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Is water polo included in the olympic games or has it ever been in the Olympics?
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Water Polo has been contested in the Summer Olympic Games since the 1900 Games in Paris. Water polo was among the first team sports to ever be played in the Olympics, along with cricket, polo, Rugby union, and tug of war.
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When did the Water Olympic Games start?
There are no Water or Aquatic Olympics Games, only Summer and Winter. There is no discussion to add an Aquatic Olympic Games as of this time (July 2012).
Is it true that ballroon dancing and surfing are sports included in the Olympic games?
No, ballroom dancing isn't considered a sport, and water sports aren't used in the Olympics (unless you call figure skating a water sport)
What is a water sport at the Olympics?
During the Summer Olympic games, several water sports include swimming, diving and water polo. There is also canoeing and kayaking in the Olympics.
When was water polo first played in first played in the Olympics?
Water Polo is a sport which has been contested in every Olympic Games since the 1900 Summer Olympic Games in Paris - and will be contested again in 2012.
When did the olympic swimming start?
Swimming has been held at every Olympic games since 1896. Open water swimming was added in the 2008 Olympics.
How many countries are required to participate in an olympic sport?
From the IOC:The IOC establishes the programme of the Olympic Games, which only includes Olympic Sports. 1 Olympic Sports included in the Programme of the Olympic Games 1.1 To be included in the programme of the Olympic Games, an Olympic sport must conform to the following criteria: 1.1.1 only sports widely practised by men in at least seventy-five countries and on four continents, and by women in at least forty countries and on three continents, may be included in the programme of the Games of the Olympiad; 1.1.2 only sports widely practised in at least twenty-five countries and on three continents may be included in the programme of the Olympic Winter Games.
What are 5 summer Olympic sports?
Five sports from the Summer Olympic Games are swimming, gymnastics (artistic and rhythmic), volleyball, fencing, and rowing. There were 26 sports in the 2012 Summer Olympic Games, and there will be 28 in the 2016 Games.
What body of water is located furthest from the site of the Olympic Games?
The Caspian Sea is the furthest body of water from the olympic games.
What team sport has been part of the Olympic games longer than any other sport?
The longest running team sport in today's Olympics is water polo which was first played at the 1900 Games in Paris and has been played at every Summer Olympics since then.
When was swimming introduced to Olympics?
swimming has appeared at every modern Olympics, which started in 1896. Womens swimming was introduced to the Olympics in 1912.
When was water polo played In The Olympic's?
Water Polo is a sport which has been contested in every Olympic Games since the 1900 Summer Olympic Games in Paris - and will be contested again in 2012.
Which of the sports was included in the first modern Olympic Games held in 1886?
Tennis
