What are the 2 type of Olympic Games that are held every 2 years?

LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND — The International Olympic Committee voted nearly unanimously Tuesday to hold the Summer and Winter Games in different years in a move aimed at focusing more attention on the winter events. The Olympics will go on as scheduled in 1988 and 1992.

What are the 5 most popular Olympic sports?

The most popular Olympic sports

  • The history of the Olympic Games. The summer and winter games are each held every four years and up until 1992, they were both held in the same year.
  • The most popular olympic sports.
  • Gymnastics.
  • Table Tennis.
  • Track and Field.
  • Swimming.
  • Soccer.
  • Basketball.

How many sports are in the Olympics?

33 sports
Olympic sports are contested in the Summer Olympic Games and Winter Olympic Games. The 2020 Summer Olympics included 33 sports; the 2022 Winter Olympics included seven sports.

What sport is luge?

Luge is one of the oldest winter sports. It involves competitors lying on their backs on a tiny sled with their feet stretched out in front of them, and racing down an icy track at speeds in the range of 140 km/h, without brakes.

What is the number 1 Olympic sport?

The most popular world sport as measured by other methods is soccer, which is also one of the most popular Summer Olympic sports, though swimming and athletics reach their peak in popularity during the Olympics and give soccer some competition.

What is the most popular Olympic game?

As the postponed 2020 Olympics Games in Tokyo draw closer, international data from YouGov shows just how popular each sport is around the world. Among global consumers in the more than two dozen markets in which YouGov conducts research via the Global Fan Profiles tool, swimming is most followed by fans of the games.

How many sports are played in Olympics?

Olympic sports are contested in the Summer Olympic Games and Winter Olympic Games. The 2020 Summer Olympics included 33 sports; the 2022 Winter Olympics included seven sports.

What is the most popular Olympic event?