Judo – Judo is a modern
Japanese martial art and Olympic sport. It was developed in 1882 by
Jigoro Kano. Judo is very scientific in its training methods and
fighting techniques.
Boxing – Boxing is a
martial art and combat sport in which two people wearing protective
gloves throw punches at each other for a predetermined set of time
in a boxing ring.
Bowling – Bowling refers
to a series of sports or leisure activities in which a player rolls
or throws a bowling ball towards a target, the target is usually to
knock over pins at the end of a lane.
Badminton – Badminton is
a racket sport played using rackets to hit a shuttle cock across a
net. Can be played 2 or 4 players. Badminton has been an Olympic
sport since 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.
Chess – Chess is a board
game for two players. It is played on a square board, made of 64
smaller squares, with eight squares on each side. Each player starts
with sixteen pieces: eight pawns, two knights, two bishops, two
rooks, one queen and one king.
Ice Hockey - Ice hockey is
a team sport played on ice, usually in a rink, in which two teams of
skaters use their sticks to shoot a vulcanised rubber puck into
their opponent's net to score points. Ice hockey teams usually
consist of six players each: one goaltender and five players.
Curling – Curling is a
sport played on ice. Players slide curling stones on the ice towards
a target, called the house. There are two teams with four players on
each team. Each team slides eight stones, this is called an end.
After an end the team with the stone closest to the centre of the
house (target) scores points.
Squash – Squash is a
racket sport played by two (singles) or four players (doubles) in a
four-walled court with a small, hollow rubber ball. The players must
alternate in striking the ball with their racket and hit the ball
onto the playable surfaces of the four walls of the court.
Volleyball – Volleyball
is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a
net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the
other team's court under organised rules. It has been a part of the
Summer Olympic Games since 1964.
Basket Ball – Basketball
is a sport played by two teams of five players on a rectangular
court. The objective is to shoot a ball through a hoop 18 inches in
diameter and 10 feet high mounted to a backboard at each end.
Basketball is one of the world's most popular and widely viewed
sports.
Billiards – Billiards is
a game played by two or more players on a table covered in green
cloth, in which a cue, a long stick is used to hit balls against
each other and into pockets around the table.
Table Tennis - Table
tennis, also known as Ping Pong. It is played by two or four players
on a table. To play this game, players use paddle and small
celluloid balls. Table tennis has been an Olympic sport since 1988.
Hand Ball – Handball is a
team sport similar to soccer. Two teams of 7 players each, six
players and a goalkeeper pass and bounce a ball using the hands,
trying to throw it into the goal of the other team. Games are an
hour of playing time, divided into 30-minute halves.
Taekwondo - Taekwondo is a
martial art of Korean origin, similar enough to the Japanese karate.
It is based on the utilisation of the hands and feet in order to
attack or to be defended from an adversary. It is a Olympic sport
since 1992.
Fencing - Fencing is a
sport in which two competitors fight using 'Rapier-style' swords,
winning points by making contact with their opponent. Based on the
traditional skills of swordsmanship. There are three forms of modern
fencing foil, sabre and epee. It is part of Olympics games since it
inception in 1896.
Wrestling – Wrestling is
a combat sport involving grappling type techniques such as clinch
fighting, throws and take downs, joint locks, pins and other
grappling holds.
Body Building –
Bodybuilding is an activity where people build big muscles.
Bodybuilders do not show their power or strength. They only show
their muscular body. It is important to have every muscle build up.
The person with the best muscles and pose will win the contest.
Gymnastics – Gymnastics
is a sport which involves running, jumping, tumbling, flipping,
somersaulting and balancing. There are several forms of gymnastics,
including rhythmic gymnastics, artistic gymnastics, acrobatics,
trampolining and wheel gymnastics. Gymnastics is an Olympic sport.
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