Olympics

Dean S.
The words are related to both the summer and winter Olympics.
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  1. archery
    the sport of shooting arrows with a bow
  2. badminton
    a game played on a court with light long-handled rackets
  3. baseball
    a ball game between two teams of nine players
  4. basketball
    a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players
  5. boxing
    boxing with bare hands
  6. bronze medal
    a trophy made of bronze (or having the appearance of bronze) that is usually awarded for winning third place in a competition
  7. canoe
    a small, light boat propelled with a paddle
  8. cycling
    the sport of traveling on a two-wheeled vehicle
  9. decathlon
    an athletic contest consisting of ten different events
  10. diving
    a headlong plunge into water
  11. equestrian
    of or relating to or featuring horseback riding
  12. event
    something that happens at a given place and time
  13. fencing
    a barrier that serves to enclose an area
  14. gold medal
    a trophy made of gold (or having the appearance of gold) that is usually awarded for winning first place in a competition
  15. gymnastics
    a sport involving acrobatic feats on different apparatuses
  16. handball
    a game played in a walled court or against a single wall by two or four players who strike a rubber ball with their hands
  17. judo
    a sport adapted from jujitsu and similar to wrestling
  18. kayak
    a light, narrow boat propelled with a double-bladed paddle
  19. rowing
    the act of rowing as a sport
  20. sailing
    the work of a sailor
  21. shooting
    the act of firing a projectile
  22. silver medal
    a trophy made of silver (or having the appearance of silver) that is usually awarded for winning second place in a competition
  23. soccer
    a football game in which two teams of 11 players try to kick or head a ball into the opponents' goal
  24. softball
    a game closely resembling baseball that is played on a smaller diamond and with a ball that is larger and softer
  25. swimming
    the act of swimming
  26. table tennis
    a game (trademark Ping-Pong) resembling tennis but played on a table with paddles and a light hollow ball
  27. tae kwon do
    a Korean martial art similar to karate
  28. tennis
    a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court
  29. track
    a line or route along which something travels or moves
  30. trampoline
    gymnastic apparatus consisting of a strong canvas sheet attached with springs to a metal frame; used for tumbling
  31. volleyball
    a game in which two teams hit an inflated ball over a high net using their hands
  32. water polo
    a game played in a swimming pool by two teams of swimmers who try to throw an inflated ball into the opponents' goal
  33. weightlifting
    bodybuilding by exercise that involves lifting weights
  34. wrestling
    the sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down
Created on Wed Sep 24 19:17:03 EDT 2008

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