Olympic Sports

2. The sport of shooting arrows with a bow.
8. Sport played on a court by two teams of six players who use their hands to bat a ball back and forth over a net.
11. It is a sport where athletes lift barbells loaded with weights.
12. It is a dance sport that emerges from hip hop culture and is characterised by acrobatic movements.
14. Riders stand on a flat wooden board and perform tricks.
16. It is a combat sport in which two athletes use swords to attack and defend against one another.

1. It is recognised as the world’s oldest competitive sport. Athletes try to pin the opponent’s shoulders to the mat.
3. Sport of throwing a spear for distance, included in the ancient Greek Olympic Games, is called ............. throw.
4. It is a sport that includes a number of events involving running, jumping, throwing or walking.
5. It is the use of a firearm to hit a target with a bullet.
6. Pole .......... is a track and field event in which an athlete uses a long and flexible pole.
7. An athletics event which involves jumping over a raised bar is called ........ jump.
9. It is a sport where athletes jump or fall into water from a platform or springboard while performing acrobatic routines.
10. The sport of riding on a wave on a special board.
13. It involves propelling a boat using oars fixed to the vessel.
15. ......... walking is a specialised event with walkers having to follow strict rules and techniques.