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There were three official demonstration sports for the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona: Roller Hockey, Taekwondo and Basque Pelota. The sport of Beach Volleyball is also regularly listed as a demonstration sport for these Olympics, though it is not listed in the official reports. There was also a Wheelchair racing demonstration event as part of the athletics program, as it had been since 1984.

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In addition to demonstration sports, the 1987 edition of the Olympic Charter also allows for displays of traditional or minority sports, the so-called "exhibition sports", which can be held alongside the Games.

The official Olympic report notes that there were 23 applications for exhibition sports: bowling, seven-a-side football, golf, karate, Canary wrestling, León wrestling, swimming with flippers, orienteering, parachuting, petanque, Valencian pelota, slalom canoeing, racquets, raid militaire (a long distance cross-country race on horseback), water skiing, putting, softball, squash, sling shot, trials, skate sailing and beach volleyball.

Of these submissions, nine were considered viable: bowling, golf, karate, parachuting, petanque, racquets, raid militaire, softball, and squash. Later the list was reduced to four: bowling, golf, softball, and squash. However, ultimately the Barcelona organizing committee decided not to organize any exhibition sports at all.

source: 1992 Official Report of the Barcelona Olympic Games, vol 3.

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Related Pages

• Roller Hockey Demonstration in 1992
• Basque Pelota Demonstration in 1992
• Taekwondo Demonstration in 1992
• Beach Volleyball Demonstration in 1992
• Full list of all Demonstration Sports
• About the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games