There are currently 26 sports at the Olympics, listed below. Those in bold consist of more than one discipline/branch, and are also controlled by the same international federation:
- Archery
- Athletics
- Badminton
- Basketball
- Boxing
- Canoe/Kayak
- Cycling/Biking
- Equestrian
- Fencing
- Football
- Gymnastics
- Handball
- Field hockey
- Judo
- Modern Pentathlon
- Rowing
- Sailing
- Shooting
- Swimming
- Table Tennis
- Taekwondo
- Tennis
- Triathlon
- Volleyball
- Weightlifting
- Wrestling
Many other sports have been or will be in past and future Olympics; the above are the ones which will be in the next Games (2012 London).