There is already Football at the Olympic games. Genius.
Two sports that were excluded from the Olympics are cricket and squash. Cricket was excluded due to issues related to lack of global participation and a lengthy match format, while squash was excluded because it failed to receive enough support from the International Olympic Committee to be included.
Most if not all sports in the first Olympics did no include the allowance of women to participate. They got the right to compete almost 20 years later in many events.
28 sports (games) are in the Olympics
summer sports
No sports will be added in the 2018 Winter Olympics.
There Were Infact Only 7 Sports When The Olympics Started,:D
There were 33 sports played during 2004 olympics.
The Olympics has more sports than the Commonwealth Games.
The Winter Olympics have competitions for sports that are considered 'cold weather sports' .... sports that can only be done on snow or ice. These sports include skiing, speed skating, and ski jumping. The Summer Olympics have competitions for sports that are considered 'warm weather sports'. These sports include athletics (Track and Field), marathon, and equestrian. There are Winter Olympics and Summer Olympics because you can play different sports in different seasons.
There are no specifically Irish sports as part of the Olympics, such as Ireland's national sports, Gaelic Football and Hurling. Irish Olympians participate in various sports at the Olympics such as athletics, boxing, swimming , equestrian sports and others.
Mauritius competed in the following sports in the 2008 Olympics:400m DashArcheryBadmintonBoxingCyclingSwimmingWeightlifting
There are 30 sports in olympics