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How many events are in the Summer Olympics?

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Asked by: Christina Lucero

The Summer Olympics includes 28 sports with 38 disciplines and the Winter Olympics includes 7 sports with 15 disciplines. Nine sports were on the original Olympic programme in 1896: athletics, cycling, fencing, gymnastics, weightlifting, shooting, swimming, tennis, and wrestling.

How many total events are in the Olympics 2021?

339 events

How many sports are there in the 2021 Olympic Games? The 2021 Tokyo Olympics are adding a couple of new sports to the list this year, coming out to a total of 33 sports and 339 events.

How many games are in the Olympics?

Olympic sports. Currently, the Olympic program consists of 35 different sports, 53 disciplines and more than 400 events. The Summer Olympics includes 28 sports with 38 disciplines and the Winter Olympics includes 7 sports with 15 disciplines.

How many events are in the Olympics 2022?

109 medal

What sports are in the 2022 Winter Olympics? There will be a total of 109 medal events across the following 15 sports: Alpine Skiing. Biathlon.

How many games are in the 2020 Olympics?

While the inaugural Athens 1896 Games involved only nine sports and 43 events, Tokyo 2020 will feature 33 sports and a whopping 339 medal events, making it the biggest Olympic program till date. At Tokyo 2020, the IOC has included four new sports – karate, surfing, skateboarding and sport climbing.

How many Olympic rings are there?

five rings

Based on a design first created by Pierre de Coubertin, the Olympic rings remain a global representation of the Olympic Movement and its activity. These five rings represent the five parts of the world now won over to the cause of olympism and ready to accept its fecund rivalries.

What are the 7 new Olympic sports?

New Olympic events at the 2022 Beijing Games

  • Bobsled: Women’s monobob.
  • Freestyle skiing: Mixed team aerials.
  • Freestyle skiing: Men’s big air.
  • Freestyle skiing: Women’s big air.
  • Short-track speedskating: Mixed team relay.
  • Ski jumping: Mixed team event.
  • Snowboarding: Mixed team snowboard cross.

What are the 109 events at the Olympics?

There will be a total of 109 medal events across the following 15 sports:

  • Alpine Skiing. Men’s Combined. Men’s Downhill. …
  • Biathlon. Men’s 4×7.5km Relay. Men’s 10km Sprint. …
  • Bobsled. Four-Man. Two-Man. …
  • Cross-Country Skiing. Men’s Individual Sprint (Freestyle) Men’s Skiathlon. …
  • Curling. Men’s Tournament. …
  • Figure Skating. Men’s Singles.

Are there any new sports in the 2022 Olympics?

There are seven new events at the Olympic Winter Games programme with the inclusion of the women’s monobob, men’s and women’s freestyle skiing Big Air events, and mixed team events in short track, ski jumping, snowboard cross and freestyle skiing aerials all set to make their exciting debuts at the Games!