For the Olympic Games

Olympic Games

The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...

 until the 1992 Summer Olympics

1992 Summer Olympics

The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in 1992. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same...

 in Barcelona

Barcelona

Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...

 and 1992 Winter Olympics

1992 Winter Olympics

The 1992 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVI Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 8 to 23 February 1992 in Albertville, France. They were the last Winter Olympics to be held the same year as the Summer Olympics, and the first where the Winter Paralympics...

 in Albertville

Albertville

Albertville is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.The town is best known for hosting the 1992 Winter Olympics.-Geography:...

, there have been demonstration or exhibition events that have occurred on various sports. Some of these sports later became Olympic sports

Olympic sports

Olympic sports, as defined by the International Olympic Committee, are all the sports contested in the Summer and Winter Olympic Games. The Summer Olympics, as of 2012, will include 26 sports, with two additionall sports due to be added in 2016...

 such as basketball

Basketball at the Summer Olympics

Basketball has been a Summer Olympics sport for men consistently since 1936. Prior to its inclusion as a medal sport, it was held as demonstration event in 1904 and 1932, both in the United States. Women's basketball was played in the Olympics only since 1976....

, canoeing, and short track speed skating

Short track speed skating at the Winter Olympics

Short track speed skating has been a contest at the Winter Olympics since the 1992 Winter Games in Albertville, France. Prior to that, it was a demonstration sport at the 1988 games. The results from the 1988 demonstration competition is not included in the official Olympic statistics...

. These are a list of other venues that hosted demonstration sports that did not become nor had never been official Olympic sports.

Summer Olympics

Games	Venue	Sport	Other sports hosted at venue during those games	Capacity	Ref.
1988 Seoul 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an all international multi-sport events celebrated from September 17 to October 2, 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. They were the second summer Olympic Games to be held in Asia and the first since the 1964 Summer Olympics...	Royal Bowling Center Royal Bowling Center The Royal Bowling Center is a bowling alley located in Seoul, South Korea. It hosted the bowling demonstration events during the 1988 Summer Olympics.-Reference:* Volume 1. Part 1. p. 206....	Bowling Bowling at the 1988 Summer Olympics Bowling at the 1988 Summer Olympics was a demonstration sport for the first and only time. In all, a total of 20 nations competed in the exhibition, which was held on September 18 at the Seoul’s Royal Bowling Center.-Medal summary:-Medal table:...	None	Not listed.
1992 Barcelona 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in 1992. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same...	Palau Blaugrana Palau Blaugrana Palau Blaugrana is an arena in Barcelona, Catalonia , belonging to FC Barcelona . The 7,585 seating capacity arena is home to the basketball, handball, roller hockey, and futsal divisions of FC Barcelona...	Rolley hockey Roller hockey at the 1992 Summer Olympics Roller hockey was one of three demonstration sports included in the official Olympic programme of the 1992 Summer Olympics, held in Barcelona...  (final)	Judo Judo at the 1992 Summer Olympics The Judo competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics was contested in fourteen weight classes, seven each for men and women. The seven men's weight classes continued to be those first used in 1980. This was the first Olympic competition to award medals to women judoka; women competed in 1988 as a... , Taekwondo Taekwondo at the 1992 Summer Olympics Taekwondo was a demonstration sport at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. It was the second time that the sport was included in the Olympic program; it would become an official sport eight years later at the 2000 Games....  (demonstration)	6,400
	Pavelló de l'Ateneu de Sant Sadurní Pavelló de l'Ateneu de Sant Sadurní The Pavelló de l'Ateneu de Sant Sadurní is an indoor arena located in Sant Sadurní d'Anoia, Catalonia. Opened in 1981, the venue was one of the hosts for the demonstration roller hockey competitions at the 1992 Summer Olympics.-References:...	Roller hockey Roller hockey at the 1992 Summer Olympics Roller hockey was one of three demonstration sports included in the official Olympic programme of the 1992 Summer Olympics, held in Barcelona...	None	1,300
	Pavelló del Club Patí Vic Pavelló del Club Patí Vic The Pavelló del Club Patí Vic is an indoor arena located in Vic, Osona, Catalonia. This venue was one of the hosts for the demonstration roller hockey competitions at the 1992 Summer Olympics. It's the home place of Club Patí Vic.-References:...	Roller hockey Roller hockey at the 1992 Summer Olympics Roller hockey was one of three demonstration sports included in the official Olympic programme of the 1992 Summer Olympics, held in Barcelona...	None	1,700
	Pavelló d'Esports de Reus Pavelló d'Esports de Reus The Pavelló d'Esports de Reus is an indoor arena located in Reus, Catalonia, Spain. Constructed in 1992, this venue was one of the hosts for the demonstration roller hockey competitions at the 1992 Summer Olympics.-References:* Volume 2. pp. 337-41....	Roller hockey Roller hockey at the 1992 Summer Olympics Roller hockey was one of three demonstration sports included in the official Olympic programme of the 1992 Summer Olympics, held in Barcelona...	None	3,000

