: foil individual, foil team, epee individual, epee team.

Table tennis

Began in England in the second half of the 19th century, it was introduced to the European continent in the 1920s, and then widely practiced in the Americas and Asia.

Table tennis was included in the official program of the 24th Olympic Games in 1988.

Table tennis is known as the "national sport" in China.

Table tennis is divided into two categories: singles and doubles for men and women.

Shooting

Shooting originated in hunting. Worldwide shooting competitions date back to the first Olympic Games in 1896.

The women's event was introduced at the 24th Olympics in 1988.

A, men: air pistol (10 meters), pistol rapid-fire (25 meters), pistol slow-fire (50 meters), air rifle (10 meters), small-caliber self-selecting rifle 3×40 (50 meters), small-caliber rifle 60-shot prone (50 meters), 10-meter moving target, skeet double multi-directional, skeet multi-directional, skeet two-way;

B, women: air pistol (10 meters), sport Pistol (25 meters), Air Rifle (10 meters), Small Bore Optional Rifle 3×20 (50 meters), Flying Saucer Double Multi-Directional, Flying Saucer Multi-Directional, Flying Saucer Two-Way.

Triathlon

Men's Individual, Women's Individual.

Sword Shooting

Human beings used bows and arrows for hunting activities as early as 20,000 years ago. Modern archery began in England.

It was included as an Olympic event in 1908, canceled in 1920, and not reinstated until the 1972 Olympics.

A, Men: Olympic Elimination Individual (70 meters), Olympic Elimination Team (70 meters);

B, Women: Olympic Elimination Individual (70 meters), Olympic Elimination Team (70 meters).

Sailing

Originally from the Netherlands, it was included in the competition program at the 2nd Olympic Games in 1900.

A separate women's event was added at the 24th Olympic Games in 1988.

A, Men: Sailing 470, Sailing Finn, Windsurfing Mee;

B, Women: Sailing 470, Sailing European, Windsurfing Mee;

C, Mixed: Sailing, 49er, Laser, Ternado and so on.

Taekwondo

A, Men: -58KG, -68KG, -80KG, +80KG;

B, Women: -49KG, -57KG, -67KG, +67KG

Ice Hockey

Also known as Ice Hockey, it is a sport that originated in Canada and has been played in North and South America since then. 1956.... The 7th Winter Olympics was listed as an official event

Ice skating

A winter sport in which people use ice skates to glide across the ice. It originated in the Netherlands in the 10th century. Ice skating includes speed skating, short track speed skating, and figure skating.

A. Speed Skating

Men: 500 meters, 1000 meters, 1500 meters, 5000 meters, 10,000 meters;

Women: 500 meters, 1000 meters, 1500 meters, 3000 meters, 5000 meters;

B. Speed Skating

Men: 1000 meters, 5000 meters, 5000 meters. Relay;

Women: 500m, 3000m relay;

C. Figure Skating: Single Skating, Pair Skating and Dancing on Ice.

Skiing

Skiing is a winter sport in which athletes hold ski poles and glide on skis on the snow. It originated in the snowy regions of northern Europe.

Skiing includes cross-country skiing, ski jumping, alpine skiing, Nordic skiing and freestyle skiing.

Sled

Originated in the Swiss Alps, bobsledding is a winter sport that involves riding on a wooden or metal bobsled skateboard on a dedicated snow and ice route at high speed. Divided into two kinds of ruddered sled and rudderless sled.

Modern biathlon

Originally from Norway, it is a skiing and shooting competition related to hunting activities in the winter, and was renamed biathlon in the 8th Winter Olympics in 1960 and included as an official competition.

The women's competition was added in the 16th Winter Olympics in 1992.

***28 major events and 301 minor events

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