Olympic Sports In The Summer. The olympics are thought of as being steeped in tradition, but just four sports disciplines—athletics, fencing, swimming and artistic gymnastics—have been. From table tennis to badminton to water polo, we've made the ultimate armchair.

Occurring every four years—provided there is no global war or pandemic—the summer olympic games bring together athletes from across the world. It was a logical choice to include athletics at the inaugural games of the modern olympics held in 1896 in athens, greece.