Winter Olympics

Games	Venue	Sport	Other sports hosted at venue for those games	Capacity	Ref.
1952 Oslo 1952 Winter Olympics The 1952 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VI Olympic Winter Games, took place in Oslo, Norway, from 14 to 25 February 1952. Discussions about Oslo hosting the Winter Olympic Games began as early as 1935; the city wanted to host the 1948 Games, but World War II made that impossible...	Bislett stadion Bislett stadion Bislett Stadion is a sports stadium in Oslo, Norway. Bislett is Norway's most well known sports arena internationally, with 15 speed skating world records and more than 50 track and field world records having been set here...	Bandy Bandy at the 1952 Winter Olympics Bandy was held as a demonstration sport at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo. This was the first official international bandy tournament, since the first Bandy World Championships were not held until five years later, in 1957....	Figure skating Figure skating at the 1952 Winter Olympics At the 1952 Winter Olympics, three figure skating events were contested. Compulsory figures were skated at the outdoor Jordal Amfi rink, while the free skating portions of the competition were held at the huge Bislett Stadion, on a regulation-sized ice surface set inside the speed skating track... , Speed skating Speed skating at the 1952 Winter Olympics At the 1952 Winter Olympics, four speed skating events were contested. The competitions were held from Saturday, February 16 to Tuesday, February 19, 1952.-Medal summary:-Participating nations:Seven speed skaters competed in all four events....	29,000
	Dæhlenenga Dælenenga idrettspark Dælenenga idrettspark is a park located in the Grünerløkka borough of Oslo, Norway. For the 1952 Winter Olympics, it hosted eight of the 37 ice hockey matches that took place there.-1952 Winter Olympics:...	Bandy Bandy at the 1952 Winter Olympics Bandy was held as a demonstration sport at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo. This was the first official international bandy tournament, since the first Bandy World Championships were not held until five years later, in 1957....	Ice hockey Ice hockey at the 1952 Winter Olympics The Ice hockey medalists at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway. Games were mainly played at the Jordal Amfi Arena, as well as the stadiums at Dælenenga, Kadettangen, Marienlyst and Lillestrøm...	Not listed
1992 Albertville 1992 Winter Olympics The 1992 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVI Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 8 to 23 February 1992 in Albertville, France. They were the last Winter Olympics to be held the same year as the Summer Olympics, and the first where the Winter Paralympics...	Les Arcs Les Arcs Les Arcs is a ski resort located in Savoie, France, in the Tarentaise Valley town of Bourg-Saint-Maurice. Initially created by Robert Blanc and Roger Godino...	Speed skiing Speed skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics Speed skiing was a demonstration sport at the 1992 Winter Olympics. The venue was in Les Arcs, about 60 km from the host city Albertville. Michael Prufer, a 31 year old medical doctor from Savoie, improved his own 1988 world record by 5.558 km/h. Philippe Goitschel, the nephew of French ski...	None	Not listed.