The Paris 2024 Olympic Games are almost here, and I certainly look forward to watching talented athletes compete for gold medals. This year, the games will feature 329 events in 32 sports ...

Taken altogether, the weird blips in Olympic history become even more apparent — like the absence of soccer in 1932, or the decades-long tennis hiatus from 1928 to 1964.

Most times, change is good – especially when it comes to the Olympics. Mark Alford ran down some of the weirdest and wackiest sports that have come and gone in Olympic history.

Since the modern Olympic Games kicked off in 1896, a few weird and wonderful sports have come and gone, from rope climb to solo synchronized swimming.

Did you know the Olympics once featured high jump on a horse? Plunging for distance? How about angling? Check out this list of Olympic sports lost to the past.

6 weird Olympic jobs you didn’t know existed — and one involves balloons Cleaners mop the court floor during the men's doubles badminton bronze medal match at the Paris 2024 Olympics.

The Olympics still feature a few weird events, but past competitions included a few sports we want to see reincarnated.

Live from "the smallest town in Britain," it's the World Alternative Games, a spoof of the 2012 Summer Games with 36 weird sports held over a fortnight.

Think ski jumping is weird? Look back at some of the demonstration sports of the past.

Think ski jumping is weird? Look back at some of the demonstration sports of the past.