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London Preview What to expect at the 2012 Summer Olympic Games Olympics 2012 by the Numbers The numbers behind the London Summer Games Sport for All Wild cards are added to a strict qualification system to encourage greater sports participation worldwide Bikinis Optional Changes are afoot, and underfoot, in London Olympic Multitasker Oscar Pistorius hopes to compete in two Olympics in one summer Olympics for the Young and Old Hiroshi Hoketsu will be the oldest Olympian in London Competing Countries 205 countries are participating in the London Summer Olympics Here Come the Women First-time appearances and the debut of women’s boxing Quiz: London Olympics What is the motto for the 2012 Summer Games? U.S. Olympic Training Facilities Where Olympians live and train Paralympics Spirit in motion Olympic History and Biographies
Olympic Symbols and Traditions Flames, doves, oaths, and more Olympic Athletes A-Z Read biographies of famous Olympians Memorable Olympic Moments Read about some of the most memorable performances in Summer Games history Summer Olympics Through The Years Find all past medalists, highlights of each Games, competing countries, and more Sites of the Modern Olympics See which cities have hosted the Olympics since 1896
Olympics Timeline From ancient Greece to the present day Munich Massacre Remembering the worst tragedy in modern Olympic history Country Profile: United Kingdom | Map of the United Kingdom Read about England’s history and find statistics and facts about the country Encyclopedia: United Kingdom Learn about the UK’s people, government, history, and more London Read this encyclopedia entry about the capital of the UK
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By Country: All-Time Medal Standings Find out which countries have won the most medals By Athlete: All-Time Leading Medal Winners See the winningest Olympians
All-Time Leading U.S. Medal Winners Which U.S. athletes have brought home the most medals? Winners Event-by-Event Lists of gold medal winners from 1896-2008 by event
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Archery Precision and nerves of steel are key Badminton The world’s fastest racket sport dates to the 5th century BCE Basketball Twelve teams battle for gold Boxing This event was considered too violent at the first modern Olympics in 1896 Canoe/Kayak These aren’t the canoes you see navigating lakes and ponds Cycling BMX cycling returns after debut in 2008 Diving One of the Olympics’ most-watched events Equestrian The only Olympic sport in which humans and animals are teammates Fencing Three types of swords are used in Olympic fencing Field Hockey Both men and women compete GymnasticsArtistic GymnasticsRhythmic GymnasticsTrampoline This division of gymnastics made its Olympic debut in 2000 Handball Soccer with the hands instead of the feet Judo A mix of strength, flexibility, and technique Modern Pentathlon An interesting combination: shooting, fencing, swimming, horse-show jumping, and running
Rowing Rowing requires calm water Sailing The event name yachting was changed to sailing in 2000 Shooting Shotgun, rifle, pistol, and air guns are used Soccer England looks forward to the home-field advantage Swimming Michael Phelps tries for more Olympic gold Synchronized Swimming A combination of ballet and gymnastics in water Table Tennis The world’s largest “participation” sport, better known as ping pong Taekwondo Taekwondo means “the way of hands and feet.” Tennis Players take to the grass courts of Wimbledon Track & Field Called Athletics in London Triathlon The sport of ironmen and ironwomen Volleyball A sport where digs make a difference Water Polo Inspired by the game of rugby Weightlifting One of the oldest—and simpliest—form of competition Women’s Boxing This event makes its Olympic debut in London Wrestling The focus of the first modern Olympic Games in 1896
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Quiz: Summer Olympics Trivia Greek shepherd Spiridon Louis . . . Quiz: The Ancient Olympics The Olympics were held in honor of this Greek god . . . Quiz: Ancient Greek Games (challenging) Women competed in these games, which may predate the Olympics . . . Quiz: Olympic Mascots Hodori and Hosuni, the mascots of the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea, were what type of animal? Quiz: Olympic Cities Which country has won the most medals at the Olympic games—without ever hosting the games? Quiz: Memorable Ceremonies Which of the following items was not given to event winners at the first modern Olympic Games held in Athens in 1896?
