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Here is some background information on the subject Summer Olympicswhich takes place every four years.
That Olympic Games 2020 took place in Tokyo from July 23 to August 8, 2021. The games have been postponed due to the Coronavirus Pandemic.
Paris is set to host the 2024 Olympic Games.
The 2032 Olympic Games will be held in Brisbane, Australia.
Facts and History of the Summer Olympics
The first revival of the Olympic Games took place from April 6, 1896 to April 15, 1896 in Athens, Greece.
The first modern summer Olympic champion was James Connolly (USA), who won the triple jump.
At the first modern Summer Olympics, 14 nations and 241 athletes (all men) took part in 43 competitions.
The Olympic Flame was first lit during the opening ceremony of the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam.
The ancient games took place at least between 776 B.C. and 393 AD.
water sports
1896 – Swimming is part of the first modern Olympic Games in Athens. The first disciplines are freestyle and breaststroke.
1900 – Men’s water polo is included in the Paris Olympics. Backstroke is added to the swimming competitions.
1904 – Diving will be added to the St. Louis Olympics.
1912 – Women’s swimming and diving are added to the Stockholm Olympics.
1984 – Singles and duet synchronized swimming will be added to the Los Angeles Olympics.
1996 – Synchronized swimming will be converted to team competition. Each team consists of eight members.
2000 – Synchronized diving and women’s water polo are added to the Sydney Olympics. Synchronized swimming will be changed again to include both team and duet competitions.
2008 – For the first time at the Olympics, a 10K swim race will be held in open water rather than in a pool. Both men and women compete.
archery
1900 – Archery is added to the Paris Olympics.
1912 – Archery is excluded from the Stockholm Olympics.
1920 – The last time archery was featured in the Olympics was in 1972.
1972 – Archery is again included in the Olympic competition in Munich.
1988 – Team Archery will be added at the Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea.
1992 – The Olympic Round archery format is established at the Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain.
Athletics (track and field)
776 BC – Athletics is part of the first ancient Olympic Games in Greece.
1896 – Athletics is part of the first modern Olympic Games in Athens. Competitions include 100m, 1,500m, 110m hurdles, marathon, long jump, triple jump, pole vault, discus throw, shot put and high jump.
1924 – Track and field competitions for women are added to the Olympic Games in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Competitions include 100m, 800m, 4 x 100m, high jump and discus.
1984 – The women’s marathon is added to the Olympic Games in Los Angeles.
2008 – The women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase debuts as an Olympic competition.
badminton
1972 – Badminton is a demonstration sport at the Olympic Games in Munich.
1992 – Badminton is officially added to the Barcelona Olympics.
baseball
1992 – Baseball is added to the Barcelona Olympics.
2012 – Baseball is dropped from the London Olympics.
2021 – Baseball and softball return for the Tokyo Games.
basketball
1904 – Basketball is a show event at the St. Louis Olympic Games.
1936 – Men’s basketball is added to the Olympic Games in Berlin.
1976 – Women’s basketball is added to the Montreal Olympics.
1992 – Rules of entry will be changed to allow professional basketball players to compete on Olympic teams.
2021 – 3×3 basketball is officially added as an Olympic event.
Beach volleyball
1996 – Men’s and women’s beach volleyball will be added to the Atlanta Olympics.
boxing
688 BC – Boxing is added to the ancient Olympic Games.
1896 – A committee decides boxing is too dangerous for the modern Olympics.
1904 – Boxing is added to the St. Louis Olympics.
1912 – Boxing is banned from the Stockholm Olympics due to a boxing ban law in Sweden.
1920 – Boxing is added back to the Olympic Games in Antwerp, Belgium.
2012 – Women’s boxing makes its debut at the London Olympics.
Break
2024 – Breaking will appear at the Paris Games.
canoeing
1924 – Canoe Kayak Flatwater Race is an exhibition event at the Paris Olympic Games.
1936 – Men’s Canoe/Kayak Flatwater Races are added to the Berlin Olympics.
1948 – Women’s canoe/kayak flatwater races are added to the London Olympics.
1972 – Canoe/Kayak Slalom races will be added at the Munich Olympics.
1992 – Canoe/kayak slalom racing is a competition at the Barcelona Olympics for the first time since 1972.
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1896 – Cycling is part of the first modern Olympic Games in Athens. The two events are road racing and track cycling.
1996 – Mountain bike racing makes its debut at the Atlanta Olympics.
2008 – Bicycle Moto Cross (BMX) debuts as an Olympic event for both men and women.
equestrian
1900 – Jumping is added to the Olympic Games in Paris.
