Who’s ‘in’, who’s ‘out’: how are Olympic disciplines chosen?

Whos in whos out how are Olympic disciplines chosen

10,500 athletes, 329 events, 28 Olympic sports and 4 additional sports: how does a discipline get included in the Olympic programme? On what criteria? Why do some leave it?

One Night at the Games looks at the question, with our guests:

  • Fabien Archambaulthistorian, lecturer at the University of Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne, specialist in the history of sporting and political cultures, author of the book Legends of the Century. A History of the Games in Twelve Medals (Flammarion, April 3, 2024)
  • Thanh Liem Lemember of the French Karate team, 6 times junior French champion

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