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What’s in Store for the London Games
London Preview What to expect at the 2012 Summer Olympic Games
Olympics 2012 by the Numbers The numbers behind the London Summer Games
Sport for All Wild cards are added to a strict qualification system to encourage greater sports participation worldwide
Bikinis Optional Changes are afoot, and underfoot, in London
Olympic Multitasker Oscar Pistorius hopes to compete in two Olympics in one summer
Olympics for the Young and Old Hiroshi Hoketsu will be the oldest Olympian in London
Competing Countries 205 countries are participating in the London Summer Olympics
Here Come the Women First-time appearances and the debut of women’s boxing
Quiz: London Olympics What is the motto for the 2012 Summer Games?
U.S. Olympic Training Facilities Where Olympians live and train
Paralympics Spirit in motion
Olympic History and Biographies
Olympic Medalists
Sports Previews
Quizzes
Olympic Symbols and Traditions Flames, doves, oaths, and more
Olympic Athletes A-Z Read biographies of famous Olympians
Memorable Olympic Moments Read about some of the most memorable performances in Summer Games history
Summer Olympics Through The Years Find all past medalists, highlights of each Games, competing countries, and more
Sites of the Modern Olympics See which cities have hosted the Olympics since 1896
Olympics Timeline From ancient Greece to the present day
Munich Massacre Remembering the worst tragedy in modern Olympic history
Country Profile: United Kingdom | Map of the United Kingdom Read about England’s history and find statistics and facts about the country
Encyclopedia: United Kingdom Learn about the UK’s people, government, history, and more
London Read this encyclopedia entry about the capital of the UK
By Country: All-Time Medal Standings Find out which countries have won the most medals
By Athlete: All-Time Leading Medal Winners See the winningest Olympians
All-Time Leading U.S. Medal Winners Which U.S. athletes have brought home the most medals?
Winners Event-by-Event Lists of gold medal winners from 1896-2008 by event
Archery Precision and nerves of steel are key
Badminton The world’s fastest racket sport dates to the 5th century BCE
Basketball Twelve teams battle for gold
Boxing This event was considered too violent at the first modern Olympics in 1896
Canoe/Kayak These aren’t the canoes you see navigating lakes and ponds
Cycling BMX cycling returns after debut in 2008
Diving One of the Olympics’ most-watched events
Equestrian The only Olympic sport in which humans and animals are teammates
Fencing Three types of swords are used in Olympic fencing
Field Hockey Both men and women compete
GymnasticsArtistic GymnasticsRhythmic GymnasticsTrampoline This division of gymnastics made its Olympic debut in 2000
Handball Soccer with the hands instead of the feet
Judo A mix of strength, flexibility, and technique
Modern Pentathlon An interesting combination: shooting, fencing, swimming, horse-show jumping, and running
Rowing Rowing requires calm water
Sailing The event name yachting was changed to sailing in 2000
Shooting Shotgun, rifle, pistol, and air guns are used
Soccer England looks forward to the home-field advantage
Swimming Michael Phelps tries for more Olympic gold
Synchronized Swimming A combination of ballet and gymnastics in water
Table Tennis The world’s largest “participation” sport, better known as ping pong
Taekwondo Taekwondo means “the way of hands and feet.”
Tennis Players take to the grass courts of Wimbledon
Track & Field Called Athletics in London
Triathlon The sport of ironmen and ironwomen
Volleyball A sport where digs make a difference
Water Polo Inspired by the game of rugby
Weightlifting One of the oldest—and simpliest—form of competition
Women’s Boxing This event makes its Olympic debut in London
Wrestling The focus of the first modern Olympic Games in 1896
Quiz: Summer Olympics Trivia Greek shepherd Spiridon Louis . . .
Quiz: The Ancient Olympics The Olympics were held in honor of this Greek god . . .
Quiz: Ancient Greek Games (challenging) Women competed in these games, which may predate the Olympics . . .
Quiz: Olympic Mascots Hodori and Hosuni, the mascots of the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea, were what type of animal?
Quiz: Olympic Cities Which country has won the most medals at the Olympic games—without ever hosting the games?
Quiz: Memorable Ceremonies Which of the following items was not given to event winners at the first modern Olympic Games held in Athens in 1896?
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