Individual and Team Sports

ARCHERY: The practice or skill of using a bow to shoot arrows. Archers line up the target and attempt to shoot the arrow as close to the center circle as possible. Archery is a sport demanding various skills, from a steady hand, strong shoulders, flexible muscles, a keen eye, and a calm disposition.

BOXING: A combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves, throw punches at each other for a predetermined amount of time in a boxing ring. 

FENCING: A sport derived from dueling, played by two opponents on a strip called 'piste'. The aim is to score 'hits' or 'touches' on your opponent using a sword - epee, foil, or saber - for attack and defense according to set movements and rules. A given number of hits (usually from five to 15) make up a 'bout,’ and the first player to score that number wins.

GOLF: A game played on a large open-air course in which a small hard ball is struck with a club into a series of small holes in the ground. The object is to use the fewest possible strokes to complete the course.

RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS is a sport in which gymnasts perform on a floor with an apparatus: hoop, ball, clubs, ribbon, or rope. The sport combines elements of gymnastics, dance, and calisthenics; gymnasts must be strong, flexible, agile, dexterous, and coordinated.

SKIING: a sport that involves moving on ski tracks using skis attached to boots. Skiers wear waterproof jackets and pants, goggles, and helmets. They also use poles for support.

 Competitive skiing is divided into Alpine, Nordic, and Freestyle events. 

TENNIS: A game in which two or four players strike a ball with rackets over a net stretched across a court. It is played with a felt-covered hollow rubber ball on a grass, clay, or artificial surface. The sport involves skill, accuracy, speed, endurance, and strength. 

TABLE TENNIS: An indoor game played by two or four players. The players stand at each end of a table that has a low net across the middle and hit a small light ball over the net using small bats.

WEIGHTLIFTING: The sport or activity of lifting barbells or other heavyweights. The competitor who can lift the heaviest weight wins. There are two standard lifts in modern weightlifting: the single-movement lift from floor to extended position (the snatch) and the two-movement lift from floor to shoulder position and from shoulders to extended position (the clean and jerk).

WRESTLING: A sport in which two opponents struggle hand to hand to pin or press each other's shoulders to the mat. The sport measures strength, skill, and agility.

BASKETBALL: A team sport in which two teams of five players compete against each other on a court. The aim is to score points by shooting the ball through a hoop. The team that makes more baskets wins. 

HANDBALL: A team sport played on a court where two teams of seven players each (six players and a goalkeeper) pass and bounce a ball, trying to throw it into the opposing team’s goal. A typical game can generate scores of up to 35 goals each.

HOCKEY: A team game played between two teams of eleven players each, using hooked sticks with which the players try to drive a small hard ball towards goals at opposite ends of a field. In North America, it is called field hockey to distinguish it from ice hockey.

ICE HOCKEY: A fast contact sport played on an ice rink between two teams of six skaters who attempt to drive a puck into the opposing goal with hooked sticks. It is known to be fast-paced and measures a player’s endurance, speed, and strength. 

WATER POLO: Water polo is a competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players. The objective is to score goals by throwing the ball into the opposing team’s goal.