All The New Sports That Will Be At The Olympics For The First Time This Year

The Summer Olympics always allow for the finest in the world of sports to push themselves to the limits. Each athlete feels the weight of their country's pride on their shoulders, regardless of the sport.

There are staples in the multi-sports event. I mean, what would the Summer Olympics be without basketball, soccer, track and field, and gymnastics? Among others, of course. The Olympics remains the gold standard for athleticism, and the ability to introduce new sports allows the competition to evolve over time.

So, how does a new sport get introduced into the Olympic Games?

The Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee was the first to propose new sports, adding surfing, karate, sports climbing, skateboarding, and baseball/softball to its Summer Games.

So what could we expect this year?

With the Olympics in full swing, here are the four new sports that will be introduced at the Paris 2024 games.

1. Breaking will make its debut at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

2. Kayaking introduces a brand new discipline: cross kayaking.

3. Two new sailing events were added this year: kiteboarding and windsurfer — iQFoil.

Now that we've established some of the new events, let's take a look at some of the changes that will be happening in the upcoming Olympics.

4. NBC reports that a men's artistic swimming category has been established, marking a first in Olympic history.

5. The shotgun shooting event was changed to mixed skeet team from mixed team trap.

6. An expansion of the women's weight class.

7. The marathon race walking mixed relay replaces the individual 50-km discipline.

8. Meanwhile, the IOC has excluded three previously included sports in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Martial arts enthusiasts should be disappointed that karate will not return to the Olympics.

Let me know which event you're more looking forward to at the Olympics this year!