Which of the following sports is played in the Summer Olympics?

The correct answer is Option 4. 

Key Points

•  In all, 32 sports are on the Olympic programme for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
• They are:
  • Aquatics (Swimming, Marathon Swimming, Diving, Water Polo, Artistic Swimming)
  • Archery
  • Athletics
  • Badminton
  • Basketball (3x3, Basketball)
  • Boxing
  • Canoe (Canoe Sprint, Canoe Slalom)
  • Cycling (BMX Freestyle, BMX Racing, Road Cycling, Track Cycling)
  • Equestrian (Equestrian Eventing, Equestrian Dressage, Equestrian Jumping)
  • Fencing
  • Football
  • Golf
  • Gymnastics (Artistic Gymnastics, Rhythmic Gymnastics, Trampoline Gymnastics)
  • Handball
  • Hockey 
  • Judo
  • Modern Pentathlon
  • Rowing, Rugby (Rugby Sevens)
  • Sailing
  • Shooting
  • Skateboarding
  •  Sport Climbing
  • Surfing
  • Table Tennis
  • Taekwondo
  • Tennis
  • Triathlon
  • Volleyball (Beach Volleyball, Volleyball)
  • Weightlifting, and Wrestling (Greco-Roman Wrestling, Freestyle Wrestling).

Additional Information

•  A total of 40 sports are in the Olympics, including 32 in the upcoming Paris 2024 Summer Olympics and eight in Milano Cortina 2026, the next Winter Olympics.
• Several sports on the Olympic programme for Paris 2024 first featured as demonstration sports, including canoe at Paris 1924, handball (field) in 1952, badminton at Munich 1972, women’s judo at Seoul 1988, taekwondo at Seoul 1988 and Barcelona 1992, and tennis at both Mexico 1968 and Los Angeles 1984. All were upgraded to full Olympic events subsequently.

• There are also several sports on the Winter Olympic programme that were first featured as demonstration sports, including women’s speed skating at Lake Placid 1932, curling at Lake Placid 1932, Seoul 1988 and Barcelona 1992, freestyle skiing at Seoul 1988 and Barcelona 1992, and short track speed skating at Seoul 1988.