10 sports featured olympic games

Club Swinging was only in the Olympics twice, ending in Once a very competitive Olympic sport, tug of war employs teams that struggle and strain to pull a rope past a certain point. Great Britain actually won the most medals in this event, historians say. Tug-of-war was an Olympic event until , and was then relegated to the church picnic circuit.

Live pigeon shooting. Meet the world's 1 female trap shooter The Olympics in Paris had the great distinction of being the first Games where women competed. It also wore the ignoble badge for this sport, where athletes aimed to bring down as many pigeons as possible.

Nearly birds were slain, historians say, leaving a bloody, feathery mess. The winner shot down 21 pigeons. Just kidding, come on now. The Games in Paris was the only time pigeon killing was featured in the Olympics. Swimming obstacle course. As strange as this sport may seem, the obstacles swimmers had to overcome are even more unusual.

In the Games in Paris, swimmers crawled over boats, swam under them and climbed a pole -- all the while swimming meters in the Seine. No, but if we did the water quality itself would probably be the biggest obstacle.

Roller hockey. Athletes name their Olympic Hero. Athletes name their Olympic Hero Maybe if this was the s and there was a disco ball, this sport would have taken off.

Roller Hockey debuted at the Barcelona Games. The game follows the rules of ice hockey, but with roller skates. Argentina took the gold.

La Canne. Ultimate, formerly known as Ultimate Frisbee is a team sport based on the childhood game that many people across the world share joy in.

Players switch through phases of offense and defense and points are scored when a team catches the disc at the opposition team's end zone, making it a low contact sport. It provides a bigger challenge when considering environmental factors such as wind, sun and rain and requires athletic abilities similar to many Olympic sporting events.

It could see participation in the Olympics from around the world as the flying disc is popular. Lacrosse is a non contact sport that requires a high level of fast reflexes, agility and skill. It is a demanding sport which demands the best performance from athletes, making it a perfect sport for the Olympics which will only showcase the best talents of the world on the stage.

Also read: India at Olympics — Top 20 moments in the past years. Also read: 10 most successful countries at the Olympics. Home Featured. Featured Top 10 sports that should be in the Olympics. Squash Yuvna Gupta Source: Macau Squash Squash is very popular in India and is followed by many people recreationally as well as professionally. In there were 26 sports contested, increasing to 28 in , and 33 in See also the pages about the number of sports at each Olympiad, and also the changes over time.

In addition to the official sports on the program, there are other recognized sports that are set for possible inclusion in the future. As well as those listed below, there are many other possible new sports for future Games. More can be found on Discontinued Olympic Sports. The contest involved climbing up a 7m rope as fast as possible which was a major test of core and upper body strength and stability.

It was used as a demonstration sport in the Olympics of These are some of the many Olympic sports that were discontinued. Baseball and skateboarding at one time were part of the Olympics but were discontinued but talks within the Olympic committee allowed them to be added in the now postponed Tokyo Olympics.

There may be a chance that one of the sports listed could be approved again. Also read: 10 most successful countries at the Olympics. Home Featured. Featured 10 sports that failed to remain a part of the Olympic games. Latest Videos.