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Olympic Sports
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Cycling
Boxing
Equestrian
Hurdles
Running
Shot‐put
High jump
Gymnastics
Volleyball
Table tennis
Diving
Swimming
Badminton
Basketball
Fencing
Archery
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Olympic Sports – Teacher Sheet
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Athletes ride
bicycles in this
sport.
Athletes wear
gloves and punch
each other.
Athletes ride a
horse and make
it jump over a
barrier.
Athletes run
very fast and
jump over
hurdles
(barriers).
Athletes run over
a distance. The
first to reach the
finish line is the
winner.
An athlete
throws a heavy
metal ball.
Athletes run and
jump over a high
bar.
Athletes do head
stands and spin
in air many
times.
Athletes jump
and strike a ball
to the other half
of the court. If
ball touches the
floor, it’s a point.
Athletes
compete by
striking a small
light ball across
the table, with a
round bat.
From a high
place, athletes
plunge into
water.
Athletes compete
by swimming
quickly.
Athletes hit a
feathered ball
(shuttlecock)
across a high net
with a racquet.
Athletes throw or
slam dunk a big ball
a circular net
hanging down from
a high pole. This
sport is popular in
the USA.
Athletes
compete by
using a foil (light,
flexible sword)
to hit an
opponent.
Athletes use a
bow and arrow
to shoot and hit a
spot.
How to play: Teacher randomly reads the clues and students use the above sheet to guess the grid and word. Put students
into two teams. First student or group to guess word and grid wins point.Later individual students come out and describe a
word for the two teams to guess the grid and word. They say it out each time they guess. First to make a correct guess wins.