1912 – Dressage and eventing are added to show jumping at the Stockholm Olympics as the three disciplines of equestrian sport.
1952 – Rules of entry will be changed to allow non-cavalry officers to compete in the Olympics.
fencing
1896 – Fencing is part of the first modern Olympic Games in Athens.
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1896 – Soccer is an exhibition event at the first modern Olympic Games in Athens.
1908 – Football is added to the London Olympics.
1984 – Rules of participation will be changed to allow professional soccer players to participate in the Olympic teams.
golf
1900 – Golf makes its debut at the Paris Olympics.
2016 – After a 112-year break, golf is at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
gymnastics
1896 – Men’s artistic gymnastics is part of the first modern Olympic Games in Athens. The men compete on six pieces of apparatus: horizontal bar, parallel bars, pommel horse, rings, vault and rope climbing.
1928 – Women’s Artistic Gymnastics is added to the Olympic Games in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
1936 – The individual disciplines of artistic gymnastics for men at the Olympics in Berlin will be changed to floor exercise, pommel horse (pommel horse), wrestling, parallel bars, high bar and long horse (jump).
1952 – The women’s artistic gymnastics individual competitions introduce the four apparatus format: vault, uneven bars, balance beam and floor exercise at the Helsinki Olympics.
1984 – Rhythmic gymnastics is an exhibition event at the Los Angeles Olympic Games.
1996 – Rhythmic gymnastics is added to the Atlanta Olympics.
2000 – Trampoline is added to the Sydney Olympics.
handball
1936 – Handball is a show event at the Olympic Games in Berlin.
1972 – Handball is added to the Olympic Games in Munich.
ice Hockey
1908 – Field hockey is added to the London Olympics.
judo
1964 – Men’s judo becomes the first Asian sport to be added to the Tokyo Olympics.
1992 – Women’s Judo is added to the Barcelona Olympics.
karate
2021 – Karate performs at the Tokyo Games.
Modern pentathlon
The modern pentathlon includes shooting, fencing, swimming, horseback riding and cross-country running.
708 BC – Ancient Pentathlon is added in Ancient Olympic Games.
1912 – Men’s modern pentathlon is added to the Olympic Games in Stockholm, Sweden.
2000 – Women’s Modern Pentathlon is added to the Sydney Olympics.
rowing
1900 – Men’s rowing is added to the Olympic Games in Paris.
1976 – Women’s rowing is added to the Montreal Olympics.
rugby
2016 – Rugby Sevens makes its debut at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
Sail
1900 – Sailing is added to the Olympic Games in Paris.
shoot
1896 – The men’s shooting is part of the first modern Olympic Games in Athens.
1984 – Shooting for women is added to the Olympic Games in Los Angeles.
skateboarding
2021 – Skateboarding shows up at the Tokyo Games.
soft ball
1996 – Softball is added to the Atlanta Olympics.
2012 – Softball is dropped from the London Olympics.
2021 – Softball and baseball return for the Tokyo Games.
sport climbing
2021 – Sport climbing performs at the Tokyo Games.
surfing
2021 – Surfing makes an appearance at the Tokyo Games.
table tennis
1988 – Table tennis is added to the Seoul Olympics.
Taekwondo
1980 – The IOC officially recognizes Taekwondo as an Olympic sport.
1988 and 1992 – Taekwondo is an exhibition event at the Seoul and Barcelona Olympic Games.
2000 – Taekwondo is officially included as a competitive event in the Sydney Olympics.
tennis
1896-1924 – Tennis is part of the Olympic Games.
1984 – Tennis is an exhibition event at the Los Angeles Olympic Games.
1988 – Tennis is reintroduced at the Seoul Olympics.
triathlon
Participants swim 1,500 meters, cycle 40 kilometers and run 10 kilometers in a row.
1994 – The IOC officially recognizes triathlon as an Olympic sport.
2000 – Triathlon is added to the Sydney Olympics.
volleyball
1964 – Men’s and women’s volleyball will be added at the Tokyo Olympics.
weightlifting
1896 – Weightlifting is part of the first modern Olympic Games in Athens.
2000 – Women’s weightlifting is added at the Sydney Olympics.
wrestling
776 BC – Wrestling is part of the first ancient Olympic Games in Greece.
1896 – Greco-Roman wrestling is part of the first modern Olympic Games in Athens.
1904 – Free wrestling is part of the Olympic Games.
1908 – After a brief hiatus, Greco-Roman wrestling is once again used in the Olympics.
2004 – Women’s freestyle wrestling is added to the Athens Olympics.
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