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{{Short description|Sport with players in opposing teams}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2015}} 
[[File:Australia vs India.jpg|thumb|right|[[Cricket]] is a popular team sport played at international level]]
[[File:IIHF Ice Hockey Women 20170405 08.jpg|thumb|right|[[Ice hockey]], a popular winter team sport]]
[[File:Bandy in Medeu Kazakhstan.JPG|thumb|[[Bandy]] is a popular Nordic winter team sport]]
A '''team sport''' is a type of [[sport]] where the fundamental nature of the game or sport requires the participation of multiple individuals working together as a [[team]], and it is inherently impossible or highly impractical to execute the sport as a single-player endeavour. In team sports, the cooperative effort of [[Team|team]] members is essential for the sport to function and achieve its objectives. The objective often involves teammates facilitating the movement of a ball or similar bob in accordance with a set of rules in order to score points. Examples are [[basketball]], [[volleyball]], [[rugby league]], [[rugby union]], [[water polo]], [[handball]], [[lacrosse]], [[cricket]], [[baseball]], and the various forms of [[football]] and [[hockey]]. These sports emphasize teamwork, strategy, and coordination among team members while competing against opposing teams to achieve a common goal.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Bouthier |first1=Daniel |last2=Godbout |first2=Paul |last3=Gréhaigne |first3=Jean-Francis |title=Performance Assessment in Team Sports |journal=Journal of Teaching in Physical Education |date=1997 |volume=16 |issue=4 |pages=500–516 |doi=10.1123/jtpe.16.4.500}}</ref> Team sports do not include individual or individual-to-team events within a sport.

==Distinctions== 
The meaning of a "team sport" has been disputed in recent years. Some types of sports have different objectives or rules than "traditional" team sports. These types of team sports do not involve teammates facilitating the movement of a ball or similar object in accordance with a set of rules in order to score points. Overall, the division into team sports and individual sports is not always unproblematic since there are different combinations in the individual sports.

===Team sports and individual-to-team events===

====Pure team sports====
This includes sports that can only be practiced as a team sport. The number of team members is fixed for the team. In order to compete successfully in championships and tournaments, teams need a roster that is significantly larger than the number of players starting the game. Players may be substituted from a squad in competition matches to replace exhausted or injured players or to make tactical changes. Examples are [[basketball]], [[volleyball]], [[rugby union]], [[rugby league]], [[water polo]], [[handball]], [[lacrosse]], [[cricket]], [[baseball]], and the various forms of [[football]] and [[hockey]].

Teams of two people are common in certain sports, such as [[dancesport]] or [[beach volleyball]]. No substitute players are used here. The two partners are absolutely dependent on each other. The absence of a person here means a loss of competitiveness.<ref>{{cite web |title=Why Beach Volleyball Has Only 2 players? (EXPLAINED) – Volley Expert |website= Volley Expert |url=https://volleyexpert.com/why-does-beach-volleyball-only-have-2-players/ |access-date= 5 September 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=FIVBBVBSportsRegulations|website=FIVB.com|publisher=Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB)|url=https://www.fivb.com/-/media/fivb/beachvolleyball/pdfs/tools/fivbbvbsportsregulations.pdf?la=en&hash=2ABA6A3CDEF4C24047991A6523F1B138|access-date= 5 September 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=WDSF Competition Rules (2023)|website=worlddancesport.org|publisher=World DanceSport Federation (WDSF)
|url=https://dancesport.app.box.com/s/j1thh09bgbg1ugcbr5zj|access-date= 5 September 2023}}</ref>

