Sports

A total of 43 sports are in the Olympics, including eight in the upcoming Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, and 35 in the LA 2028 Summer Olympics.

In all, 35 sports are on the Olympic programme for the LA 2028 Olympic Games. They are: Aquatics (Swimming, Marathon Swimming, Diving, Water Polo, Artistic Swimming), Archery, Athletics, Badminton, Baseball Softball*, Basketball (3x3, Basketball), Canoe (Canoe Sprint, Canoe Slalom), Cricket*, Cycling (BMX Freestyle, BMX Racing, Road Cycling, Track Cycling), Equestrian (Dressage, Eventing, Jumping), Fencing, Flag Football*, Football, Golf, Gymnastics (Artistic Gymnastics, Rhythmic Gymnastics, Trampoline Gymnastics), Handball, Hockey, Judo, Lacrosse*, Modern Pentathlon, Rowing (Rowing, Coastal Rowing), Rugby (Rugby Sevens), Sailing, Shooting, Skateboarding, Sport Climbing, Squash*, Surfing, Table Tennis, Taekwondo, Tennis, Triathlon, Volleyball (Beach Volleyball, Volleyball), Weightlifting, and Wrestling (Greco-Roman Wrestling, Freestyle Wrestling).

*Sports proposed by the Organising Committee of LA 2028 for the upcoming edition of the Games.

There are no demonstration sports currently confirmed for LA 2028.

Eight sports and 15 disciplines are due to feature on the Olympic programme for Milano Cortina 2026. They are: Biathlon, Bobsleigh (Skeleton, Bobsleigh), Curling, Ice Hockey, Luge, Skating (Figure Skating, Speed Skating, Short Track Speed Skating), Ski Mountaineering*, and Skiing (Alpine Skiing, Cross-Country Skiing, Ski Jumping, Nordic Combined, Freestyle Skiing, Snowboard).

*Ski Mountaineering was approved by the IOC as an additional sport for the programme of this specific edition of the Olympic Winter Games.

There are no demonstration sports for Milano Cortina 2026.

There will be 25 sports on the programme of the Summer Youth Olympic Games Dakar 2026.

The 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Gangwon featured a total of seven different sports. They were: Biathlon, Bobsleigh (Skeleton, Bobsleigh), Curling, Ice Hockey, Luge, Skating (Figure Skating, Speed Skating, Short Track), and Skiing (Alpine, Cross-Country, Ski Jumping, Nordic Combined, Freestyle Skiing, Snowboard).

All sports on the Olympic programme are governed by an International Federation (IF). Disciplines are branches of sports comprising one or more events. Events are competitions within a sport or discipline that give rise to rankings.

For example, skiing is a sport, Alpine skiing is a discipline, and giant slalom is an event.

A number of past editions of the Games have showcased sports alongside the main Olympic programme.

Several sports on the Olympic programme for Paris 2024 first featured as demonstration sports, including canoe at Paris 1924, handball (field) in 1952, badminton at Munich 1972, women’s judo at Seoul 1988, taekwondo at Seoul 1988 and Barcelona 1992, and tennis at both Mexico 1968 and Los Angeles 1984. All were upgraded to full Olympic events subsequently.

There are also several sports on the Winter Olympic programme that were first featured as demonstration sports, including women’s speed skating at Lake Placid 1932, curling at Lake Placid 1932, Seoul 1988 and Barcelona 1992, freestyle skiing at Seoul 1988 and Barcelona 1992, and short track speed skating at Seoul 1988.