Summer Olympic Sports: A Celebration of Human Ability

Table Tennis, also known as Ping-Pong, is a fast-paced sport where players use paddles to hit a lightweight ball back and forth across a net.

Freestyle swimming allows swimmers to use any stroke they choose, typically resulting in a combination of strokes for maximum speed and efficiency.

Javelin Throw is a track and field event where athletes hurl a javelin, a lightweight spear, with the aim of achieving the longest distance.

A Round-Off is a gymnastic skill where the athlete performs a back handspring followed by a quarter turn, creating momentum for subsequent skills.

Badminton is a racquet sport where players use lightweight rackets to hit a shuttlecock, a feathered projectile, over a net.

A Road Race in cycling is an endurance event where cyclists compete over long distances, typically ranging from 100 to 250 kilometers.

Archery is a precision sport where archers use bows and arrows to aim at targets at various distances.

A Sprint in track and field is a short-distance race, typically ranging from 100 to 400 meters, where athletes aim to complete the distance in the shortest time.

Tennis is a racquet sport where players use rackets to hit a small, hollow rubber ball over a net.

A Scull in rowing is a boat propelled by one rower using two oars, one in each hand.

Hurdles is a track and field event where athletes run while jumping over a series of obstacles called hurdles.

A Sailboat is a boat propelled by the wind, using sails to harness its energy.

Shot Put is a track and field event where athletes throw a heavy metal ball, called a shot, as far as possible.

A Setter in volleyball is a player who specializes in passing the ball to teammates in positions to attack the opponent's court.

Track Cycling is a form of cycling that takes place on a velodrome, a steeply banked oval track.