11 Surprising Sports that Have Appeared in the Modern Olympic Games

(via Mental Floss)  In December 2020, the International Olympic Committee raised a few eyebrows when it announced that breakdancing would make its Olympic debut at Paris 2024. But it’s certainly not the first time an unexpected sport has appeared at the Olympic Games. Since the first modern Games in Athens in 1896, the Olympics have included everything from pistol dueling to croquet. If you think breakdancing is an odd choice, these 11 discontinued Olympic sports will put that into perspective.