The Olympics are filled with tradition, but the quadrennial event continues to expand and diversify.
Surfing, skateboarding and 3x3 basketball made their debuts in Tokyo, and this year it was breaking's turn to shine as the newest Olympic sport.
Breaking was the only new sport at this year's Summer Games, but plenty of other events made their Olympic debut in Paris.
Here is a breakdown of the athletes who made Olympic history by medaling in new events.
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Boxing
Women's bantamweight (54kg)
- Gold: Chang Yuan, China
- Silver: Hatice Akbas, Turkey
- Bronze: Pang Chol-mi, North Korea
- Bronze: Im Ae-ji, South Korea
Breaking
Women's
- Gold: Ami, Japan
- Silver: Nicka, Lithuania
- Bronze: 671, China
Men's
- Gold: Phil Wizard, Canada
- Silver: Dany Dann, France
- Bronze: Victor, United States
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Canoeing
Women's kayak cross
- Gold: Noemie Fox, Australia
- Silver: Angele Hug, France
- Bronze: Kimberley Woods, Great Britain
Men's kayak cross
- Gold: Finn Butcher, New Zealand
- Silver: Joe Clarke, Great Britain
- Bronze: Noah Hegge, Germany
Race walking
Marathon race walk mixed relay
- Gold: Spain
- Silver: Ecuador
- Bronze: Australia
Sailing
Men's kite
- Gold: Valentin Bontus, Austria
- Silver: Toni Vodisek, Slovenia
- Maximilian Maeder, Singapore
Women's kite
- Gold: Eleanor Aldridge, Great Britain
- Silver: Lauriane Nolot, France
- Bronze: Annelous Lammerts, Netherlands
Shooting
Skeet mixed team
- Gold: Italy
- Silver: United States
- Bronze: China
Sport climbing
Women's speed climbing
- Gold: Aleksandra Miroslaw, Poland
- Silver: Deng Lijuan, China
- Bronze: Aleksandra Kalucka, Poland
Men's speed climbing
- Gold: Veddriq Leonardo, Indonesia
- Silver: Wu Peng, China
- Bronze: Sam Watson, United States
Men's boulder and lead
- Gold: Toby Roberts, Great Britain
- Silver: Sorato Anraku, Japan
- Bronze: Jakob Schubert, Austria
Women's boulder and lead
- Gold: Janja Garnbret, Slovenia
- Silver: Brooke Raboutou, United States
- Bronze: Jessica Pilz, Austria
Triathlon
- Gold: Germany
- Silver: United States
- Bronze: Great Britain
