Here is where you'll learn about the core sports in the Olympics

🥇 1. The original core sports (always in the Summer Olympics)

These are the 5 sports that have been in every single Summer Olympics since 1896:

• Athletics (track & field)
• Swimming
• Gymnastics
• Cycling
• Fencing

These are often considered the true core because they’ve never been removed.

🏅 2. The modern “core program” sports

The International Olympic Committee now defines a larger group of core sports that are guaranteed to be included in each Olympic Games (though the exact number can change).

Examples of these include:

• Athletics
• Swimming
• Gymnastics
• Cycling
• Basketball
• Football (soccer)
• Tennis
• Volleyball
• Boxing
• Judo
• Rowing
• Sailing
• Archery
• Shooting
• Triathlon
• Table tennis
• Weightlifting
• Handball
• Hockey
  …and more (around 25–30 depending on the Games).

❄️ Bonus: Core Winter Olympic sports

For the Winter Olympics, the long-standing core sports include:

• Cross-country skiing
• Figure skating
• Ice hockey
• Nordic combined
• Ski jumping
• Speed skating