The 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, will feature 28 sports represented by more than 10,500 athletes from 206 countries.
Some of the sports include:
-Archery
-Badminton
-Basketball
-Boxing
-Canoeing
-Cycling
-Equestrian
-Fencing
-Football
-Golf
-Gymnastics
-Handball
-Hockey
-Judo
-Modern Pentathlon
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Introduction
The 2016 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXXI Olympiad, will take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from August 5 to August 21, 2016. A total of 206 nations are expected to compete at the 2016 Olympics. This event will feature 28 sports with a total of 41 disciplines.
How many sports are in the Olympics?
The summer Olympics are widely considered the world’s premier sporting event. Athletes from all over the globe come together to compete in a variety of different sports. This year, the Olympics will be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. A total of 28 sports will be represented at the 2016 Olympics.
Summer Olympics
The Summer Olympics will be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from August 5-21, 2016, and will feature a total of 28 sports. This is down from the 34 sports that were contested at the 2012 London Olympics, as the International Olympic Committee (IOC) voted to remove baseball/softball, karate, roller sports, squash, and wrestling from the program for 2016. A record 10,500 athletes are expected to compete in Rio.
Here is the complete list of sports that will be contested at the 2016 Summer Olympics:
Archery
Badminton
Basketball
Boxing
Canoe Slalom
Canoe Sprint
Cycling BMX
Cycling Mountain Bike
Cycling Road
Cycling Track
Diving
Equestrian Dressage Equestrian Eventing Equestrian Jumping
Fencing Field Hockey Football Golf Gymnastics Artistic Gymnastics Rhythmic Trampoline Handball Judo Lacrosse Modern Pentathlon Rowing Rugby Sevens Sailing Shooting Softball Swimming Table Tennis Taekwondo Tennis Track & Field Triathlon Volleyball Beach Volleyball Water Polo Weightlifting Wrestling
Winter Olympics
The Winter Olympics are a winter multi-sport event that is held every four years. The first Winter Olympics were held in 1924 in Chamonix, France. The 2016 Summer Olympics will be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
There are a total of 15 sports that will be represented at the 2016 Winter Olympics. These sports are: alpine skiing, biathlon, cross-country skiing, figure skating, freestyle skiing, ice hockey, luge, nordic combined, short track speed skating, skeleton, ski jumping, snowboarding, speed skating.
Combined total
There are a total of 33 sports andDisciplines set to be contested at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio. This is two more than the 2012 London Olympics.
The new sports for 2016 are golf, which last featured at the 1904 games, and Rugby 7s, which was last played way back at the inaugural modern Olympics in Athens in 1896.
How many athletes are in the Olympics?
The Summer Olympics will be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from August 5-21, 2016. There will be a total of 28 sports represented at the 2016 Olympics. 10,500 athletes from 206 countries are expected to participate in the Rio Olympics.
Summer Olympics
The 2016 Summer Olympics will take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from August 5 to 21. A total of 10,500 athletes from 206 countries are expected to compete in 28 different sports.
The International Olympic Committee has not released an official list of sports that will be included in the 2016 Olympics, but it is expected that most of the traditional summer sports will be represented, including track and field, swimming, gymnastics, basketball, and tennis. In addition, there will likely be several new sports added to the lineup, such as kitesurfing, rugby sevens, and golf.
Winter Olympics
The 2018 Winter Olympics will be held in Pyeongchang, South Korea, and will feature 102 events across 15 sports.
The International Olympic Committee recognizes a total of 86 National Olympic Committees, but some of those countries will not be participating in the 2018 games. As of December 2017, it is estimated that around 3,000 athletes from 92 countries will compete in the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Combined total
As of May 2016, there are 10,500 athletes that have been confirmed to participate in the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. This is the largest number of athletes ever to compete in an Olympic games. There will be 205 nations represented in the Rio Olympics.
Conclusion
The International Olympic Committee has not released the official numbers yet, but it is believed that there will be 28 sports represented in the 2016 Olympics. The final number may change slightly, but this is the most accurate estimate at this time.