Sports at the 1996 Olympic Games
The 1996 Olympic games were held in Atlanta, USA. There were 26 sports on the program, with just softball added to the list of sports since the last Olympic Games. Within the sport of cycling, mountain biking was included for the first time. Within the sport of volleyball, beach volleyball was played for the first time.
List of sports for the 1996 Olympics
- Aquatics (Swimming, Diving, Synchronized Swimming and Water Polo)
- Archery
- Athletics
- Badminton
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Boxing
- Canoeing
- Cycling (Road, Track and Mountain Biking)
- Equestrian
- Fencing
- Field Hockey
- Football
- Gymnastics (Artistic and Rhythmic)
- Handball
- Judo
- Modern Pentathlon
- Rowing
- Sailing
- Shooting
- Softball
- Table Tennis
- Tennis
- Volleyball (Indoor and Beach)
- Weight Lifting
- Wrestling (Greco-Roman and Freestyle)
Related Pages
- list of sports for every Olympiad
- number of sports at each Olympiad
- The changes to the sports program for each Olympiad
- See details of sport selections
- About Discontinued Olympic Sports.
- How sports are selected for the Olympics
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