Cycling is the sport of racing bicycles on roads, on indoor tracks and on off-road courses, and it is governed worldwide by the Union Cycliste Internationale, or UCI. Cycling has featured at every modern Olympic Games, and the UCI describes it as the third Olympic sport by medals awarded and by athlete quotas. The UCI
Cycling is the sport of racing bicycles on roads, tracks and off-road courses, governed internationally by the UCI since 1900.
The decathlon is a combined track and field event in which athletes compete in ten events over two days and earn points for every performance. The highest total wins. World Athletics governs the event, which made its Olympic debut at the Stockholm Games in 1912. History of the decathlon The decathlon evolved from the pentathlon
The decathlon is a track and field event in which athletes compete in ten events over two days and score points in each.
Equestrian sport covers the competitions in which a rider and a horse perform together under the rules of the International Federation for Equestrian Sports, known as the FEI. The Olympic disciplines are dressage, show jumping and eventing, and the FEI also governs driving, endurance and vaulting. Equestrian events have been part of the Olympic Games
Competitions in which a rider and horse perform together, including dressage, show jumping, eventing, driving, endurance and vaulting.
Fencing is a combat sport in which two competitors score hits on each other with a blade, using one of three weapons: the foil, the épée or the sabre. Modern bouts are scored electrically on a narrow metal strip, and an Olympic-style bout is won by the first fencer to reach 15 touches. Men’s fencing
Fencing is a combat sport in which two competitors score touches with a foil, épée or sabre, and 15 touches win an Olympic bout.
Field hockey is a team sport in which two teams of 11 players use curved sticks to hit a ball into the opponent’s goal. A match is played on a pitch of 91.4 by 55 meters in four quarters of 15 minutes. The International Hockey Federation (FIH) governs the sport, which has been in the
Field hockey is a team sport in which two teams of 11 use curved sticks to hit a ball into the opponent's goal.
Figure skating is a winter sport in which skaters perform jumps, spins, footwork and lifts on ice, and are scored by a panel for technical difficulty and overall performance. It is contested in four main disciplines: men’s singles, women’s singles, pairs and ice dance. The International Skating Union was established on 23 July 1892 and
Figure skating is a winter sport in which skaters perform jumps, spins and lifts on ice and are scored by a judging panel.
Formula One is the highest class of international single-seat motor racing, run as the FIA Formula One World Championship. Drivers and teams compete in a season of races called Grands Prix at circuits around the world, and points decide both a drivers’ title and a constructors’ title. The first world championship season was held in
The top class of international single-seat motor racing, contested as the FIA Formula One World Championship since 1950.
Golf is a sport in which players use clubs to strike a ball from a teeing area into a hole, over a round of 18 holes, in as few strokes as possible. It originated in Scotland, and its Rules are made and interpreted jointly by The R&A and the United States Golf Association (USGA). The
A sport in which players strike a ball into holes with clubs over a round of 18 holes, using the fewest strokes.
Gymnastics is a sport in which athletes perform routines of strength, balance and control on apparatus or on the floor, judged on difficulty and execution. It has been contested at every modern Olympic Games, and its world governing body, which was long called the International Gymnastics Federation, announced a rebrand as World Gymnastics in December
Gymnastics is a sport of routines on apparatus and floor, judged on difficulty and execution and contested at every modern Olympics.
Handball, also called team handball, is a team sport in which two teams of seven players pass a ball and try to throw it into the opponent’s goal. A match has two halves of 30 minutes, and the team with more goals wins. The International Handball Federation (IHF) governs the sport, which has been in
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven pass and throw a ball by hand to score in the opponent's goal.