Olympic Sports
Across
- 2. a seven-a-side game played by swimmers in a pool, with a ball like a football that is thrown into the opponents' net.
- 6. the art of riding a horse and performing tricks and jumps.
- 7. the sport of riding a wave towards the shore while standing or lying on a board.
- 9. an athletic contest consisting of three different events, typically swimming, cycling, and long-distance running.
- 10. the sport of fighting with the fists, especially with padded gloves in a roped square ring.
- 11. a game in which a player using special clubs attempts to sink a ball with as few strokes as possible into each of the 9 or 18 successive holes.
- 12. the sport of propelling a boat by means of oars.
- 14. the sport or activity of propelling oneself through water using the limbs.
- 15. a game played on a field between two teams of 11 players where a round ball is kicked.
- 16. a system of unarmed combat using the hands and feet to deliver and block blows.
- 17. a game for two teams, usually of six players, in which a large ball is hit by hand over a high net.
- 19. a short, flat board with small wheels under each end which a person stands on and moves forward by pushing one foot on the ground.
Down
- 1. shooting with a bow and arrows at a target as a sport.
- 3. a game in which two or four players strike a ball with rackets over a net stretched across a court.
- 4. the sport of lifting barbells or other heavy weights.
- 5. the sport of jumping into water from a platform or springboard while performing acrobatics.
- 8. a sport of unarmed combat derived from ju-jitsu and intended to train the body and mind.
- 11. exercises developing or displaying physical agility and coordination.
- 13. a game played between two teams of five players in which goals are scored by throwing a ball through a netted hoop.
- 18. the sport of competing in track and field events.