London 2012
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Tell me about Handball: Handball, a unique combination of basketball, water polo, and soccer, is a sport that captivates the Olympic audience. The fast pace and quick scoring game joined the Olympics at the Berlin...
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Tell me about badminton: Many people know the game of badminton as a similar, smaller version of tennis. Badminton and tennis share many similarities but have distinguishing differences that make the game of badminton one...
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Tell me about Olympic Field Hockey Internationally, many fans of field hockey refer to the sport as just plain hockey. Field hockey made its Olympic debut in 1908 in London where it appeared as a...
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Tell me about football: The world’s most popular sport needs no introduction, unless of course you’re in the United States, in which case we’re talking about soccer. Football made its debut as a medal sport...
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Tell me about sailing: Sailing competitions will take place over 14 days in the waters of Weymouth Bay and Portland Harbour at this year’s London Games. The 10 medal events including dinghies, keelboats, and windsurfing...
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Tell me about shooting: Shooting made its Olympic debut in Athens in the 1896 Olympics. All the shooting events this year in London will take place at the Royal Artillery Barracks. In the history of...
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So what is a pentathlon? The modern pentathlon consists of five events all on one day: fencing, swimming, equestrian, and a combined event of shooting and running. These events are meant to simulate a possible...
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Tell me about diving: Diving has been a mainstay in the Olympics since being introduced at the 1904 St. Louis Games. At the time, it was called “fancy diving” because of the acrobatics involved in...
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Tell me about tennis: This popular ball-and-racket game is played in nearly every country and will make an appearance on the Olympic stage for the seventh time since being reinstated as an Olympic sport in...
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