====Formations====
There are sports that are commonly played by individuals, or singles, but may also be played in a cooperative partner formation referred to as doubles. This includes sports such as [[badminton]], [[table tennis]], and [[tennis]].<ref>{{cite web |title=US Open Prize Money 2023 - Perfect Tennis |website=perfect-tennis.com|url=https://www.perfect-tennis.com/prize-money/us-open/|access-date= 5 September 2023}}</ref> In these formations, common tactics, teamwork, and agreements are crucial for success. There are also different [[Rowing (sport)|rowing]] formations, such as one, two, four, and eight, or [[Sailing (sport)|sailing]] with their different boat classes.<ref>{{cite book|author=British Rowing|title=2021 Rules of Racing|year=2021|page=10|url=https://www.britishrowing.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/2021-RoR-210310.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410060305/https://www.britishrowing.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/2021-RoR-210310.pdf|archive-date=April 10, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=World Sailing - World Sailing Classes|website=sailing.org|publisher=World Sailing|url=https://www.sailing.org/our-sport/world-sailing-classes/|access-date=5 September 2023}}</ref> The most important thing here is smooth movements and common tactics. This also applies approximately to the [[team time trial]] in [[cycling]],<ref>{{cite web|title=How to ride a team time trial – EF Education-EasyPost|website=EF PRO CYCLING|url=https://efprocycling.com/racing/how-to-ride-a-ttt/|access-date= 5 September 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Anatomy of a Team Time Trial – TrainingPeaks|website=TRAININGPEAKS|date=8 July 2018 |url=https://www.trainingpeaks.com/blog/anatomy-of-a-team-time-trial/|access-date= 5 September 2023}}</ref> which is the case with cycling tours and one-day races, which are different tasks for the team members of a cycling team.<ref name=cycling_roles>{{cite web|title=Cycling 101: Type of riders|website=tourdownunder.com|date=19 September 2022 |url=https://tourdownunder.com.au/blog-articles/cycling-101-what-type-of-rider-are-you|access-date= 5 September 2023}}</ref><ref name=cycling_captain>{{cite web|title=The role of the road captain in professional cycling – Rouleur|website=rouleur.cc|url=https://www.rouleur.cc/blogs/the-rouleur-journal/the-role-of-the-road-captain-in-professional-cycling|access-date= 5 September 2023}}</ref>

====Relays====
In some sports, [[Relay race|relay races]] are held, which can be distinguished from pure team evaluations by a common racing tactic and the observance of change regulations. Relay races are common in [[running]], [[swimming]], [[cross-country skiing]], [[biathlon]], or [[short-track speed skating]] and are also an integral part of the [[Olympic sports|Olympic Games program]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Olympics Sports List|website=olympics.com|publisher=International Olympic Committee|url=https://olympics.com/en/sports/|access-date= 5 September 2023}}</ref> with high popularity.<ref>{{cite web|title=Relay Races – Olympics.com|website=olympics.com|publisher=International Olympic Committee|url=https://olympics.com/en/news/athletics-relay-races-rules-history-world-records-olympics|access-date= 5 September 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=USA Swimming offers $1 million for Olympic relay sweep - NBC Sports|website=nbc.com|date=14 March 2023 |publisher=NBC|url=https://www.nbcsports.com/olympics/news/usa-swimming-relay-money|access-date= 5 September 2023}}</ref>

