Demonstration sports were suspended after the 1992 Summer Olympics, as the Olympic program grew bigger and it became more difficult for the organizing committees to give them the appropriate attention, since the IOC required the same treatment to be dispensed for official and demonstration sports.
These events are considered by many as a demonstration sport, but were, in fact, used to promote the Paralympic Games.
Disabled events in alpine and Nordic skiing (1988 only) were also held as demonstration sports at the 1984 and 1988 Winter Olympics.
Italic denotes not officially recognized as a demonstration sport by the IOC.
Italic denotes not officially recognized as a demonstration sport by the IOC.