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This document summarizes several sports at the Olympics. Athletics is the largest single sport with over 2,000 athletes competing in track and field events to run faster, jump higher, and throw farther than their opponents. Soccer was introduced as an Olympic medal sport in 1900. BMX cycling was the most recently added sport, debuting at the 2008 Beijing Games. Swimming will feature 950 competitors across 34 events. Judo became an Olympic medal sport at the 1964 Tokyo Games. Artistic gymnastics evolved from its original 19th century form to the modern sport seen between 1896 and the 1920s. Men's basketball was first included in 1936 while women's basketball debuted in 1976.
Sports
- 1. SPORTS at the Olympics Prepared by: Prof. Warner E. Torres Moya
- 2. Athletics Athletics is the perfect expression of the Olympic motto ‘Citius, Altius, Fortius’ (‘Faster, Higher, Stronger’) – the competition requires athletes to run faster, throw further, jump higher and leap longer than their rivals. With 2,000 athletes competing in 47 events, Athletics is the largest single sport at the Games.
- 3. Soccer Soccer was introduced as a medal sport at the Paris 1900 Olympic Games.
- 4. Cycling Having made its debut at the Beijing 2008 Games, BMX Cycling is the most recent discipline to have been added to the Olympic programme.
- 5. Swimming A total of 950 competitors will take part in 34 events in the Swimming competition.
- 6. Judo Judo made its first appearance as a medal sport at the Tokyo 1964 Games.
- 7. Gymnastics The term Artistic Gymnastics was first used in the 19th century. Between its appearance at the Athens 1896 Games and the 1920s, the event evolved into what we recognise as modern Gymnastics.
- 8. Basketball Men’s Basketball first appeared on the Olympic programme at the Berlin 1936 Games, with the women’s event introduced at Montreal 1976.