Rio 2016 Sports
Here are the 28 sports included on the program for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. The sports golf and 7s rugby union were new additions to the program. In boxing, head guards were scrapped for the men and electronic scoring replaced. In a controversial decision, it was also decided that for the first time professional boxers will be allowed to compete at the Olympic Games. There was also a demonstration of eSports and footvolley.
- Aquatics (including swimming, diving and synchronized swimming, water polo)
- Archery
- Badminton
- Basketball
- Boxing
- Canoe / Kayak
- Cycling — including Track, Road, Mountain Bike and BMX
- Equestrian
- Fencing
- Football (soccer)
- Golf
- Gymnastics (Artistic, Rhythmic and Trampolining)
- Handball
- Hockey
women's hockey match in Rio- Judo
- Modern Pentathlon
- Rowing
- Rugby 7s
- Sailing
- Shooting
- Table Tennis
- Taekwondo
- Tennis
- Track & Field
- Triathlon
- Volleyball — indoor and beach volleyball
- Weightlifting
- Wrestling (Greco-Roman and Freestyle)
Related Pages
- There were demonstrations of Footvolley and eSports at the time of the Olympics in Rio.
- Sports at the Olympics
- All about Brazil at the Olympics
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