====Team ratings====
There are team ratings in many sports, and the results of individual athletes or formations are added up. In [[cycling]], team members, whilst still in competition with each other, will also work towards assisting one member of the team, usually a specialist, to the highest possible finishing position.<ref name=cycling_captain/><ref name=cycling_roles/><ref name="tdf2011">{{cite web|url=http://www.letour.fr/2011/TDF/COURSE/us/actus.html#zone169392|title=Five good reasons to follow the team classification|date=28 June 2011|access-date=29 June 2011|publisher=[[Amaury Sport Organisation]]|work=Letour.fr|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101022110152/http://www.letour.fr/2011/TDF/COURSE/us/actus.html#zone169392|archive-date=22 October 2010|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> In some sports where participants are entered by a team, they do not only compete against members of other teams, but also against each other for points towards championship standings, for example, in motorsport, particularly [[Formula One]].<ref>{{cite web|title=2023 Constructor Standings|website=formula1.com|publisher=[[Formula One Group]]|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2023/team.html|access-date= 5 September 2023}}</ref> [[Team orders]] can occur in such teams and although previously accepted were banned in Formula One<ref>{{cite web|url=http://paddocktalk.com/news/html/modules/ew_filemanager/07images/f1/fia/033007_2008_F1_SPORTING_REGULATIONS.pdf|title=2008 FIA Formula One Sporting Regulations|access-date=21 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081206120227/http://paddocktalk.com/news/html/modules/ew_filemanager/07images/f1/fia/033007_2008_F1_SPORTING_REGULATIONS.pdf|archive-date=6 December 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> between 2002 and 2010. After a controversy involving [[team orders at the 2010 German Grand Prix]] however, the regulation was removed as of the {{f1|2011}} season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://argent.fia.com/web/fia-public.nsf/9A195FD4A47DA4E1C12577F8004AA63E/$FILE/1-2011%20SPORTING%20REGULATIONS%2010-12-2010.pdf|title=2010 FIA Formula One Sporting Regulations|access-date=21 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110124051205/http://argent.fia.com/web/fia-public.nsf/9A195FD4A47DA4E1C12577F8004AA63E/%24FILE/1-2011%20SPORTING%20REGULATIONS%2010-12-2010.pdf|archive-date=24 January 2011|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Overview comparison===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;" 
|+ Overview comparison
|- style="width:200px"
! Team sports !! Formations in sports !! Relay races !! Sports with team ratings 
|- style="font-style:italic; text-align:center"
| (e.g., Soccer, Basketball) || (e.g., Synchronized Swimming, Doubles Tennis) ||(e.g., Track and Field relay, Swimming relay) || (e.g., Gymnastics, Figure skating)
|-
|
* In team sports, the entire game or match revolves around team dynamics.
* The outcome depends on collective performance throughout the entire duration of the match.
* The teamwork, strategy, and coordination among team members are crucial for success.
* Do not include individual or individual-to-team events within a sport.
||
* These sports can be performed individually, but they also have team variations.
* In synchronized swimming, swimmers perform coordinated routines together. 
* In doubles tennis, two players collaborate as a team to compete against another pair.
* Team formations enhance the strategic and cooperative elements of these sports.
||
* Relay races involve teams, but they are often a series of individual efforts within a team context.
* Each team member runs a segment of the race independently.
* Success depends on both individual speed and the smooth transition between the athletes. 
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* These sports include individual performances, but the team rating considers the cumulative scores of all team members.
* Team members' performances contribute to the team's overall score, but they may perform their routines individually.
* Team strategy involves selecting the right competitors for specific events to maximize the team's chances.
|}

In summary, team sports are characterized by the impossibility or impracticality of executing the sport as a single-player endeavor, and the entire game or match relies on team dynamics. In contrast, sports with team ratings and formations involve both individual and team aspects, where individual performances contribute to a team's overall success but may not be entirely reliant on team dynamics. Relay races combine individual efforts within a team context, where smooth transitions are essential.

