Editing Summer Olympic Games (section)

==Sports==
{{Main|Olympic sports}}
There has been a total of 42 sports, spanning 55 disciplines, included in the Olympic programme at one point or another in the history of the Games. The schedule has comprised 33 sports for the recent Summer Olympics ([[2020 Summer Olympics|2020]]), with 32 sports planned for the next Summer Olympics ([[2024 Summer Olympics|2024]]).

The various Olympic Sports federations are grouped under a common umbrella association, called the [[Association of Summer Olympic International Federations]] (ASOIF).

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{{legend inline|#D3D3D3|No longer included}}
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! Sport||Years
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|[[3x3 basketball at the Summer Olympics|3x3 Basketball]]||Since 2020
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|[[Archery at the Summer Olympics|Archery]]||1900–1908, 1920, since 1972
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|[[Artistic swimming at the Summer Olympics|Artistic swimming]]||Since 1984
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|[[Athletics at the Summer Olympics|Athletics]]||All
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|[[Badminton at the Summer Olympics|Badminton]]||Since 1992
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|[[Baseball at the Summer Olympics|Baseball]]||1992–2008, 2020, 2028
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|[[Basketball at the Summer Olympics|Basketball]]||Since 1936
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|style="background: #D3D3D3;"|[[Basque pelota at the 1900 Summer Olympics|Basque pelota]]||style="background: #D3D3D3;"|1900
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|style="background: #D3D3D3;"|[[Breaking at the 2024 Summer Olympics|Breaking]]||style="background: #D3D3D3;"|2024
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|[[Boxing at the Summer Olympics|Boxing]]||1904, 1908, since 1920
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|[[Canoeing at the Summer Olympics|Canoeing]]||Since 1936
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|[[Cricket at the Summer Olympics|Cricket]]||1900, 2028
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|style="background: #D3D3D3;"|[[Croquet at the 1900 Summer Olympics|Croquet]]||style="background: #D3D3D3;"|1900
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|[[Cycling at the Summer Olympics|Cycling]]||All
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|[[Diving at the Summer Olympics|Diving]]||Since 1904
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|[[Equestrian at the Summer Olympics|Equestrian]]||1900, since 1912
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|[[Fencing at the Summer Olympics|Fencing]]||All
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|[[Field hockey at the Summer Olympics|Field hockey]]||1908, 1920, since 1928
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|[[Flag football at the Summer Olympics|Flag football]]||2028
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|[[Football at the Summer Olympics|Football]]||1900–1928, since 1936
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|[[Golf at the Summer Olympics|Golf]]||1900, 1904, since 2016
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|[[Gymnastics at the Summer Olympics|Gymnastics]]||All
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|[[Handball at the Summer Olympics|Handball]]||1936, since 1972
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|style="background: #D3D3D3;"|[[Jeu de paume at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Jeu de paume]]||style="background: #D3D3D3;"|1908
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|[[Judo at the Summer Olympics|Judo]]||1964, since 1972
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|style="background: #D3D3D3;"|[[Karate at the Summer Olympics|Karate]]||style="background: #D3D3D3;"|2020
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|[[Lacrosse at the Summer Olympics|Lacrosse]]||1904, 1908, 2028
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|[[Modern pentathlon at the Summer Olympics|Modern pentathlon]]||Since 1912
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|style="background: #D3D3D3;"|[[Polo at the Summer Olympics|Polo]]||style="background: #D3D3D3;"|1900, 1908, 1920, 1924, 1936
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|style="background: #D3D3D3;"|[[Rackets at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Rackets]]||style="background: #D3D3D3;"|1908
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|style="background: #D3D3D3;"|[[Roque at the 1904 Summer Olympics|Roque]]||style="background: #D3D3D3;"|1904
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|[[Rowing at the Summer Olympics|Rowing]]||Since 1900
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|style="background: #D3D3D3;"|[[Rugby union at the Summer Olympics|Rugby union]]||style="background: #D3D3D3;"|1900, 1908, 1920, 1924
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|[[Rugby sevens at the Summer Olympics|Rugby sevens]]||Since 2016
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|[[Sailing at the Summer Olympics|Sailing]]||1900, since 1908
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|[[Shooting at the Summer Olympics|Shooting]]||1896, 1900, 1908–1924, since 1932
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|[[Skateboarding at the Summer Olympics|Skateboarding]]||Since 2020 
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|[[Softball at the Summer Olympics|Softball]]||1996–2008, 2020, 2028
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|[[Sport climbing at the Summer Olympics|Sport climbing]]||Since 2020
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|[[Squash at the Summer Olympics|Squash]]||2028
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|[[Surfing at the Summer Olympics|Surfing]]||Since 2020
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|[[Swimming at the Summer Olympics|Swimming]]||All
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|[[Table tennis at the Summer Olympics|Table tennis]]||Since 1988
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|[[Taekwondo at the Summer Olympics|Taekwondo]]||Since 2000
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|[[Tennis at the Summer Olympics|Tennis]]||1896–1924, since 1988
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|[[Triathlon at the Summer Olympics|Triathlon]]||Since 2000
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|style="background: #D3D3D3;"|[[Tug of war at the Summer Olympics|Tug of war]]||style="background: #D3D3D3;"|1900–1920
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|[[Volleyball at the Summer Olympics|Volleyball]]||Since 1964
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|style="background: #D3D3D3;"|[[Water motorsports at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Water motorsports]]||style="background: #D3D3D3;"|1908
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|[[Water polo at the Summer Olympics|Water polo]]||Since 1900
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|[[Weightlifting at the Summer Olympics|Weightlifting]]||1896, 1904, since 1920
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|[[Wrestling at the Summer Olympics|Wrestling]]||1896, since 1904
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===Qualification===
Qualification rules for each of the Olympic sports are set by the [[Sports governing body|International Sports Federation]] (IF) that governs that sport's international competition.<ref>{{cite web|title=International Sports Federations|website=IOC|url=https://olympics.com/ioc/international-federations|access-date=31 January 2022}}</ref>

