Sports
Summer Olympic Sports
Beach volleyball takes the complexity of the indoor game and adds the difficulty of playing in sand, as well as…
At its core, boxing is a contest in which two combatants engage hand-to-hand for sport.
The six Olympic canoe/kayak slalom events are all contested by solo paddlers, with men and women competing in K-1 (kayak),…
The Olympic canoe/kayak sprint program became gender equal at Tokyo 2020 with the addition of women’s canoe events. Men and…
There will be two forms of BMX contested at Tokyo 2020 – racing and freestyle. BMX racing has been included…
There are four specialties of mountain bike, but only cross-country was added to the Olympic program at Atlanta 1996.
Winter Olympic Sports
Freestyle skiing is divided into six disciplines, five of which include a judged component as skiers are evaluated on their…
In its basic form, hockey is a game played on ice in which teams try to score in their opponent’s…
Luge athletes compete on an ice track, beginning their ride by sitting on an open fiberglass sled. At the top…
Nordic combined incorporates ski jumping and cross-country skiing. It is the last sport on the Olympic program that is contested…
Skeleton is contested on an ice track. The athletes typically sprint alongside their sled for the first few seconds of…
Ski jumping at the Olympic Games is contested on two different hills, designated as “normal” and “large” based on the…
Pan American Games Sports
The current Olympic program includes a road race and an individual time trial for men and women. All are one-day…
There are six different track cycling events on the Olympic program, all of which have men’s and women’s events.
Fencing is an exercise based on speed and skill. This classic sport brings a certain artistic approach of precision and…
Olympic trampoline competition features individual events for men and women. Both begin with a qualifying round in which each gymnast…
Often referred to as the fastest team ball sport, handball features physical contact and end-to-end action with high jumps, powerful…
Judo was built on three major techniques: throwing (with hand, hip, foot, half-body, and full-body), groundwork (holds, strangulation, locks), and…