how many sports are there
Also they have a right to join new sports and remove old ones. Olympics didnât organize in world war years and joined limited nations in cold war years like 1980 and 1984. How many sports are there in Olympic Games? Today there are 30 disciplines, over 400 events and of 35 sports in Olympic Games program. Some games are only possible in Summer Olympic Games or Winter Olympic games. Also there are lots of categories of games like Wrestling has two categories as Freestyle and Greco-Roman.
Sports of the Olympic Games. At the first Olympic Games in 1896, there were nine sports contested. Since that time many sports have been added (and removed too) from the program. Only five sports have been contested at every summer Olympic Games since 1896: Athletics, Cycling, Fencing, Gymnastics and Swimming. In 2012 there was 26 sports contested, and in 2016 there will be 28 (see list).