==History==
{{Main|History of sport}}
[[File:Pankratiasten in fight copy of greek statue 3 century bC.jpg|right|thumb|Ancient Greek wrestlers]]
Areas around the Mediterranean had a long tradition of athletic events. Ancient Egyptians and Mesopotamians depicted athletic scenes in the tombs of kings and their nobles. They did not, however, hold regular competitions, and those events that occurred were probably the preserve of kings and upper classes. Minoans culture held gymnastics in high esteem, with [[bull-leaping]], tumbling, running, wrestling and boxing shown on their frescoes. The Mycenaeans adopted Minoan games and also raced chariots in religious or funerary ceremonies.<ref>Young, pp. 5–6</ref><ref>{{cite book |author=Wendy J. Raschke |title=Archaeology Of The Olympics: The Olympics & Other Festivals In Antiquity |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DwU1IlTEhrYC&pg=PA22 |access-date=12 August 2012 |date=15 June 1988 |publisher=[[University of Wisconsin Press]] |isbn=978-0-299-11334-6 |pages=22– |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012003844/http://books.google.com/books?id=DwU1IlTEhrYC&pg=PA22 |archive-date=12 October 2013 |df=dmy-all}}</ref> [[Homer]]'s heroes participate in athletic competitions to honor the dead. In the ''Iliad'' there are chariot races, boxing, wrestling, a foot race, as well as fencing, archery, and spear throwing. The ''Odyssey'' adds to these a long jump and discus throw.<ref>Young, p. 6</ref>
[[File:Pok ta pok ballgame maya indians mexico 3.JPG|thumb|right|The ball in front of the goal during a game of pok-ta-pok, 2006]]
It was in [[Greece]] that sports were first instituted formally, with the first [[Olympic Games]] recorded in 776 BCE in [[Olympia, Greece|Olympia]], where they were celebrated until 393 CE.<ref>{{cite web |title = History |work = Olympic Games |access-date = 5 September 2023 |url = https://www.olympic.org/ancient-olympic-games/history |url-status = live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160809210127/https://www.olympic.org/ancient-olympic-games/history |archive-date = 9 August 2016 |df = dmy-all}}</ref> These [[ancient Olympic Games]] consisted of [[running]], [[long jump]], [[boxing]], [[wrestling]], [[Pankration]] ([[combat sport]]), [[discus throw]], and [[javelin throw]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Ancient Olympic Sports - running, long jump, discus, pankration |website=olympics.com|publisher=International Olympic Committee|url=https://olympics.com/ioc/ancient-olympic-games/the-sports-events|access-date= 5 September 2023}}</ref> In the [[Bayankhongor Province]] of [[Mongolia]], Neolithic-era cave paintings dating to 7000 BC depict a wrestling match surrounded by crowds.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20110317/PC20/303179904|last= Hartsell|first= Jeff|title= Wrestling 'in our blood|publisher= Bulldogs' Luvsandor|access-date= 25 October 2015|archive-date= 16 March 2013|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130316055457/http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20110317/PC20/303179904|url-status= dead}}</ref> [[Prehistoric]] cave-paintings in [[Japan]] show a sport similar to [[sumo]] wrestling.<ref name="Crego2003">{{cite book|author= Robert Crego|title= Sports and Games of the 18th and 19th Centuries|url= https://archive.org/details/sportsgamesof18t0000creg|url-access= registration|access-date= 25 October 2015|year= 2003|publisher= [[Greenwood Publishing Group]]|isbn= 978-0-313-31610-4|pages= [https://archive.org/details/sportsgamesof18t0000creg/page/34 34]–}}</ref> In Wadi Sura, near [[Gilf Kebir]] in [[Libya]], a [[Neolithic]] rock painting in the [[cave of swimmers]] shows evidence of [[Human swimming|swimming]] and [[archery]] being practiced around 6000 BC.<ref name="Vörös2007">{{cite book|author= Győző Vörös|title= Egyptian Temple Architecture: 100 Years of Hungarian Excavations in Egypt, 1907– 2007|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=StEyE9jkMHEC&pg=PA39|access-date= 25 October 2015|year= 2007|publisher= [[American University in Cairo Press]]|isbn= 978-963-662-084-4|pages= 39–}}</ref>

Team sports have a rich and ancient history dating back thousands of years. These activities served as important facets of society, not only for physical fitness but also for social, cultural, and even political purposes. In ancient civilizations, team sports were prevalent and often intertwined with religious and cultural practices. In [[Mesoamerica]], the [[Aztec]] ball game, [[Mesoamerican ballgame|ollamaliztli]], was not just a sport but also a ritual with symbolic significance.<ref name="Mesoamerican">{{cite book |last1=Art |first1=Mint Museum of |title=The Sport of Life and Death: The Mesoamerican Ballgame |date=2001 |publisher=[[Thames & Hudson]] |isbn=978-0-500-05108-5}}{{pn|date=June 2024}}</ref>

