A demonstration sport, or exhibition sport, is a sport which is played to promote it, rather than as part of standard medal competition. This occurs commonly during the Olympic Games, but may also occur at other sporting events.
Demonstration sports were officially introduced in the 1924 Summer Olympics,[1] though some scholars consider unofficial sports prior to 1924 to also be demonstrations.[2] Most organizing committees then decided to include at least one demonstration sport at each edition of the Games, usually some typical or popular sport in the host country, like baseball at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games and taekwondo at the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games. From 1924 to 1992, only two Summer Olympics Games did not have demonstration sports on their program. Some demonstration sports eventually gained enough popularity to become an official sport in a subsequent edition of the Games. Traditionally, the medals awarded for the demonstration events followed the same design as the Olympic medals, but of a smaller size. They are never included in the medal count.
Demonstration sports were suspended after the 1992 Summer Olympics, as the Olympic program grew bigger and it became more difficult for the organizing committees to give them the appropriate attention, since the IOC required the same treatment to be dispensed for official and demonstration sports.[3] It is unlikely that they will be reintroduced as a requirement for future Olympic organizing committees. However, the Beijing Olympic Committee received permission from the IOC to run a wushu (martial arts) competition parallel to the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, Wushu Tournament Beijing 2008.[4][5][6]
Under the event-based program that began with the 2020 Summer Olympic Games, the host organizing committees added the following optional sports to the program with full medal status:
5 The IOC permitted a parallel wushu competition to be run (2008 Beijing Wushu Tournament), but this was not an official demonstration sport.
6 The IOC permitted a parallel esports competition to be run (known as the eGames), but this was not an official demonstration sport.
7 Though not explicitly listed as a demonstration sport, the Japan Sumo Association originally planned to hold a special two-day exhibition sumo tournament between the Olympics and Paralympics as part of a larger official Olympics cultural festival; this was cancelled due to rescheduling of the 2020 Olympics to 2021.[9][10][11]
8 On 3 August 2016, the 129th IOC Session was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. At this conference, the IOC agreed a new policy to shift the Games to use an "event-based" program rather than a "sport-based" program. Under this new policy, the host organizing committee can propose the addition of sports to the program. Baseball/softball were added back to the program for 2020 only in this way, along with karate, sport climbing, surfing, and skateboarding.[12][13]
9 On 24 June 2019, the 134th IOC Session was held in Lausanne, Switzerland. At this conference, the Paris Organising Committee proposed that surfing, sport climbing, and skateboarding all return, along with the addition of breaking. On 7 December 2020, the IOC confirmed all four sports.[14]
Winter Olympicsedit
Below is the list of demonstration sports at the Winter Olympic Games. Italic denotes not officially recognized as a demonstration sport by the IOC.
1 The CGF endorsed a rugby league nines competition (2014 Rugby League Commonwealth Championship) to be held preceding the games, but this was not listed an official demonstration sport.[19]
3 The CGF endorsed an esports competition (Commonwealth Esports Championship) to be held during the games, but this was not listed an official demonstration sport.[21]
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External linksedit
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A demonstration sport or exhibition sport is a sport which is played to promote it rather than as part of standard medal competition This occurs commonly during the Olympic Games but may also occur at other sporting events Demonstration sports were officially introduced in the 1924 Summer Olympics 1 though some scholars consider unofficial sports prior to 1924 to also be demonstrations 2 Most organizing committees then decided to include at least one demonstration sport at each edition of the Games usually some typical or popular sport in the host country like baseball at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games and taekwondo at the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games From 1924 to 1992 only two Summer Olympics Games did not have demonstration sports on their program Some demonstration sports eventually gained enough popularity to become an official sport in a subsequent edition of the Games Traditionally the medals awarded for the demonstration events followed the same design as the Olympic medals but of a smaller size They are never included in the medal count Demonstration sports were suspended after the 1992 Summer Olympics as the Olympic program grew bigger and it became