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Although variations of rugby have existed since the Middle Ages, the first international match, played between Scotland and England, was…
The 48 athletics events are the most of any sport on the Olympic program. All are contested separately by men…
Olympic tennis features men’s and women’s singles and doubles tournaments as well as a mixed doubles tournament, which returned to…
Summer Olympic Sports
Men and women compete in separate individual and team events in Olympic archery. New at Tokyo 2020 will be a…
Formerly known as synchronized swimming, artistic swimming is one of three sports (along with rhythmic gymnastics and softball) that are…
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
In the ten individual Olympic alpine skiing events, skiers race against the clock with each event timed to the hundredth…
Incorporating cross-country skiing and rifle shooting, there are eleven 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…
Traditionally, Olympic cross-country skiing events alternate between classical and free technique from Games to Games. In classical technique, the skis…
Curling is one of the most strategic sports at the Olympic Winter Games. Playing on a rectangle sheet of ice,…
There are four figure skating disciplines: men’s singles, women’s singles, pairs, and ice dance. In each one, the skaters perform…