Olympic Sports List

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- Dates: February 12 to February 28, 2010
- Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Television coverage: NBC
- Competitions: 86
- Sports: 15
- Over 80 nations expected to participate
- Total of 258 medals to be awarded (86 each gold, silver and bronze)

The 2010 Winter Olympics will feature 86 competitions between 15 sports. The games will be held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, from February 12 to February 28, 2010.

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.
Winter Sports
Summer Sports
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.

Winter Olympic Sports 2010
Olympic Sports List News
- Report misreads the nation's love of the Olympics
  
  They talk of sports that inspire the spirit of Australia - but list many that have such little international interest that they are mere blips on the global ... (November 24, 2009)
  Brisbane Times
- Christmas shopping should be an Olympic sport — PATTY FEDELI'S vintage WHINE
  
  If you have small children on your shopping list six weeks may be too much time to wield your purchasing power. Most little kids' wish lists alter more ... (November 23, 2009)
  The North Bay Nugget
- The Wild are lost in mediocrity
  
  But even after rededicating himself to the game following a terrible performance in the 2009 playoffs, he is playing himself off the Canadian Olympic team ... (November 24, 2009)
  SI.com
- Plan now for a stellar skiing, boarding season
  
  The first of three halfpipe events used to determine the US Olympic team. 3. US Snowboardcross Cup. Telluride (Dec. 17-20). Second qualifying race for the ... (November 24, 2009)
  Denver Post
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Summer Olympic Sports 2008
- 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
Olympic Sports List on Amazon
- Water Sports & Outdoor Recreation Movie: Aqua Frolics DVD (1940s) - $7.99
  
  A wonderful vintage movie! Aqua Frolics shows some early underwater footage from the 1940s, when this technology was brand new. Shots include both humans and sea creatures swimming...
  
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- American Sports History: Let's Go Bowling DVD (1955) - $8.99
  
  Let's Go Bowling initiates those who might be new to the sport into the history, rules, and modern culture of the game. The narrator comments as a novice bowler is taught by her fr...
  
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- Vintage Extreme Stuntmen and Sports Videos: 1918 Stunt Compilation DVD (1918) - $7.99
  
  Hold onto your seats while watching this rare 1918 stunt compilation. Even though this vintage film remains silent, the content is exciting and unbelievably daring! Daredevils skat...
  
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- Floorball: Floorball, Sport, Floorball World Championships, List of World Floorball champions, Bandy, List of IFF member nations, International Olympic ... Asia Oceania Floorball Confederation - $59.00
  
  Floorball, Sport, Floorball World Championships, List of World Floorball champions, Bandy, List of IFF member nations, International Olympic Committee, List of Asia Pacific Floo...
  
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- Historical Adventure Sports Movies: Chinook's Children DVD (1940s) - $7.99
  
  This vintage 1940s silent film documents the training of champion sled dog Chinook's litter of puppies. Chinook was the lead sled dog for Admiral Richard Byrd; and the viewer watch...
  
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Olympic Sports List Questions
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- Will Chicago get the Olympics in 2016? 3 Answers
  
  No. because Rio de Janeiro already was awarded the games. ... read more
- Who do you think will be hosting the Summer Olympics in 2016 and why? 5 Answers
  
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Discontinued Summer Sports
- Basque Pelota
- Cricket
- Croquet
- Golf
- Jeu de Paume
- Lacrosse
- Polo
- Rackets
- Roque
- Rugby Union
- Tug of War
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- Olympic sports - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
  Olympic sports - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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- Summer Olympic Games - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
  Summer Olympic Games - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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- Olympic Sports List
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- INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - SPORTS
  
  International Olympic Committee, IOC, sports, Games, Olympic sports, Olympic, Aquatics, Archery, Athletics, Badminton, Baseball, Basketball, Boxing, Canoe / kayak, Cycling, Equest...
  olympic.org
- INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - SPORTS
  
  Olympic Sports - The current Olympic Games program includes 35 sports and nearly 400 events. There are also past Olympic sports and sports recognised by the Olympic Movement.
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