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Tennis

Olympic tennis features men’s and women’s singles and doubles tournaments as well as a mixed doubles tournament, which returned to…

Ski Jumping

Ski jumping at the Olympic Games is contested on two different hills, designated as “normal” and “large” based on the…


Summer Olympic Sports

Artistic Swimming

Formerly known as synchronized swimming, artistic swimming is one of two sports (along with rhythmic gymnastics) that are contested only…

Athletics

The 48 athletics events are the most of any sport on the Olympic program. All are contested separately by men…

Badminton

The aim in this racket sport is to score points by hitting a shuttlecock over a raised net and onto…

Baseball

In a baseball game, while one team assumes nine defensive positions (three in the outfield, four around the infield bases,…

Basketball

Basketball was invented by Canadian professor James Naismith at Springfield College in Massachusetts in December 1891. It didn’t take long…


Winter Olympic Sports

Alpine Skiing

In the ten individual Olympic alpine skiing events, skiers race against the clock with each event timed to the hundredth…

Biathlon

Incorporating cross-country skiing and rifle shooting, there are eleven biathlon events on the Olympic program which can be divided into…

Bobsleigh

Bobsleds are built to hold one, two or four athletes. Beginning with a running start, teams push their sleds approximately…

Cross-Country Skiing

Traditionally, Olympic cross-country skiing events alternate between classical and free technique from Games to Games. In classical technique, the skis…

Curling

Curling is one of the most strategic sports at the Olympic Winter Games. Playing on a rectangle sheet of ice,…

Figure Skating

There are four figure skating disciplines: men’s singles, women’s singles, pairs, and ice dance. In each one, the skaters perform…