The [[Ancient Greece|Greeks]], who laid the foundations for many contemporary sports, held various team sports as central to their culture. The Olympic Games, first recorded in 776 BCE, featured events like chariot racing and team foot races, fostering unity and friendly competition among city-states.<ref name="Ancient_Greek">{{cite book |last1=Miller |first1=Stephen Gaylord |title=Ancient Greek Athletics |date=2004 |publisher=[[Yale University Press]] |isbn=978-0-300-11529-1}}{{pn|date=June 2024}}</ref> The [[Spartans]], known for their military prowess, engaged in team sports like the [[episkyros]], a type of football.<ref name="Ancient_Greek_Spartans">{{cite book |last1=Miller |first1=Stephen Gaylord |title=Ancient Greek Athletics |date=2004 |publisher=Yale University Press |isbn=978-0-300-11529-1 |pages= 148–, 244–}}</ref>

[[Roman Empire|Rome]] adopted and adapted many Greek sports, introducing [[harpastum]], a ball game similar to soccer, and [[Ludi#Ludi circenses|ludi circenses]], which included team chariot racing. These sports provided a sense of entertainment and unity, while also serving as a means of social control.<ref name="Rome">{{cite book |last1=Golden |first1=Mark |title=Sport and Society in Ancient Greece |date=1998 |publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]] |isbn=978-0-521-49790-9}}{{pn|date=June 2024}}</ref>

In [[History of China#Ancient China|ancient China]], [[cuju]] was a popular team sport akin to modern soccer, played as early as the [[Han dynasty]] (206 BCE – 220 CE). The sport was not only a form of entertainment but also a means of fostering camaraderie among communities.<ref name="fifa-or">{{cite web|title=History of Football - The Origins|url=https://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/who-we-are/the-game/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171028084304/http://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/who-we-are/the-game/index.html|archive-date=2017-10-28|access-date=29 March 2019|publisher=FIFA}}</ref>

Throughout history, team sports have reflected the values and priorities of their respective cultures. Whether it was the competitive spirit of the Greeks, the discipline of the Romans, or the communal bonding in China, ancient team sports played an integral role in the social fabric of civilizations. They transcended mere physical activity, serving as a testament to the enduring significance of sports in human history. Today, these ancient traditions continue to influence modern team sports, reminding us of the timeless appeal and cultural importance of collective athletic endeavors.

==Olympic team sports== 
''Status after the 2024 Summer Olympics''

===Current Olympic team sports (16)===
'''Summer Olympics (14)'''
<br/>Source:<ref name="summer team sports by IOC">{{cite web|url=https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/information/team-sports-how-can-your-team-qualify-for-the-paris-2024-olympics|title=Team sports: how can your team qualify for the Paris 2024 Olympics? - Paris 2024|website=olympics.com|publisher=[[International Olympic Committee]] (IOC)|date=2024|access-date=10 August 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240816235655/https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/information/team-sports-how-can-your-team-qualify-for-the-paris-2024-olympics|archive-date=16 August 2024|url-status=dead}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center; width: 75%"
!rowspan=2|Sport
!colspan=2; style="background-color:lightblue"|Men
!colspan=2; style="background-color:lightpink"|Women
|-b
!First edition
!Editions
!First edition
!Editions
|-
|align=left|[[File:Cricket pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Cricket at the Summer Olympics]] {{Cref2|Note OG_2028}} || [[1900 Summer Olympics|Paris 1900]] || 1 || [[2028 Summer Olympics|Los Angeles 2028]] || ''not yet held''
|-
|align=left|[[File:Football pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Football at the Summer Olympics]] || [[1900 Summer Olympics|Paris 1900]] || 27 || [[1996 Summer Olympics|Atlanta 1996]] || 7
|-
|align=left|[[File:Water polo pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Water polo at the Summer Olympics]] || [[1900 Summer Olympics|Paris 1900]] || 28 || [[2000 Summer Olympics|Sydney 2000]] || 6
|-
|align=left|[[File:Lacrosse pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Lacrosse at the Summer Olympics]] {{Cref2|Note OG_2028}} || [[1904 Summer Olympics|St. Louis 1904]] || 2 || [[2028 Summer Olympics|Los Angeles 2028]] || ''not yet held''
|-
|align=left|[[File:Field hockey pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Field hockey at the Summer Olympics]] || [[1908 Summer Olympics|London 1908]] || 24 || [[1980 Summer Olympics|Moscow 1980]] || 11
|-
|align=left|[[File:Basketball pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Basketball at the Summer Olympics]] || [[1936 Summer Olympics|Berlin 1936]] || 20 || [[1976 Summer Olympics|Montreal 1976]] || 12
|-

