Great Britain at the Olympics
Sporting event delegation
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| April 2025 | IOC announced the addition of one extra women's weight class to boxing, bringing the total to 14 medal events in 2028 for gender parity. |
| April 9 2025 | International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced the addition of Mixed 4 x 100m relay to the Athletics programme |
| March 20 2025 | During the 144th IOC session, boxing was unanimously voted to be included in the 2028 Olympics programme. |
| March 17 2025 | The IOC Executive Board recommended adding boxing to the sports programme of the 2028 Summer Olympics. |
| February 26 2025 | The IOC granted provisional recognition to World Boxing as an international federation for amateur boxing. |
| 2024 | Eleven National Olympic Committees (NOCs) have won Olympic medals across 21 artistic swimming events by the conclusion of the Olympics. |
| 2024 | The Olympic Games will be the first to be conducted under the new rules, and male athletes will be permitted to enter the Mixed Team event for the first time. |
| 2024 | Chinese divers won a record eight gold medals at the Paris Summer Olympics, surpassing the United States in the all-time medal tally. |
| 2024 | Paris Olympics tennis tournament at Roland Garros featured Novak Djokovic and Zheng Qinwen winning singles titles, with mixed doubles won by Czech representatives. |
| 2024 | Clay court surface reintroduced for Olympic tennis, again breaking from the hard court standard. |
| 2024 | Janja Garnbret is set to compete in the women's combined sport climbing event at the Paris Olympics, alongside Brooke Raboutou and Jessica Pilz. |
| 2024 | Veddriq Leonardo, Wu Peng, and Sam Watson are set to compete in the men's speed climbing event at the Paris Summer Olympics. |
| 2024 | Jakob Schubert is set to compete again in the men's combined sport climbing event at the Paris Olympics, marking his second consecutive Olympic appearance in the sport. |
| 2024 | The International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) successfully secured a second set of Olympic medals, with speed climbing becoming a separate event from the combined lead and bouldering disciplines. |
| 2024 | Sport climbing programme modified, with speed climbing separated into its own event at the Paris Summer Olympics. |
| 2024 | Matthew Hudson-Smith won Silver in Men's 400 metres, Josh Kerr won Silver in Men's 1500 metres, Keely Hodgkinson won Gold in Women's 800 metres, and Katarina Johnson-Thompson won Silver in Women's heptathlon at the Paris Olympics. |
| 2024 | The most recent Olympic medal table for table tennis was updated, reflecting the latest competitive outcomes in the sport at the Olympic level. |
| 2024 | At the 33rd Olympic Games, table tennis will continue with 5 events, with China expected to be a top competitor. |
| 2024 | Upcoming Olympic Games with 48 planned athletics events, with the United States expected to continue its competitive performance. |
| 2024 | Olympics expected to feature 201 nations participating in athletics competitions, representing the most diverse and inclusive Olympic Games in history in terms of national representation. |
| 2024 | Marathon Race Walking Mixed Relay introduced as a new Olympic event. |
| 2024 | Wrestling continues to be a part of the Olympic Games, maintaining its long-standing tradition in the international sporting event. |
| 2024 | Netherlands becomes the leading nation in Olympic rowing. |
| 2024 | The last Olympic Games where lightweight rowing events will be included. |
| 2024 | Netherlands expected to perform strongly in Paris Olympics rowing, projected to win 8 total medals (4 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze) |
| 2024 | Uzbekistan repeats its success in Olympic boxing. |
| 2024 | Great Britain women's national rugby sevens team competes in the 2023-24 World Rugby Sevens Series with a squad featuring notable players from Scotland and England, including Jasmine Joyce, Abbie Brown, and Amy Wilson-Hardy. |
| 2024 | Emily Campbell wins Bronze medal in Women's +81 kg weightlifting at the Paris Olympics. |
| 2024 | British swimmers won multiple silver medals at the Paris Olympics, including Ben Proud in Men's 50 metre freestyle, Matthew Richards in Men's 200 metre freestyle, Adam Peaty in Men's 100 metre breaststroke, and Duncan Scott in Men's 200 metre individual medley. The team also won gold in Men's 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay. |
| 2024 | Toby Roberts won Gold in Men's combined Sport climbing at the Paris Olympics |
| 2024 | Sky Brown wins a Bronze medal in Women's Skateboarding park at the Paris Olympics. |
| 2024 | Nathan Hales won gold in Men's trap, and Amber Rutter won silver in Women's skeet shooting at the Paris Olympics. |
| 2024 | At the Paris Olympics, Bryony Page won Gold in Women's trampoline, Jake Jarman won Bronze in Men's floor exercise, and Harry Hepworth won Bronze in Men's vault. |
| 2024 | Yasmin Harper and Scarlett Mew Jensen won a Bronze medal in Women's synchronized 3 metre springboard diving at the Paris Olympics. |
| 2024 | Tom Daley and Noah Williams won a Silver medal in Men's synchronized 10 metre platform diving at the Paris Olympics. |
| 2024 | Noah Williams won a Bronze medal in Men's 10 metre platform diving at the Paris Olympics. |
| 2024 | Anthony Harding and Jack Laugher won a Bronze medal in Men's synchronized 3 metre springboard diving at the Paris Olympics. |
| 2024 | Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix and Lois Toulson won a Bronze medal in Women's synchronized 10 metre platform diving at the Paris Olympics. |
| 2024 | Kate Shortman and Isabelle Thorpe won a Silver medal in Women's Artistic Swimming Duet at the Paris Olympics, representing Great Britain. |
| 2024 | Jason Kenny recognized as the most successful Olympic athlete in Cycling as of the 2024 Olympics. |
| 2024 | Spain won their second Olympic gold medal in football. |
| 2024 | United States won a gold medal in Olympic football. Spain won a bronze medal in Olympic football. |
| 2024 | Spain wins its third Olympic football gold medal, and France wins its second Olympic football gold medal. |
| 2024 | Greece's Giannis Antetokounmpo led men's basketball scoring with 25.8 points per game, and Belgium's Emma Meesseman continued her success, scoring 23.2 points per game in women's basketball at the Summer Olympics. |
| 2024 | France is set to host the upcoming Olympic Games, continuing the tradition of international basketball competition. |
| September 30 2024 | The IOC asked National Olympic Committees to derecognize boxing bodies still tied to the IBA. |
| August 8 2024 | Sam Watson of the United States sets a World Record in Men's speed climbing bronze medal match at the 2024 Paris Olympics |
| August 5 2024 | Aleksandra Mirosław of Poland sets a World Record in Women's speed climbing qualification at the 2024 Paris Olympics |
| July 2024 | Sadiq Khan revealed plans to lobby for hosting the 2040 Olympics during the Paris Olympics opening ceremony, proposing to reuse venues from the 2012 London Games and aiming to create the 'greenest games ever'. |
| May 2024 | World Boxing held its first formal meeting with the IOC to discuss boxing's Olympic future. |
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