Sarajevo was the location of the 1984 Winter Olympics. Yugoslavia won one medal, a silver in men's giant slalom awarded to Jure Franko. Many of the Olympic facilities survived the war, including Olympic Hall Zetra and Asim Ferhatović Stadion. After co-hosting the Southeast Europe Friendship games, Sarajevo was awarded the 2009 Special Olympic winter games, but cancelled these plans.

Football (soccer) is popular in Sarajevo; the city hosts FK Sarajevo and FK Željezničar, which both compete in European and international cups and tournaments, as well as FK Olimpik and SAŠK. Another popular sport is basketball; the basketball club KK Bosna Sarajevo won the European championship in 1979. The chess club, Bosna Sarajevo, has been a championship team since the 1980s.

Sarajevo often holds international events and competitions in sports such as tennis and kickboxing. Rock climbing is popular; not far from the CBD is the sport climbing crag, Dariva.

Logo	Club	Leagues	Venue	Established
	FK Željezničar	Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina	Grbavica Stadium	1921
	FK Sarajevo	Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina	Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium	1946
	FK Olimpik Sarajevo	Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina Second League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina	Otoka Stadium	1993
	KK Bosna	Premier League of Basketball of Bosnia and Herzegovina Adriatic Basketball Association	Mirza Delibasic Arena	1951