For individual sports, competitors typically qualify by attaining a certain place in a major international event or on the IF's ranking list. There is a general rule that a maximum of three individual athletes may represent each nation per competition. National Olympic Committees (NOCs) may enter a limited number of qualified competitors in each event, and the NOC decides which qualified competitors to select as representatives in each event if more have attained the benchmark than can be entered.<ref>{{cite web|title=National Olympic Committees|website=IOC|url=https://olympics.com/ioc/national-olympic-committees|access-date=31 January 2022}}</ref>

Nations most often qualify teams for team sports through continental qualifying tournaments, in which each continental association is given a certain number of spots in the Olympic tournament. Each nation may be represented by no more than one team per competition; a team consists of just two people in some sports.

Some [[National Olympic Committee]]s, whose nations are underrepresented after qualifications, may be granted wild card quotas, which are termed ''Universality Places'', in some eligible sports.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://olympics.com/en/news/what-are-universality-places-and-who-can-obtain-one|title=What are Universality Places and who can obtain one?|date=10 May 2024|first=Matthew|last=Nelson|website=Olympics.com|access-date=3 August 2024}}</ref>

===Popularity of Olympic sports===
The IOC divides Summer Olympic sports into five categories (A – E) based on popularity, gauged by six criteria: television viewing figures (40%), internet popularity (20%), public surveys (15%), ticket requests (10%), press coverage (10%), and number of national federations (5%). The category of a sport determines the share of Olympic revenue received by that sport's International Federation.<ref>{{cite news|title=Athletics to share limelight as one of top Olympic sports|url=http://www.qt.com.au/news/atheltics-share-limelight-one-top-olympic-sports/1889097/|newspaper=The Queensland Times|date=31 May 2013|access-date=18 July 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Winners Include Gymnastics, Swimming – and Wrestling – as IOC Announces New Funding Distribution Groupings|work=[[Association of Summer Olympic International Federations|ASOIF]]|url=http://asoif.com/News/News_Article.aspx?ID=3392|date=29 May 2013|access-date=18 July 2013|last=Murray|first=Callum|location=St Petersburg|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714225220/http://asoif.com/News/News_Article.aspx?ID=3392|archive-date=14 July 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> Sports that were new to the 2016 Olympics (rugby and golf) have been placed in Category E.

The current categories are:
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! Cat. !! No. !! Sport
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|align=center|A||align=center|3||athletics, aquatics,{{ref label|a|a}} gymnastics
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|align=center|B||align=center|5||basketball, cycling, football, tennis, volleyball
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|align=center|C||align=center|8||archery, badminton, boxing, judo, rowing, shooting, table tennis, weightlifting
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|align=center|D||align=center|9||canoe/kayaking, equestrian, fencing, handball, field hockey, sailing, taekwondo, triathlon, wrestling
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|align=center|E||align=center|3||modern pentathlon, golf, rugby
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|align=center|F||align=center|6||baseball/softball, karate, skateboarding, sport climbing, surfing
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<span style="font-size:95%">{{note label|a|a}}Aquatics encompasses artistic swimming, diving, swimming, and water polo.</span>