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Summer Olympics A-Z Book
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AArchery: sport of shooting with bows and arrows.
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B Boxing: the
act of fighting with the fists, with or without boxing gloves.
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C Cycling: a race on lightweight bicycles
with low handlebars, conducted for specified distances or against time.
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D Discus: a circular
disk, usually wooden with a metal rim, used for throwing for distance in athletic competition.
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E
Equestrian: horseback riding
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F Fencing: sport of fighting with swords.
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G Gymnastics:
exercises that develop physical strength and mental capacity.
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H
High Jump: a field event where athletes, use a running start, compete in jumping for height over a crossbar supported by two upright poles.
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I International Olympic Committee: conducts the Olympic Games
and constantly improves them, guides the development of amateur sports, and helps strengthen friendship among the athletes of all countries.
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J
Javelin: a light spear, usually made of wood, used in throwing for distance.
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K Kayaking: an Eskimo
canoe with light framework, made watertight. A closure secured around the waist of the person. Propelled with a double-bladed paddle.
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L London, England:
where the 2012 Summer Olympics took place.
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M Modern Pentathlon: an athletic contest comprising five different events, a
300-meter freestyle swim, a 4000-meter cross-country run, a 5000-meter equestrian steeplechase, épée fencing, and pistol target-shooting at 25 meters, the winner being the contestant with the highest total score.
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N Nervous: what
athletes feel when competing for an Olympic medal.
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O Olympia, Greece: where the first Olympics were held thousands of years ago.
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P Pommel Horse:
similar to a vaulting horse but having two graspable pommels on top. Used by men for hand-supported balancing, rotating, and swinging maneuvers.
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Q Quick: what athletes
need to be to win a medal.
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R Running: moving legs
more rapidly than at a walk. Both feet are off the ground.
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S Swimming: to move
in water by movements of the limbs.
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T Tennis: a game played
on a rectangular court by two players or two pairs of players equipped with rackets. A ball is driven back and forth over a low net that divides the court in half.
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U Uneven Bars: a pair of
parallel bars set at different heights; used in women's gymnastics
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V Volleyball: a game for
two teams in where two teams keep a ball in motion, from side to side over a high net, by striking it with the hands before it touches the ground.
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W Wrestling: a sport in
which two opponents struggle hand to hand in order to pin or press each other's shoulders to the mat.
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X eXtra Practice: what
athletes need do to be the best!
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Y Young: what athletes
are when competing in the Olympics.
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Z Zeus: During the first
Olympic Games, athletes devoted their performance to honor Zeus.