Olympic Sports

Archery

The competition will includes both individual and team events for men and women

Athletics

Features running, jumping, throwing and combination events

Badminton

Is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players (singles) or two opposing pairs (doubles), who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net.

Basketball

The competitions will feature men’s and women’s events, teams will have pre-qualified and will comprise 12 teams

Beach Volleyball

Is one of two disciplines in the sport of Volleyball

Boxing

At the London 2012 Games it will include women’s events

Canoe Slalom

Is one of the first of two disciplines of the sport of Canoeing

Canoe Sprint

Is the second of the two disciplines of the sport of Canoeing

BMX

Bicycle Moto Cross (BMX) is one of the four disciplines of the Olympic sport of Cycling

Mountain Bike

Mountain Bike is the second of the four disciplines of the Olympic sport of Cycling

Road Cycling

Is the third of four disciplines in the Olympic sport of Cycling

Track Cycling

Is the fourth of the disciplines of the Olympic sport of Cycling

Diving

Is the first of four disciplines of the Olympic sport of Aquatics

Dressage

Is one of the first of three disciplines of the Olympic sport of Equestrian

Eventing

Is the second of the three disciplines of the Olympic sport of Equestrian

Jumping

Is one of the third of the disciplines of the Olympic sport of Equestrian

Fencing

Is one of just four sports to have the honour of being featured at every modern Olympic Games

Football

At the London 2012 Games, Football will be taking place at grounds across the UK including Old Trafford with the final being held at Wembley

Rhythmic Gymnastics

Is the second of the three disciplines of the Olympic sport of Gymnastics

Trampoline Gymnastics

Is the third of the three disciplines of the Olympic sport of Gymnastics

Handball

Is one of the traditional sports with a long history in the modern Olympics

Hockey

The Hockey competition will both a men’s and women’s competition

Judo

Has a long tradition in the modern olympics

Modern Pentathlon

The sport of modern pentathlon consists of five elements: fencing, swimming, riding and combined running and shooting

Rowing

There are two types of Rowing at the London Olympic Games: Sweep Rowing and Sculling

Sailing

The sport of Sailing will feature 10 different classes at the London games of 2012

Shooting

The sport of Shooting will feature three disciplines: Rifle, Pistol and Shotgun at the London games of 2012

Swimming

The swimming competition is one of the four disciplines of the Olympic sport of Aquatics

Synchronised Swimming

Is the third of the four disciplines of the sport of Aquatics

Table Tennis

The London 2012 Games will feature women’s singles, men’s singles, women’s team and men’s team events

Taekwondo

The sport of Taekwondo is another sport has it’s origins in the east. In the London games it will have four weight divisions

Tennis

This sport was first played at the modern Olympics in Athens,1896

Triathlon

The Olympic sport of Triathlon in London will consists of swimming, cycling and running

Volleyball

The Olympic sport of Volleyball is played indoors unlike beach volleyball

Water Polo

The fourth discipline of Aquatics is Water Polo

Weightlifting

The Olympic sport of Weightlifting is the oldest and most basic form of physical competition

Wrestling

The Olympic sport of Wrestling dates back to the orignal games and includes Freestyle and Greco-Roman