The Tokyo Olympics featured a total of 339 events across 33 different sports. This included 33 new events that were added to the Olympic program for the first time, such as skateboarding, sport climbing, surfing, and karate. The events were distributed across various categories including aquatics, athletics, ball sports, combat sports, cycling, gymnastics, and many others.
The breakdown included 50 events in athletics, 47 in swimming, 15 in weightlifting, 14 in judo, and 13 in boxing. Team sports like basketball, football, and volleyball had both men\“s and women\“s competitions, while some individual sports had multiple weight categories or disciplines. The Tokyo Olympics marked one of the most diverse sporting programs in Olympic history, with equal numbers of medal events for men and women for the first time. |