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Prior to the creation of the Winter Olympics in 1924, figure skating and Ice Hockey were competed at the Summer Games. Once the Winter Games came into being, these sports were switched from Summer to Winter.
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How much sports are in the summer olympic games?
There are 26 sports.
What 3 sports made there debut at the 2002 summer Olympic games?
The Summer Olympic Games did not take place in 2002.
What are 5 summer Olympic sports?
Five sports from the Summer Olympic Games are swimming, gymnastics (artistic and rhythmic), volleyball, fencing, and rowing. There were 26 sports in the 2012 Summer Olympic Games, and there will be 28 in the 2016 Games.
How many sports will be played during the Summer 2012 Olympic games?
there will be 12 sports in the summer olympics.
Why do you have a summer and a winter olympic games?
Not all the sports in the summer games can be played in the winter games, and vice verse.
How many countries are required to participate in an olympic sport?
From the IOC:The IOC establishes the programme of the Olympic Games, which only includes Olympic Sports. 1 Olympic Sports included in the Programme of the Olympic Games 1.1 To be included in the programme of the Olympic Games, an Olympic sport must conform to the following criteria: 1.1.1 only sports widely practised by men in at least seventy-five countries and on four continents, and by women in at least forty countries and on three continents, may be included in the programme of the Games of the Olympiad; 1.1.2 only sports widely practised in at least twenty-five countries and on three continents may be included in the programme of the Olympic Winter Games.
What sports are not included in the Olympic games?
i think it might be football
What sports were included in the first olympic games held in 1886?
Tickling was the only sport included.
How many events are at the Paralympics?
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.
How many sports are competed in during the summer Olympic games?
Eight
How are Olympic sports introduced?
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??
What sports are included in the Summer Olympics for girls?
All games can be for girls.
