Home›Multi-Sport Games›SportBrowse BySportThis dimension links a competition to the sport it is actually contested in. Wikipedia describes the FIFA World Cup as an "association football competition," tying it firmly to one sport rather than a multi-sport event like the Olympics. Browsing by sport gathers every competition held within the same discipline.FactsSportFAQsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of OriginWell-attested1896 1Defining CharacteristicWell-attestedThe modern Olympic Games are a series of international multi-sport events. 1SportFilter Results49 entriesScopeAllContinental (35)Olympic (46)World or International (1)FrequencyAllBiennial (Every Two Years) (22)Every Four Years (48)Founding YearAll1896 (44)1900 (16)1904 (15)1908 (16)1912 (14)1920 (16)1924 (23)1928 (20)1932 (16)1934 (1)1936 (22)1948 (24)1951 (35)1952 (21)1956 (23)1960 (34)1964 (11)1968 (27)1972 (29)1976 (26)1980 (28)1984 (28)1988 (25)1992 (27)1994 (7)1996 (21)1998 (8)2000 (4)2002 (8)2004 (4)2006 (8)2008 (4)2010 (8)2012 (4)2014 (8)2016 (4)2018 (8)2020 (4)2022 (8)2024 (24)2026 (8)Derived FromAllOlympic Games (42)Contact LevelAllFull Contact (2)Limited (5)Non-Contact (13)Playing SurfaceAllCourt (5)Ice (2)Ring (1)Snow (2)Water (5)Team or IndividualAllBoth (2)Team (14)Show ResultsBrowseCompareAlpine SkiingSport24 entriesArcherySport13 entriesArtistic SwimmingSport3 entriesAssociation FootballSport21 entriesAthleticsSport31 entriesBadmintonSport6 entriesBaseballSport5 entriesBasketballSport14 entriesBiathlonSport20 entriesBoxingSport21 entriesCanoeingSport16 entriesCricketSport1 entryCyclingSport32 entriesDivingSport21 entriesEquestrianSport19 entriesFencingSport27 entriesField HockeySport19 entriesFigure SkatingSport27 entriesGolfSport4 entriesGymnasticsSport30 entriesHandballSport11 entriesIce HockeySport28 entriesJudoSport11 entriesKarateSport2 entriesLacrosseSport2 entriesMartial ArtsSport1 entryNordic SkiingSport27 entriesPoloSport5 entriesPowerliftingSport1 entryRock ClimbingSport2 entriesRowingSport30 entriesRugby UnionSport4 entriesSailingSport20 entriesSepak TakrawSport1 entryShootingSport19 entriesSki JumpingSport26 entriesSnowboardingSport10 entriesSoftballSport3 entriesSpeed SkatingSport26 entriesSquashSport1 entrySurfingSport2 entriesSwimmingSport26 entriesTable TennisSport6 entriesTaekwondoSport4 entriesTennisSport12 entriesVolleyballSport11 entriesWater PoloSport19 entriesWeightliftingSport19 entriesWrestlingSport19 entriesFAQsWhy is the Olympic Games classified separately from a single-sport championship?The dividing line is whether an event stages many sports under one committee, as the Olympics does, or a single sport, as a World Cup does.Multi-Sport Games covers recurring events staging many different sports under one umbrella competition, such as the Olympic Games, the Paralympic Games and the Asian Games, organized by an international or continental organizing committee. A championship devoted to a single sport, however large, is grouped instead under the relevant World Cup or championship category, since the dividing line is whether many disciplines or one discipline is contested.Sources1. Wikipedia: Olympic Gamestier 2WikipediaOlympic Games, 1896 Games sectionThe first Games held under the auspices of the IOC were hosted in the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens in 1896.Olympic Games, lead sectionThe modern Olympic Games (Olympics; French: Jeux olympiques) are a series of international multi-sport events.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.