How does a sport become Olympic?
Jennifer Booth
Issue date: 2/17/10 Section: Sports Features
To make it onto the Olympic program, a sport first has to be recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). That means it is practiced around the world and meets a number of criteria established by the
A recognized sport may be added to the Olympic program on the recommendation of the IOC's Olympic Program Commission. The Olympic Program Commission was developed in 2002.
One of the key missions of the Olympic Program Commission has been to set up a regular and clearly defined process by which the Olympic Program would be reviewed after each Olympic Games.
Fifteen winter sporting events are recognized as part of the 2010 Winter Olympics. They are classified into 3 main groups. Ice sports, skiing/snowboarding and Nordic events.
The eight sports categorized as ice sports are: bobsled, luge, skeleton, ice hockey, figure skating, speed skating, short track speed skating and curling.
The three sports categorized as alpine skiing and snowboarding events are: alpine, freestyle and snowboarding.
The four sports categorized as Nordic events are: biathlon, cross country skiing, ski jumping and Nordic combined.
There are a total of 86 events within these sports. That's 258 medals in all.
82 National Olympic Committees and 2,629 athletes have entered in the 2010 Winter Olympics.
The Cayman Islands, Colombia, Ghana, Montenegro, Pakistan, Peru and Serbia are making their winter Olympic debuts.
A recognized sport may be added to the Olympic program on the recommendation of the IOC's Olympic Program Commission. The Olympic Program Commission was developed in 2002.
One of the key missions of the Olympic Program Commission has been to set up a regular and clearly defined process by which the Olympic Program would be reviewed after each Olympic Games.
Fifteen winter sporting events are recognized as part of the 2010 Winter Olympics. They are classified into 3 main groups. Ice sports, skiing/snowboarding and Nordic events.
The eight sports categorized as ice sports are: bobsled, luge, skeleton, ice hockey, figure skating, speed skating, short track speed skating and curling.
The three sports categorized as alpine skiing and snowboarding events are: alpine, freestyle and snowboarding.
The four sports categorized as Nordic events are: biathlon, cross country skiing, ski jumping and Nordic combined.
There are a total of 86 events within these sports. That's 258 medals in all.
82 National Olympic Committees and 2,629 athletes have entered in the 2010 Winter Olympics.
The Cayman Islands, Colombia, Ghana, Montenegro, Pakistan, Peru and Serbia are making their winter Olympic debuts.
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