10 Awesome Olympic Sports That Were Killed Off By the IOC

If you've watched more than one Olympics, you'll notice that the roster of sporting events changes with every edition of the Games.

In London, athletes are competing in hundreds of events in 32 different sports, but just five - swimming, gymnastics archery, athletics and fencing - have survived since the very first modern Olympic Games were held in 1896. Multiple sports have been dropped over the years, due to a lack of competitors or diminishing popularity.

For the first time this year, trampolining will be an official Olympic event, and that's great for Canada, as we have medal contenders on our team. And fans of rugby, baseball, softball and golf will be glad to know that there are plans to reintroduce these sports in upcoming Games.

But what about lacrosse, a game that's experienced a real resurgence in recent years? And cricket, whose fans are legion across the globe? With those sports in mind, we decided to look at some former Olympic sports that, for whatever reason, were discontinued by the IOC.
Click through the gallery to see the 10 forgotten Olympic sports, but first, vote on the sports you think should be reintroduced by the IOC:

SLIDESHOW: 10 AWESOME SPORTS THE OLYMPICS KILLED