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Curling is one of the most strategic sports at the Olympic Winter Games. Playing on a rectanglular sheet of ice,…
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Olympic archery is contested with recurve bows. From a distance of 70 metres, archers aim at a 122cm diameter five-ring…
Formerly known as synchronized swimming, artistic swimming is one of two sports (along with rhythmic gymnastics) that are contested only…
The 48 athletics events are the most of any sport on the Olympic program. All are contested separately by men…
The aim in this racket sport is to score points by hitting a shuttlecock over a raised net and onto…
Basketball was invented by Canadian professor James Naismith at Springfield College in Massachusetts in December 1891. It didn’t take long…
Beach volleyball takes the complexity of the indoor game and adds the difficulty of playing in sand, as well as…
Summer Olympic Sports
Olympic archery is contested with recurve bows. From a distance of 70 metres, archers aim at a 122cm diameter five-ring…
Formerly known as synchronized swimming, artistic swimming is one of two sports (along with rhythmic gymnastics) that are contested only…
The 48 athletics events are the most of any sport on the Olympic program. All are contested separately by men…
The aim in this racket sport is to score points by hitting a shuttlecock over a raised net and onto…
In a baseball game, while one team assumes nine defensive positions (three in the outfield, four around the infield bases,…
Basketball was invented by Canadian professor James Naismith at Springfield College in Massachusetts in December 1891. It didn’t take long…
Winter Olympic Sports
There are eight individual Olympic alpine skiing events, four each for men and women. These events can generally be divided…
Incorporating cross-country skiing and rifle shooting, there are 11 biathlon events on the Olympic program which can be divided into…
Bobsleds are built to hold one, two or four athletes. Beginning with a running start, teams push their sleds approximately…
Cross-country skiing features two types of skiing: classic technique and free technique. Traditionally, most of the Olympic events will alternate…
Curling is one of the most strategic sports at the Olympic Winter Games. Playing on a rectanglular sheet of ice,…
There are four figure skating disciplines: men’s singles, women’s singles, pairs, and ice dance. In each discipline, the skaters perform two routines—a short program/rhythm…