The sports which made their Olympic bow in the 2000 Games were Triathlon, Trampolining and Taekwondo (having previously been a demonstration sport). There was also the addition of Weightlifting for women, this having already been a medal sport for men.
There are 26 sports.
The Summer Olympic Games did not take place in 2002.
there will be 12 sports in the summer olympics.
Not all the sports in the summer games can be played in the winter games, and vice verse.
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The Paralympics are split into summer and winter games, much like the Olympic Games. There are 22 sports in the summer games, and 5 sports in the winter games.
What sport was introduced at the Sydney games 2000 and Athens 2004?What sports are being introduced in the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games?What sports were introduced at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics?What sports are being introduced at the 2014 Olympic Games??
There were no Summer Olympics held in the year 2009.
301 events in 28 sports were held at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens.
The word "modern" distinguishes the games since 1896 from the ancient Greek Olympic games from 776 BC. There are two Olympics games, summer and winter, referring to the season of year the games are held in and the sports contested therein.
The Summer Olympic Games include more 'summertime' sports such as volleyball, swimming, or equestrian, while the Winter Olympic Games include more 'wintertime' sports such as skiing, ice skating, and snowboarding.
According to the official International Olympic Committee's website, "Current Olympic Games programme (For the Beijing 2008 Summer Games) includes 35 sports and nearly 400 events. There are also past Olympic sports and sports recognised by the Olympic Movement." This obviously fluctuates from Olympics to Olympics and between Summer and Winter games.