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There were a total of 28 sports at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. Within those 28 sports, there were 302 separate competitions, including 165 men's events, 127 women's events, and 10 mixed events.
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Summer Sports
- Archery
- Athletics
- Badminton
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Boxing
- Canoeing
- Cycling
- Diving
- Equestrian
- Fencing
- Field Hockey
- Football (Soccer)
- Gymnastics
- Handball
- Judo
- Modern Pentathlon
- Rowing
- Sailing
- Shooting
- Softball
- Swimming
- Synchronized Swimming
- Table Tennis
- Taekwondo
- Tennis
- Triathlon
- Volleyball
- Water Polo
- Weightlifting
- Wrestling
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Longtime and Former Sports
Since the first Summer Olympics in 1896, only five sports, swimming, athletics, gymnastics, fencing and cycling, have been contested at each Summer Games. There are also 11 sports that have been discontinued, including golf, cricket and tug of war. -
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Winter Olympic Sports 2010
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- Alpine Skiing
- Biathlon
- Bobsliegh
- Cross-country Skiing
- Curling
- Figure Skating
- Freestyle Skiing
- Ice Hockey
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- Luge
- Nordic Combined
- Short Track Speed Skating
- Skeleton
- Ski Jumping
- Snowboarding
- Speed Skating
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Summer Olympic Sports 2008
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- Archery
- Athletics
- Badminton
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Boxing
- Canoeing
- Cycling
- Diving
- Equestrian
- Fencing
- Field Hockey
- Football (Soccer)
- Gymnastics
- Handball
- Judo
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- Modern Pentathlon
- Rowing
- Sailing
- Shooting
- Softball
- Swimming
- Synchronized Swimming
- Table Tennis
- Taekwondo
- Tennis
- Triathlon
- Volleyball
- Water Polo
- Weightlifting
- Wrestling
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Discontinued Summer Sports
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- Basque Pelota
- Cricket
- Croquet
- Golf
- Jeu de Paume
- Lacrosse
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- Polo
- Rackets
- Roque
- Rugby Union
- Tug of War
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Vintage Extreme Stuntmen and Sports Videos: 1918 Stunt Compilation DVD (1918) - $7.99
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