more difficult for the organizing committees to give them the appropriate attention since the IOC required the same treatment to be dispensed for official and demonstration sports 3 It is unlikely that they will be reintroduced as a requirement for future Olympic organizing committees However the Beijing Olympic Committee received permission from the IOC to run a wushu martial arts competition parallel to the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games Wushu Tournament Beijing 2008 4 5 6 From the 1984 Summer Olympics until the 2004 Summer Olympics two Paralympic events a men s and a women s wheelchair racing event were included in the athletics programme of each Games These events are considered by many as a demonstration sport but were in fact used to promote the Paralympic Games Disabled events in alpine and Nordic skiing 1988 only were also held as demonstration sports at the 1984 and 1988 Winter Olympics Contents 1 Summer Olympics 2 Winter Olympics 3 Commonwealth Games 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksSummer Olympics editBelow is the list of demonstration sports at the Summer Olympic Games Italic denotes not officially recognized as a demonstration sport by the IOC Games Demonstration sports Entered theOlympic program where applicable 1908 London1 cycle polo men dueling men 1912 Stockholm baseball men glima men 19922 1920 Antwerp korfball mixed 1924 Paris Basque pelota men la canne men canoeing and kayaking men savate men volleyball 1936 1964 1928 Amsterdam kaatsen men korfball mixed lacrosse men 1932 Los Angeles American football men lacrosse men 1936 Berlin baseball men gliding men Indian sports kabaddi men kho kho 7 mallakhamb 7 19922 1948 London lacrosse men Swedish Ling gymnastics men and women 1952 Helsinki Finnish baseball men handball men 19723 1956 Melbourne Australian rules football men baseball men 19922 1960 Rome none 1964 Tokyo baseball men budō men 19922 1968 Mexico City Basque pelota men tennis men and women 19884 1972 Munich badminton men and women water skiing men and women 1992 1976 Montreal none 1980 Moscow none 1984 Los Angeles baseball men tennis men and women 19922 19884 1988 Seoul badminton men and women baseball men bowling men and women judo women taekwondo men and women 1992 19922 1992 2000 1992 Barcelona Basque pelota men and women roller hockey men taekwondo men and women 2000 1996 Atlanta none 2000 Sydney none 2004 Athens none 2008 Beijing none5 2012 London none 2016 Rio de Janeiro none6 2020 Tokyo none7 Under the event based program that began with the 2020 Summer Olympic Games the host organizing committees added the following optional sports to the program with full medal status Games Optional sports 2020 Tokyo baseball men 2 softball women 8 karate men and women 8 sport climbing men and women 8 surfing men and women 8 skateboarding men and women 8 2024 Paris breaking men and women 9 sport climbing men and women 9 surfing men and women 9 skateboarding men and women 9 2028 Los Angeles Proposed Sports baseball men softball women cricket flag football 2032 Brisbane TBC 1 Although demonstration sports were introduced only in 1912 at the 1908 Olympics some sports competitions were held simultaneously to the games 8 2 Baseball was officially removed from the Olympic program after the 2008 Beijing Games See also 8 3 Was part of the program as field handball in 1936 4 Was part of the program between 1896 and 1924 5 The IOC permitted a parallel wushu competition to be run 2008 Beijing Wushu Tournament but this was not an official demonstration sport 6 The IOC permitted a parallel esports competition to be run known as the eGames but this was not an official demonstration sport 7 Though not explicitly listed as a demonstration sport the Japan Sumo Association originally planned to hold a special two day exhibition sumo tournament between the Olympics and Paralympics as part of a larger official Olympics cultural festival this was cancelled due to rescheduling of the 2020 Olympics to 2021 9 10 11 8 On 3 August 2016 the 129th IOC Session was held in Rio de Janeiro Brazil At this conference the IOC agreed a new policy to shift the Games to use an event based program rather than a sport based program Under this new policy the host organizing committee can propose the addition of sports to the program Baseball softball were added back to the program for 2020 only in this way along with karate sport climbing surfing and skateboarding 12 13 9 On 24 June 2019 the 134th IOC Session was held in Lausanne Switzerland At this conference the Paris Organising Committee proposed that surfing sport climbing and skateboarding all return along with the addition of breaking On 7 December 2020 the IOC confirmed all four sports 14 Winter Olympics editBelow is the list of demonstration sports at the Winter Olympic Games Italic denotes not officially recognized as a demonstration sport by the IOC Games Demonstration sports Entered theOlympic program where applicable 1924 Chamonix none1 1928 St Moritz military patrol men skijoring men 1932 Lake Placid curling men sled dog racing men speed skating women 19981 1960 1936 Garmisch Partenkirchen military patrol men ice stock sport men 1948 St Moritz