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The following sports were competed in the 2006 Winter Olympics: Alpine skiing
Biathlon
Bobsleigh
Cross-country skiing
Curling
Figure skating
Freestyle skiing
Ice hockey
Luge
Nordic combined
Short track speed skating
Skeleton
Ski jumping
Snowboarding
Speed skating
The following sports were competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics: Archery
Athletics
Badminton
Baseball
Basketball
Boxing
Canoeing
Cycling
Diving
Equestrian
Fencing
Football/Soccer
Gymnastics
Handball
Judo
Modern pentathlon
Rowing
Sailing
Shooting
Softball
Swimming
Synchronized swimming
Taekwondo
Tennis
Triathlon
Volleyball
Water polo
Wheelchair Racing
Wrestling
The only events that appear in all the Olympic Games from 1896 forward (and they were Summer Games) are ones in the track and field category - and there are a number of them. The events that have always been competed are: 100 metres, 400 metres, 1500 metres, Marathon, 110 metre hurdles, Long jump, Triple jump, High jump, Pole vault, Shot put and Discus throw. That's a total of 11 events.
A link to the Wikipedia article on Athletics at the Summer Olympics is provided.
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When was fencing introduced in the Olympics?
Fencing has been a part of the Modern Olympics since the first Modern Olympic Games in 1896.
Which is the only country that has been represented at every modern olympic games summer and winter?
This Will Be Found Out In A Few Years ....
How many times have the Olympic Games been held Africa?
The Olympic Games have not been held in Africa.
When was the Olympic flame first used at an Olympic games?
the first Olympics game festival was in 776 bc
Have Singapore held the Olympic games?
No, Singapore has never been host of an Olympic Games.
What number is this 2008 Summer Olympics?
The modern Summer Olympic Games was started in 1896. There have been 28 Summer Olympic Games held. The modern Winter Olympic Games were started in 1924. There have been 20 Winter Olympic Games held.
What are the games for Youth Olympic Games?
There are a total of 28 sports for the Youth Olympic Games. Some sports have been modified to suit younger competitors, e.g. basketball is played on a 3-on-3 version.
When did sports started?
Sports have been around for thousands of years.
What sports has been contested at every single modern Summer Olympic Games - cycling rowing or weightlifting?
Cycling. Athletics, cycling, fencing, gymnastics, and swimming have been competed at all Summer Olympics
Why were the modern Olympic Games held in Athens?
The original Olympics committee wanted to begin the new Olympic Games where the old ones had been played.
Is it true that the tug of war is a new olympic sport?
No. While tug-of-war is on the International Olympic Committee's list of sports that could be included in the Olympics there has been no discussion about adding it to the Games. Tug-of-war was competed in the early modern Olympics between the 1900 Games in Paris and the 1920 Games in Antwerp.
Fencing became an Olympic sport in what year?
Fencing has been an Olympic event since the modern Games began in 1896.
When did bicycling become an Olympic sport?
Cycling has been competed since the first Modern Olympic Games in 1896 in Athens.
How much years has the Olympics been going for?
The 'modern' Olympic games began in 1896.
When was 100m entered in the olympic games?
As far as the Modern Olympics, the 100 meter dash has been an event since the first Modern Games in 1896.
When was fencing introduced in the Olympics?
Fencing has been a part of the Modern Olympics since the first Modern Olympic Games in 1896.
When did sports coaching begin?
It was 10 years after after the first olympic games had been held 25 years ago!
