Tennis was a part of the original modern Olympics that were started in 1896. Tennis was an Olympic sport until after the 1924 Olympics when it was dropped. Tennis, again, became an Olympic sport beginning with the 1988 Olympics.
Tennis was an event at the first Modern Olympics in 1896. It was contested every Olympics until 1924. It was then dropped from the Games and did not return as a medal event until 1988.
Tennis.
The year was actually 1924. Tennis was dropped from the Olympic programme after 1924 amid turmoil over such issues as where to draw the line between amateurism and professionalism, and it didn't return as a medal sport until 1988.
tennis mixed double
Tennis Mixed Double
Tennis. The 1988 Games were the first Games that tennis was a medal sport since the 1924 Games in Paris.
Why did the Olympics Committee eliminate tennis after 1924?
Tennis was an event at the first modern Olympics in 1896 and was competed at every Olympics until 1924. Tennis was dropped after the 1924 Games and did not make its return until 1984 as a demonstration sport and 1988 as a medal sport.
1924
No it was not, but it was featured in the Olympic games demonstration programme in 1924
1924.