military patrol men winter pentathlon men 1952 Oslo bandy men 1956 Cortina d Ampezzo none 1960 Squaw Valley none 1964 Innsbruck ice stock sport men 1968 Grenoble ice dancing then known as rhythmic skating 1976 1972 Sapporo none 1976 Innsbruck none 1980 Lake Placid none 1984 Sarajevo disabled alpine skiing men 1988 Calgary curling men and women freestyle skiing men and women short track speed skating men and women disabled alpine and Nordic skiing men and women 1998 1992 moguls only 1992 1992 Albertville curling men and women speed skiing men and women freestyle skiing aerials men and women freestyle skiing ski ballet men and women 1998 1994 1994 Lillehammer none 1998 Nagano none 2002 Salt Lake City none 2006 Turin none 2010 Vancouver none 2014 Sochi none 2018 Pyeongchang none2 1 Curling was part of the program in 1924 which in 2002 the IOC retroactively decided would be considered an official Olympic event 2 Though not listed as a demonstration sport the Intel Extreme Masters held an esports tournament for two games StarCraft II and Steep with official support from the IOC 15 Commonwealth Games editDemonstration sports have also been held during the Commonwealth Games sometimes under the heading of exhibition sports 16 17 18 Games Demonstration sports Entered theCommonwealth Gamesprogram where applicable 1958 Cardiff polo show jumping 1962 Perth none 1966 Kingston none 1970 Edinburgh none 1974 Christchurch artist gymnastics 1978 1978 Edmonton lacrosse 1982 Brisbane Australian rules football table tennis 2002 1986 Edinburgh judo 1990 1990 Auckland netball triathlon 1998 2002 1994 Victoria para athletics para swimming para lawn bowls 2002 2002 2002 1998 Kuala Lumpur sepak takraw silambam silat wushu 2002 Manchester none 2006 Melbourne none 2010 Delhi none 2014 Glasgow none1 2018 Gold Coast none2 2022 Birmingham none3 1 The CGF endorsed a rugby league nines competition 2014 Rugby League Commonwealth Championship to be held preceding the games but this was not listed an official demonstration sport 19 2 The CGF endorsed a rugby league nines competition 2018 Rugby League Commonwealth Championship to be held preceding the games but this was not listed an official demonstration sport 20 3 The CGF endorsed an esports competition Commonwealth Esports Championship to be held during the games but this was not listed an official demonstration sport 21 See also editCommonwealth Games sports Olympic sports World GamesReferences edit Demonstration sports history at the Olympic Summer Games The Olympic Studies Centre Olympic World Library 2024 01 19 Archived from the original on 2024 01 19 Retrieved 2024 01 27 Yttergren Leif 2018 11 16 Baseball glima and Gotlandic sport An analysis of the demonstration sports in the 1912 Stockholm Olympics Diagoras International Academic Journal on Olympic Studies 2 103 122 Retrieved 2024 01 27 Olympic Games Medals Results Sports Athletes Medailles Resultats Sports et Athletes des Jeux Olympiques Olympic org Retrieved 2014 02 10 Wushu to be part of Beijing Olympic Games Culture News News Brief Newsgd Retrieved 2014 02 10 Xinhua English News xinhuanet com 2005 10 16 Archived from the original on November 4 2005 Retrieved 2014 02 10 Wushu Tournament Beijing 2008 to begin August 21 Beijing 2008 Olympic Games 2008 08 05 Archived from the original on 2008 08 08 a b Nag Utathya 24 June 2022 Kho Kho a kabaddi like sport linked with Indian epic Mahabharata know all about it Olympics com Olympic Games Medallists Other Sports Gbrathletics com Retrieved 2014 02 10 Sumo wrestling coming sort of to the Tokyo Olympics AP News Associated Press Grand Sumo Tournament rooting for the Tokyo 2020 Games Sumo wrestlers throw considerable weight behind Tokyo 2020 Games Reuters Reuters IOC approves five new sports for Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 Olympic org IOC 3 August 2016 Archived from the original on 7 October 2016 Retrieved 3 August 2016 You re in Baseball softball 4 other sports make Tokyo cut USA Today 3 August 2016 Archived from the original on 16 October 2017 Retrieved 18 August 2016 Gender equality and youth at the heart of the Paris 2024 Olympic Sports Programme International Olympic Committee 7 December 2020 Retrieved 3 May 2021 Zaccardi Nick 3 November 2017 Esports event in PyeongChang before Olympics supported by IOC NBC News Retrieved 5 November 2017 Sports included in the Commonwealth Games Topend Sports Website Retrieved 2021 09 12 Aussie Rules Football at the Commonwealth Games commonwealthgames com au 22 October 2020 Retrieved 18 September 2021 Sepaktakraw Makes Its Debut At Games thecgf com 7 April 1998 Retrieved 14 September 2021 Kumuls beat Roos to win Commonwealth gold nrl com 29 June 2014 Retrieved 14 September 2021 Wales looking for volunteers to support team at 2018 Rugby League Commonwealth Championship insidethegames biz 23 September 2017 Retrieved 14 September 2021 About CGF Commonwealth Esports Championships Retrieved 28 July 2022 External links editInternational Olympic Committee Olympic Official Reports List of Olympic medallists Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Demonstration sport amp oldid 1219053057, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
