Ice hockey is a team sport played on ice in which two teams of six, including a goaltender, use sticks to shoot a puck into the opponent’s goal. A game has three 20-minute periods. The sport developed in Canada, is now played worldwide, and is governed internationally by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), which
A team sport played on ice in which two teams of six shoot a puck into goals, governed internationally by the IIHF.
Judo is a Japanese combat sport and martial art in which competitors try to throw an opponent onto the back, pin them, or force a submission with a choke or joint lock. It was created by Jigoro Kano, it became an Olympic sport at Tokyo in 1964, and it is governed worldwide by the International
Judo is a Japanese combat sport founded by Jigoro Kano in which competitors throw, pin or submit an opponent.
Kabaddi is a contact team sport from the Indian subcontinent in which a single raider enters the opposing half, tags defenders and tries to return home without being tackled. Two teams of seven players take the mat, and the raider must keep chanting the word “kabaddi” in a single breath throughout the raid. The sport
A South Asian contact team sport in which a single raider tags defenders and returns home while chanting "kabaddi" in one breath.
Karate is a martial art and combat sport, developed on the island of Okinawa, in which practitioners strike with the hands and feet. Competitive karate has two main events, kumite, which is sparring, and kata, which is a performance of prescribed movements, and it is governed worldwide by the World Karate Federation. History of karate
Karate is an Okinawan martial art and combat sport of strikes and kicks, contested as kumite and kata.
Lacrosse is a team sport in which players use a long stick with a netted pocket, called a crosse, to catch, carry and pass a ball and to shoot it into the opponent’s goal. The game began with the Indigenous peoples of North America and is governed today by World Lacrosse. A six-a-side version called
Lacrosse is a team sport of Indigenous North American origin in which players use netted sticks to shoot a ball into a goal.
The marathon is a long-distance road running race of 42.195 kilometers, or 26 miles and 385 yards, and it is the longest race on the Olympic athletics program. Its name comes from the run attributed to the Greek soldier Philippides, who is said to have carried news of a Persian defeat from the battle of
The marathon is a road running race of 42.195 kilometers, standardized in 1921 and named after the legendary run from Marathon to Athens.
Mixed martial arts, often shortened to MMA, is a full-contact combat sport that allows striking and grappling both standing and on the ground. Fighters compete in a cage or ring under regulated rules, with bouts decided by knockout, submission or the scores of judges. The modern sport took shape in the 1990s and is overseen
A full-contact combat sport that combines striking and grappling, regulated under the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts.
Netball is a seven-a-side ball game in which two teams pass a ball up a court and try to score by shooting it through a ring on a tall post. Players may not run or dribble with the ball, and each position is limited to certain areas of the court. The game was first played
A seven-a-side ball game in which teams pass without running or dribbling and score through a ring on a high post.
Polo is a team sport played on horseback in which two teams of four riders use long-handled mallets to drive a small ball through the opposing goal. It began as a cavalry training game in Central Asia more than two thousand years ago and was later taken up by Persian nobles. The Federation of International
A team sport on horseback in which two sides of four use mallets to hit a ball through the opposing goal.
Rowing is a water sport in which crews race boats by pulling oars against the water, and the standard international racing distance is 2,000 meters. Boats range from a single scull for one rower to an eight with eight rowers, and the sport is governed worldwide by World Rowing. The federation was founded in 1892
Rowing is a water sport in which crews race boats with oars, most often over a 2,000-meter course governed by World Rowing.