Home > Events > Olympics > Discontinued SportsThere are currently 32 sports on the program at the Paris Olympic Games, though the number has generally increased over time. It is surprising the large number and variety of sports and events that haveat one time been officially part of the Olympic Games. There are also many sports that have been demonstration sports, and some of these have made it onto the official program too.Ray Ewry performing a standing high-jumpfrom: The Official Sport of the Olympic Games of 1908Discontinued Olympic SportsSince the first modern Olympic Games in 1896, as many as ten sports have disappeared completely from the schedule, such as croquet, cricket (returning in LA 2028), jeu de paume, pelota, polo, roque, rackets, tug-of-war and motor boating. The Winter Olympics also has a few sports and events that have been discontinued.The most recent sports to become discontinued are baseball and softball which were dropped from the 2012 Games (but were back again f...