|align=left|[[File:3x3 basketball pictogram.svg|20px]] [[3x3 basketball at the Summer Olympics|Basketball (3x3) at the Summer Olympics]] || [[2020 Summer Olympics|Tokyo 2020]] || 1 || [[2020 Summer Olympics|Tokyo 2020]] || 1
|-
|align=left|[[File:Handball pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Handball at the Summer Olympics]] || [[1936 Summer Olympics|Berlin 1936]] || 14 || [[1976 Summer Olympics|Montreal 1976]] || 12
|-
|align=left|[[File:Volleyball (indoor) pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Volleyball at the Summer Olympics]] || [[1964 Summer Olympics|Tokyo 1964]] || 15 || [[1964 Summer Olympics|Tokyo 1964]] || 15
|-

|align=left|[[File:Volleyball_(beach)_pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Beach volleyball at the Summer Olympics]] || [[1996 Summer Olympics|Atlanta 1996]] || 7 || [[1996 Summer Olympics|Atlanta 1996]] || 7
|-
|align=left|[[File:Baseball pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Baseball at the Summer Olympics]] {{Cref2|Note OG_2028}} || [[1992 Summer Olympics|Barcelona 1992]] || 6 || — || —
|-
|align=left|[[File:Softball pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Softball at the Summer Olympics]] {{Cref2|Note OG_2028}} ||  —  || — || [[1996 Summer Olympics|Atlanta 1996]] || 5
|-
|align=left|[[File:Rugby union pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Rugby sevens at the Summer Olympics]] || [[2016 Summer Olympics|Rio de Janeiro 2016]] || 2 || [[2016 Summer Olympics|Rio de Janeiro 2016]] || 2

|-
|align=left|[[File:Flag Football pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Flag football at the Summer Olympics]] {{Cref2|Note OG_2028}} || [[2028 Summer Olympics|Los Angeles 2028]] || ''not yet held'' || [[2028 Summer Olympics|Los Angeles 2028]] || ''not yet held''
|}[[File:Rio 2016 - Men's basketball USA-SRB (29422414046).jpg|thumb|Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics]]
'''Notes'''
{{Cnote2 Begin}}
{{Cnote2|Note OG_2028|'''Olympic Games 2028:''' Baseball/softball, cricket (T20), flag football and lacrosse (sixes) have been officially included as additional team sports on the programme for the Olympic Games Los Angeles 2028 (LA28), but are not part of the previous [[2024 Summer Olympics|2024 Summer Olympics in Paris]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://olympics.com/ioc/news/ioc-session-approves-la28-s-proposal-for-five-additional-sports/ |title=IOC Session approves LA28's proposal for five additional sports
|publisher=[[Tribuna.com|Tribuna]] |date=16 Oct 2023 |access-date=14 December 2023 |language=en}}</ref>}}
{{Cnote2 End}}

