Golf and rugby will be joining the program at the Games in Rio de Janeiro. Previously considered under the closest scrutiny was modern pentathlon, which has been on the Olympic program since the Stockholm Games. It was created by French baron Pierre de Coubertin, the founder of the modern Olympic movement, and combines fencing, horse riding, swimming, running and shooting.
Klaus Schormann, president of governing body UIPM, lobbied hard to protect his sport's Olympic status and it paid off in the end. It also gives me new energy to develop our sport further and never give up. Any comments, suggestions or corrections? Please let us know. Search This Site. PAGES home search sitemap store. He would then do the same on the opposite side. The competitor also performed somersaults over the horse and rode them in the normal fashion. Weightlifting is still part of the Olympic Games but in , , and , men competed by lifting weights with only one hand at a time.
Athletes lifted weights on their right hand before switching to the left. Whoever lifted weights higher on both hands was declared the winner. Not every competition at the Olympics was a sport. From to , the Olympics covered competitive events in sculpting, music, painting, literature, and architecture. Surprisingly, these events attracted more spectators than some sports but were dropped since they attracted professionals while the Olympics was originally meant for amateurs.
An athlete holds Olympic rings aloft against bright blue sky. The IOC voted on Monday in favour of a more flexible sports program that scraps the limit of 28 sports at the Summer Games to move to an "events-based" system that would allow new competitions as long as there are about 10, athletes and medal events over all.
The Winter Games has fewer competitors and events. The move could see baseball and softball added to the schedule for the Tokyo Games while dropping less-than-popular events, such as modern pentathlon. The IOC also approved allowing host cities to propose the inclusion of one or more additional events for their Games.
IOC president Thomas Bach pushed the point reform package — the organization's biggest changes in decades — after several potential host cities were scared off by the costs of hosting the Olympics. The new rules also make the bidding process for host countries more affordable, add sexual orientation to the non-discrimination policy and create an Olympic television channel.
As well, Olympic hosts will be allowed to hold events outside the host city or even country, opening the door to joint bids. In addition to baseball and softball, the IOC's move to allow new sports could also see squash and karate join the Olympic roster — a move that Prof.
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