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Within the 28 sports included in the Olympic Games, there are 37 disciplines, some of which, for instance the Track events in Athletics, are intrinsically connected to the Olympic history, while others have been added to the programme of the Olympic Games recently. One of these is the Women’s Sabre discipline, included for the first time in Olympic Fencing in the Olympic Games in Athens.

Learn about the rules of all the Olympic sports and their disciplines, their history, techniques and records and find out about legendary athletes.

Ιnteresting animations for all sports are also available.

For the Schedule - Results, please refer to the relative section.

AquaticsAquatics

ArcheryArchery

AthleticsAthletics

BadmintonBadminton

BaseballBaseball

BasketballBasketball

BoxingBoxing

Canoeing flatwaterCanoeing slalomCanoeing

CyclingCycling

EquestrianEquestrian

FencingFencing

FootballFootball

Gymnastics ArtisticGymnastics RhythmicGymnastics TrampolineGymnastics

HandballHandball

HockeyHockey

JudoJudo

Modern PentathlonModern Pentathlon

RowingRowing

SailingSailing

ShootingShooting

SoftballSoftball

Table TennisTable Tennis

TaekwondoTaekwondo

TennisTennis

TriathlonTriathlon

VolleyballBeach VolleyVolleyball

WeightliftingWeightlifting

WrestlingWrestling

Image Gallery
Experience the excitement of the Olympic sports by viewing the photos in our Image Galleries
Danielle Woodhouse Νο1 of the Australia prepares to throw the ball during the game against Canada for the 2000 Holiday Cup in California. Donald Miralle /Allsport Ramunas Siskauskas of Lithuania in action against the USA in the Men’s Basketball semi-finals during the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. © Doug Pensinger / Allsport Andrew Schacht with partner Joshua Slack of Australia on their way to winning the final over Julien Prosser and Mark Williams during the Peters Ice Cream Beach Volleyball Tour at Manly Beach in Sydney, Australia on December 22, 2002. © Adam Pretty/Getty Images
Danielle Woodhouse Νο1 of the Australia prepares to throw the ball. Ramunas Siskauskas of Lithuania in action. Andrew Schacht with partner Joshua Slack of Australia on their way to winning the final.
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Sport Events August 2002 - June 2004
During the year leading to the Olympic Games in August 2004, more than 30 Sport Events were held in order to test all critical parameters of competition, venue and technological systems.






The ATHENS 2004 Olympic Games Emblem
Olympic Games

Paralympic Games
The emblem of the ATHENS 2004 Paralympic Games - Visit the official website of the ATHENS 2004 Paralympic Games.



Related sites
Link to the International Olympic Committee site Link to the International Paralympic Committee site Link to the official site of Torino 2006 Link to the official site of Beijing 2008 Link to the official site of Vancouver 2010
Photograph from the Opening Ceremony of the ATHENS 2004 Olympic Games © ATHOC / GETTY IMAGES
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Ticketing
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Olympic Firsts
ATHOC’s ‘floating hotels’ hospitality programme is the biggest ever in the history of the Olympic Games.

Interesting Facts

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