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Spectrum Chart - 591 : Sports 1
1. Tennis - Tennis is a racket sport that
can be played individually against a single opponent (singles) or
between two teams of two players each (doubles). Tennis is played
with a felt-covered rubber ball, a racket and a court. Davis Cup &
four grand slams are the major tournaments in Tennis.
2. Badminton – Badminton is a racket
sport played using rackets to hit a shuttlecock across a net.
Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of
the game are "singles" and "doubles". Formal
games are played on a rectangular indoor court. Points are scored by
striking the shuttlecock with the racket and landing it within the
opposing side's half of the court. Since 1992, badminton has been a
Summer Olympic sport.
3. Hockey - Hockey is a team sport,
consisting of 11 players including a goal keeper in a team. Hockey is
played with a hockey stick & ball on natural grass, on sand-based
or water based artificial turfs. The hockey stick that is used is a J
shape and made out of wood. The stick has a curve hook at the end.
4. Basketball - 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.
5. Boxing – Boxing is one of the world's
oldest combat sports. It is usually held in a ring and two boxers
wear special gloves and try to hit one another. The result is decided
when an opponent is deemed incapable to continue by a referee, is
disqualified for breaking a rule, resigns by throwing in a towel or
is pronounced the winner or loser based on the judges' scorecards at
the end of the contest. Boxing is very popular around the world. It
is a way to defeat your enemy by physical force.
6. Beach Volleyball - Beach volleyball is
a team sport played by two teams of two players on a sand court
divided by a net. It has been an Olympic discipline since the 1996
Games. A team is allowed up to three touches to return the ball
across the net. The ball is put in play with a serve, a hit by the
server from behind the rear court boundary over the net to the
opponents. The rally continues until the ball is grounded on the
playing court, goes "out", or is not returned properly.
7. 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.
8. Archery – Archery is the practice of
using a bow to shoot arrows. Archery has historically been used in
hunting and combat and has become a precision sport. A person
practising archery is called an archer. It is an Olympic sport.
9. 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.
10. Shooting – A shooting sport is a
competitive sport involving tests of proficiency of accuracy and
speed using various types of guns such as firearms and airguns. The
shooting sports are categorised by the type of firearm, targets and
distances at which the targets are shot.
11. Cycling - Cycling sport is competitive
physical activity using bicycles. There are several categories of
bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, time trialling,
cyclo-cross, mountain bike racing, track cycling, BMX and cycle
speedway. Bicycle racing is recognised as an Olympic sport. Bicycle
races are popular all over the world, especially in Europe.
12. Handball - 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.
13. Swimming - Swimming is the movement of
the body through water using arms and legs. Most of the time
equipment is not used. People swim for exercise, fun and they can
swim competitively. Competitive swimming is one of the most popular
Olympic sports, with events in butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke,
freestyle and individual medley.
14. Rowing - Rowing as a competitive sport.
The sport can be either recreational, where the focus is on learning
the technique of rowing, or competitive, where athletes race against
each other in boats. There are a number of different boat classes in
which athletes compete. Rowing is one of the oldest Olympic sports.
15. Canoe Slalom – Canoe slalom is a
competitive sport with the aim to navigate a decked canoe or kayak
through a course of hanging downstream or upstream gates on river
rapids in the fastest time possible. It is one of the two kayak and
canoeing disciplines at the Summer Olympics and is referred to by the
International Olympic Committee (IOC) as Canoe/Kayak Slalom. It has
been a regular Olympic sport since 1992.
16. Synchronized Swimming - Synchronized
swimming is a hybrid form of swimming, dance and gymnastics,
consisting of swimmers performing a synchronised routine of elaborate
moves in the water, accompanied by music. Athletes can perform solos
and compete in most other competitions. Synchronised swimming demands
advanced water skills and requires great strength, endurance,
flexibility, grace, artistry and precise timing, as well as
exceptional breath control when upside down underwater.
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