New olympic sports 2024
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced the addition of several new sports to the Olympic program for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. Here are the new sports that will make their Olympic debut in 2024:
- Surfing: Surfing will make its Olympic debut in 2024, with men's and women's shortboard events.
- Skateboarding: Skateboarding will also make its Olympic debut in 2024, with men's and women's park events.
- Sport Climbing: Sport climbing will be a new Olympic sport in 2024, with men's and women's combined events.
- Karate: Karate will make its Olympic debut in 2024, with men's and women's kumite (sparring) events.
- Breakdancing: Breakdancing, also known as breaking, will be a new Olympic sport in 2024, with men's and women's events.
These new sports will join the existing Olympic sports, which include:
- Aquatics (swimming, diving, synchronized swimming, water polo)
- Archery
- Athletics (track and field)
- Badminton
- Basketball
- Boxing
- Canoeing (sprint and slalom)
- Cycling (road, track, mountain bike, BMX)
- Equestrian (dressage, eventing, jumping)
- Fencing
- Football (soccer)
- Gymnastics (artistic, rhythmic, trampoline)
- Handball
- Hockey (field hockey)
- Judo
- Modern Pentathlon (shooting, fencing, swimming, equestrian, running)
- Rowing
- Sailing
- Shooting
- Softball
- Table Tennis
- Taekwondo
- Tennis
- Triathlon (swimming, cycling, running)
- Volleyball (indoor and beach)
- Weightlifting
- Wrestling (freestyle and Greco-Roman)
The IOC has also announced that several sports will be making their Olympic return in 2024, including:
- Baseball/Softball: After a 12-year absence, baseball and softball will return to the Olympic program in 2024.
- Lacrosse: Lacrosse will make its Olympic return in 2024, with men's and women's events.
- Polo: Polo will return to the Olympic program in 2024, with men's and women's events.
Note that the IOC has also announced that several sports will be dropped from the Olympic program after the 2024 Games, including:
- Golf: Golf will be dropped from the Olympic program after the 2024 Games.
- Rugby Sevens: Rugby Sevens will be dropped from the Olympic program after the 2024 Games.
- Tennis: Tennis will be dropped from the Olympic program after the 2024 Games, with the exception of the mixed doubles event.
The IOC will continue to review and update the Olympic program to ensure that it remains relevant and appealing to a global audience.