Drag a word to its definition. You have answered 0 of 3 questions correctly and your score is:. Want to add a little wonder to your website? Help spread the wonder of families learning together. We sent you SMS, for complete subscription please reply. Follow Twitter Instagram Facebook. How many sports are in the Olympics? What's the difference between an event, a discipline, and a sport? The first Olympic Games featured how many sports?
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How about those that will be played in the winter of ? Visit the Olympic Sports page to learn more about each sport that athletes compete in. Hover over each picture to see a pictogram for the sport, and then click through to learn more about the sport and its rules!
Which sport do you want to watch in the next Olympic Games? Discuss with a friend or family member. If there's one sport Brazilians love, it's football! No, we're not talking about American football. We're talking about the sport Americans call soccer and most of the rest of the world refers to as football.
The football competition in Brazil was intense. Learn more about this worldwide favorite when you check out the Football page on the Olympics site! How does this sport differ from American football?
Write a letter or email to a friend or family member explaining the differences. After a year absence, rugby made its return to the Summer Olympics in Brazil. Visit the Rugby page on the Olympics site to learn how this game is played. Do some independent Internet research to learn more about where rugby is played around the world.
Did you get it? Test your knowledge. What are you wondering? Wonder Words terms century decline power officially popularity demonstration sports appearance competition Take the Wonder Word Challenge. Join the Discussion. Oct 22, Antonio Jan 3, Jan 3, Tyson Phelps Apr 14, My dad is Michael Phelps he is a great swimmer he has brung home so many medals from the Olympics. Apr 18, Uniwing Mar 14, I love both winter and summer Olympics!
And I also loved this wonder of the day. Mar 15, Lincoln Mar 7, That is interesting that only 28 or 42 sports are held in these olympics. Mar 20, We're glad that you're learning more about the Olympics with us, Lincoln! Evan Mar 5, Mar 6, Tristan Mar 1, I love the olympics i once went to the para olympics. Mar 5, That's awesome, Tristan! Which city did you go to for the Paralympics? You had awesome information in the text.
When we read the part where it said"gymnastics was one of the first nine olympics spots. Feb 28, Hugo Feb 26, Feb 27, Noah Emmsley Feb 27, She's right because there are only the winter and summer olympics. Hi, Noah! Thanks for adding to the conversation!! This year, though, some of the most recognisable names in the sport will be unable to participate due to going pro or because of injury. Athletes sprint to the finish in a straight, calm water flatwater course to achieve the shortest time possible.
Men and women compete in six sprint races each. With World Cups and Olympic qualifying taking place since Rio, its time for a football soccer reset. The sport of handball combines elements of basketball and football soccer. The ball is moved by either passing or dribbling up and down a court.
Unlike basketball, players do not shoot the ball into a hoop; rather they attempt to throw the ball past a goaltender guarding a football-like net. Handball took a hiatus from Olympic competition until Germany once again held the Games in , this time in Munich. The Olympics have allowed countless judokas around the world to become household names since judo was first added to the program in Karate is a new sport to the Olympic program and will make its debut at the Tokyo Games. Before being added to the Tokyo Olympic program, karate had two unsuccessful attempts to gain entry to the Olympics it was considered for both the London and Rio Olympic programs.
The modern pentathlon from the Greek word pente consists of five disciplines, including fencing , swimming , equestrian , and a combined event involving m cross-country running and laser pistol.
One of the most physically demanding Olympic sports, rowing is all about endurance. With each race metres long, rowers reach anywhere between 40 and 47 strokes per minute. With many different events, the number of competitors per boat, as well as the type of rowing varies. There are two different types of rowing: sweeping and sculling. Sweeping, much like the name suggests, requires the use of one oar, with the athlete only rowing on one side of the boat.
Sculling, in turn, requires the use of two oars, one in each hand. Among the 14 different Olympic events eight are sculls and six are sweeps. Up to categories of sailboats reportedly exist around the world, each class with its own set of rules and specifications.
Diving also has two different categories for both men and women, 3m springboard and 10m platform. This is the list of all events in athletics :. Singles, Doubles, and Mixed doubles. Olympic Games: Only six teams compete in the baseball tournament in Tokyo Men have three extra categories apart from these — Light heavyweight, heavyweight, and super heavyweight.
Both have C events which are Canoeing and K events which are Kayaking. Canoe Slalom is an individual event while Canoe Sprint has both individual and team events. Moreover, team events are split into two — 2-a-team and 4-a-team categories. Events also differ in distance from m to m to m. Comes in three different events namely dressage, eventing, and jumping in both individual and team categories. Foil, Sabre, and Epee are the three fencing events in which men and women participate individually and in teams.
Players to watch for in Tokyo Olympics C. All Olympic sports: One of the oldest team sports to feature in the Olympics. Men and Women compete in two 6 teamed pools to qualify for the quarter-finals. Most of the players should be under the age of These are the events in gymnastics:. Judo events are categorized by weight classification.
There is also one mixed team event. All Olympic sports: Kata and Kumite are the two events where Kumite is again divided into three depending on the weight limit.
All Olympic sports: Modern pentathlon is a fusion of five individual events; cross-country run, freestyle swimming, epee fencing, pistol shooting, and show jumping. Rowing has seven events each for men and women. This is the list of Sailing events in Tokyo Olympics
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