Rio Olympics Guide: Every sport played at the 2016 Games
Find out every sport being played at the Olympics, the reigning champion of that sport, and what country has the most gold medals
Archery
First introduced: 1900 Paris Olympics – dropped after 1924 and re-instated at 1972 Munich Olympics
Reigning champion: South Korea
Most Gold medals: South Korea – 19 gold medals (since 1972)

Badminton
First introduced: 1992 Barcelona Olympics
Reigning champion: China
Most Gold medals: China – 16 gold medals

Basketball
First introduced: 1936 Berlin Olympics
Reigning champion: USA (Men’s), USA (Women’s)
Most Gold medals: USA (Men’s) – 14 gold medals, USA (Women’s) – 7 gold medals

Boxing
First introduced: 1904 St. Louis Olympics
Reigning champion: Great Britain
Most Gold medals: USA – 50 gold medals

Canoe / Kayak
First introduced: 1936 Montreal Olympics
Reigning champion: Germany
Most Gold medals: The former Soviet Union – 29 gold medals

Cycling (Track, Road, Mountain, BMX)
First introduced: 1896 Athens Olympics
Reigning champion: Great Britain
Most Gold medals: France – 41 gold medals

Diving
First introduced: 1904 St. Louis Olympics
Reigning champion: China
Most Gold medals: USA – 49 gold medals

Equestrian (Dressage, Jumping and Eventing)
First introduced: 1900 Paris Olympics
Reigning champion: Great Britain
Most Gold medals: Germany – 23 gold medals

Fencing
First introduced: 1896 Athens Olympics
Reigning champion: Italy
Most Gold medals: Italy – 48 gold medals

Field hockey
First introduced: 1908 London Olympics
Reigning champion: Germany (Men’s), Netherlands (Women’s)
Most Gold medals: India – 8 gold medals

Golf
First introduced: 1900 Paris Olympics – dropped after 1904 and reinstated at 2016 Rio Olympics
Reigning champion: USA
Most Gold medals: USA – 3 gold medals

Gymnastics
First introduced: 1896 Athens Olympics
Reigning champion: China
Most Gold medals: The former Soviet Union - 72 gold medals

Handball
First introduced: 1936 Berlin Olympics
Reigning champion: France (Men’s), Norway (Women’s)
Most Gold medals: The former Soviet Union – 4 gold medals

Judo
First introduced: 1964 Tokyo Olympics
Reigning champion: Russia
Most Gold medals: Japan – 34 gold medals

Modern Pentathlon
First introduced: 1912 Stockholm Olympics
Reigning champion: Czech Republic (Men’s), Lithuania (Women’s)
Most Gold medals: Hungary and Sweden – 9 gold medals

Rowing
First introduced: 1900 Paris Olympics
Reigning champion: Great Britain
Most Gold medals: The former East Germany – 33 gold medals

Rugby Union
First introduced: 1900 Paris Olympics
Reigning champion: USA
Most Gold medals: USA – 2 gold medals

Sailing
First introduced: 1900 Paris Olympics
Reigning champion: Australia
Most Gold medals: Great Britain – 25 gold medals

Shooting
First introduced: 1896 Athens Olympics
Reigning champion: South Korea
Most Gold medals: USA – 53 gold medals

Football
First introduced: 1900 Paris Olympics
Reigning champion: Mexico (Men’s), USA (Women’s)
Most Gold medals: Hungary (Men’s) – 3 gold medals, USA (Women’s) – 4 gold medals

Swimming
First introduced: 1896
Reigning champion: USA
Most Gold medals: USA – 230 gold medals

Synchronized swimming
First introduced: 1984 Los Angeles Olympics
Reigning champion: Russia
Most Gold medals: Russia – 8 gold medals

Table Tennis
First introduced: 1988 Seoul Olympics
Reigning champion: China
Most Gold medals: China – 24 gold medals

Taekwondo
First introduced: 2000 Sydney Olympics
Reigning champion: Spain
Most Gold medals: South Korea – 10 gold medals

Tennis
First introduced: 1896 – but was dropped after 1924 and re-instated in 1988
Reigning champion: USA
Most Gold medals: USA - 20 gold medals

Track and Field
First introduced: 1896 Athens Olympics
Reigning champion: USA
Most Gold medals: USA – 320 gold medals

Triathlon
First introduced: 2000 Sydney Olympics
Reigning champion: Great Britain
Most Gold medals: Switzerland – 2 gold medals

Volleyball
First introduced: 1964 Tokyo Olympics
Reigning champion: Brazil
Most Gold medals: The former Soviet Union – 7 gold medals

Water polo
First introduced: 1900 Paris Olympics
Reigning champion: Croatia (Men’s), USA (Women’s)
Most Gold medals: Hungary – 9 gold medals

Weightlifting
First introduced: 1896 Athens Olympics
Reigning champion: China
Most Gold medals: The former Soviet Union – 39 gold medals

Wrestling
First introduced: 1896 Athens Olympics
Reigning champion: Russia
Most Gold medals: The former Soviet Union – 62 gold medals

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