The modern Olympics have been held for 120 years, and their ancient predecessor dates back to 776 BC. As you might expect, the sports contested at the Olympics have changed a lot over the years.
Just as golf reappeared in 2016 and skateboarding will debut as an Olympic event at Tokyo 2020, some sports that were once in vogue fell out of fashion and were cast aside by the Olympics.
While some of the discontinued sports are just odd race distances like the 60m dash, others are more interesting events like the 12-hour cycling race or the plunge for distance.