'''Winter Olympics (2):'''
[[Ice hockey]] and [[curling]] are team sports at the [[Winter Olympic Games|Winter Olympics]], with particularity that the men's tournament in Ice hockey was introduced at the 1920 Summer Olympics and was transferred permanently to the Winter Olympic Games program in 1924, in France. Before the [[Bobsleigh#Monobob|monobob]] event has been introduced as an additional women's class by the [[International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation|IBSF]] for the 2020–21 world cup season and the 2022 Olympic games, [[Bobsleigh at the Winter Olympics|bobsleigh]] was considered as a pure team sport, that can only be practiced as a team with at least two drivers. At the present time the men's events consist of the two-man and four-man class and the women's events are restricted only to the two-woman and women's monobob class.<ref>{{cite web|title=BOBSLEIGH|url=http://www.olympic.org/bobsleigh|publisher=International Olympic Committee|year=2023|access-date=3 September 2023}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center; width: 75%"
!rowspan=2|Sport
!colspan=2; style="background-color:lightblue"|Men
!colspan=2; style="background-color:lightpink"|Women
|-
!First edition
!Editions
!First edition
!Editions
|-
|align=left|[[File:Ice hockey pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Ice hockey at the Winter Olympics]]|| [[1920 Summer Olympics|Antwerp 1920]] || 25 || [[1998 Winter Olympics|Nagano 1998]] || 7
|-
|align=left|[[File:Curling pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Curling at the Winter Olympics]] || [[1924 Winter Olympics|Chamonix 1924]] || 8 || [[1998 Winter Olympics|Nagano 1998]] || 7
|}

===Discontinued Olympic team sports (3)===
* [[File:Polo pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Polo at the Summer Olympics]] <small>(at 5 editions: [[1900 Summer Olympics|1900 Paris]], [[1908 Summer Olympics|1908 London]], [[1920 Summer Olympics|1920 Antwerp]], [[1924 Summer Olympics|1924 Paris]], [[1936 Summer Olympics|1936 Berlin]])</small>
* [[File:Rugby union pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Rugby Union at the Summer Olympics]] <small>(at 4 editions: [[1900 Summer Olympics|1900 Paris]], [[1908 Summer Olympics|1908 London]], [[1920 Summer Olympics|1920 Antwerp]], [[1924 Summer Olympics|1924 Paris]])</small>
* [[File:tug of war pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Tug of War at the Summer Olympics]] <small>(at 5 editions: [[1900 Summer Olympics|1900 Paris]] to [[1920 Summer Olympics|1920 Antwerp]])</small>

===Demonstration team sports at the Olympic Games (9)===
* ''[[Gaelic football]] <small>(at 1 edition as a demonstration sport: [[1904 Summer Olympics|1904 St. Louis]])</small>''
* ''[[American football]] <small>(at 2 editions as a demonstration sport: [[1904 Summer Olympics|1904 St. Louis]] and [[1932 Summer Olympics|Los Angeles 1932]])</small>''
* ''[[Hurling]] <small>(at 1 edition as a demonstration sport: [[1904 Summer Olympics|1904 St. Louis]])</small>''
* ''[[Cycle polo]] <small>(at 1 edition as a demonstration sport: [[1908 Summer Olympics|London 1908]])</small>''
* ''[[Korfball]] <small>(at 2 editions as a demonstration sport: [[1920 Summer Olympics|1920 Antwerp]] and [[1928 Summer Olympics|Amsterdam 1928]])</small>''
* ''[[Kaatsen]] <small>(at 1 edition as a demonstration sport: [[1928 Summer Olympics|Amsterdam 1928]])</small>''
* ''[[Pesäpallo]] <small>(at 1 edition as a demonstration sport: [[1952 Summer Olympics|Helsinki 1952]])</small>''
* ''[[Australian football]] <small>(at 1 edition as a demonstration sport: [[1956 Summer Olympics|Melbourne 1956]])</small>''
* ''[[Roller hockey (quad)|Roller hockey]] <small>(at 1 edition as a demonstration sport: [[1992 Summer Olympics|1992 Barcelona]])</small>''

==See also==
{{Portal|Sports}}
* [[List of sports]]
* [[Olympic sports]]
* [[Individual sport]]
* [[Major professional sports teams in the United States and Canada]]
* [[Most valuable player]]
* [[Professional sports leagues in the United States]]
* [[Relay race]]
* [[Sports strategy]]

== References == 
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