Top 7 Sports that have been removed from the Olympics

Cricket was part of the Olympics once, where two teams of eleven players each played a bat-and-ball game on a rectangular pitch.

This past Olympic event featured a single swimmer performing a choreographed routine in the water to music, judged on skill and grace.

In past Olympics, lacrosse teams used sticks with nets to control and pass a small ball, aiming to score in the opponent's goal.

Polo, once an Olympic sport, involved players on horseback using mallets to hit a ball into the opposing team’s goal on a large field.

Previously an Olympic event, croquet had players using mallets to hit balls through hoops set in a grass court, aiming to complete the course.

Previously an Olympic sport, rope climbing had athletes race to climb a vertical rope using only their hands and arms.
 

Tug of War, once in the Olympics, involved two teams pulling on opposite ends of a rope, trying to drag the other team across a line.