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An Olympics 'demonstration sport' was an event that was not played/competed to win medals but played/competed in the hopes of the event gaining popularity and possibly being added to the Olympics as a medal sport sometime in the future.
Demonstration sports were discontinued in the Olympics after the 1992 Summer Games in Barcelona.
Demonstration sports that eventually became medal sports include baseball, Taekwondo, and Badminton. Baseball was a demonstration sport in four Olympics (1912, 1936, 1964, 1988) before becoming a medal sport in 1992. Badminton was a demonstration sport in 1972 and 1988 before becoming a medal sport in 1992.
Other demonstration sports that did not become medal sports include water skiing (1972), bowling (1988), and roller hockey (1992).
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Why is baseball not in the olympic'?
The Baseball is not in the Olympics because it is a demonstration sport. Baseball was dropped from the Olympics in 2005 by the International Olympic Committee.
What was not a demonstration sport at the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics?
Snowboarding
Why isn't Tae Kwon Do in the 2012 Olympics?
It is in the Olympics. It was first introduced as a demonstration sport in The Korean Olympics 1988, then formally introduced as a competition sport in the year 2000
What year was Tae Kwon Do first a demonstration sport in the Olympics?
Taekwondo was a demonstration sport for the first time at the 1988 Summer Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea.
What sport is making it's Olympic debut in the 2008 Olympics?
None ... demonstration sports were eliminated from the Olympics in 1992.
What year in the Olympic games did badminton become a medal sport?
Tennis returned as a medal sport at the Olympics in 1988, 68 years after it had last been featured as such. The previous Olympics in 1984, and also in 1968, featured it as a demonstration sport only.
Is the Basketball a sport in the Olympics?
Yes, basketball has been played in the Summer Olympic Games since 1936 and was also played as a demonstration sport in the 1904 Games.
Is Water volleyball an olympic sport?
Water Skiing briefly made an appearance in the Olympics in 1972 but only as a demonstration sport. It is not a sport in 2012 as well ;_; In order for a sport to be recognized it not only has to be popular but meet IOC Standards.
When did ITF teakwondo become an official sport in the Olympic games?
Taekwondo became an official sport in the Olympic games in 2000 Sydney Olympics. In the 1988 Seoul Olympics, the taekwondo demonstration team demonstrated taekwondo and that's when taekwondo became a serious consideration for adding to the Olympics.
What sport was included in the Olympics in 1964 with a round ball?
In the 1964 Olympics, baseball was a demonstration sport. The United States played one game versus Japan.Basketball, soccer, water polo, field hockey and volleyball were the other round ball sports played during the 1964 Olympics.
When did boxing become an Olympic event?
1988 - Taekwondo Olympic debut as a demonstration sport, Seoul, South Korea 1992 - Taekwondo was again a demonstration sport, Barcelona, Spain 1996 - Taekwondo held status of an Exhibition sport, Atlanta, Georgia, USA 2000 - First time Taekwondo was a Full Medal sport, Sydney, Australia
When did soccer become part of the Olympics?
In 1900 it became a demonstration sport in the Olympics, but it became a medal sport in 1908.
