Sports


Summer Olympic Sports

Gymnastics – Rhythmic

Rhythmic gymnastics is one of three sports (along with artistic swimming and softball) that are contested only by women at…

Gymnastics – Trampoline

Olympic trampoline competition features individual events for men and women. Both begin with a qualifying round in which each gymnast…

Handball

Often referred to as the fastest team ball sport, handball features physical contact and end-to-end action with high jumps, powerful…

Judo

Judo was built on three major techniques: throwing (with hand, hip, foot, half-body, and full-body), groundwork (holds, strangulation, locks), and…

Karate

Karate will be at home when it makes its Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020. The martial art has its origins…

Modern Pentathlon

Introduced at the 1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm, modern pentathlon consists of five sports (fencing, swimming, riding, shooting, running) all…