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Sports on the Olympic programmeFAST FACTS43Key facts and fi gures from inside the Olympic Movement* INFORMATION SOURCED FROM IOC REPORTS AND OLYMPIC.ORGAthens 1896 LosAngeles 1932Melbourne/Stockholm1956Barcelona 1992Golf 112 years after it last appeared, at St Louis in 1904Rugby92 years after it last appeared, at Paris in 1924Rio 2016sports28 disciplines42306 medal eventswill be contested at the Olympic Games Rio 2016914282517The growth of the Olympic programmeTwo sports return to the Olympic programme in Rio de JaneiroSportsWith the addition of women’s boxing, the Olympic Games London 2012 were the fi rst in which women competed in every sport on the Olympic programmesports with mixed events for men and women – badminton, equestrian, sailing and tennisAthleticsAquaticsCyclingGymnastics WrestlingSports with the most medal events at the Olympic Games Rio 2016474618 18 18The Olympic Games Athens 1896 was the only edition of the Games when rowing wasn’t staged, after it was cancelled due to stormy seas20sports will stage team events in Rio de JaneiroSince 1948, three athletes have won medals in more than one sport at the Summer GamesConn Findlay (USA Ð rowing and sailing)Roswitha Krause (GER Ð handball and aquatics)Rebecca Romero (GBR Ð cycling and rowing)100%82 OLYMPIC REVIEW