In these games, two teams of seven players try to throw a ball into a net. You could say it's like soccer with your hands instead of your feet. What is it?
Handball
These are the only events that involve animals. Riders compete with their horses in a variety of competitions. What is it?
Equestrian
Athletes race against each other in a big circle while riding a bike. What is it?
Cycling
This water event is different than swimming or diving. They look like they are playing volleyball/soccer in the pool. What is it?
Water Polo
This sport requires each athlete to hit a ball over a net. They do this by using a racket. Sometimes when they hit the ball, they yell. What is it?
Tennis
In this sport, a team of athletes sit in a boat and use oars to paddle as fast as they can to beat the other boats. What is it?
Rowing
The smallest splash earns more points in this event. Athletes jump from a platform or a board into the water. Sometimes they twist in the air. What is it?
Diving
This sport is new to the 2020/21 Olympics. Athletes ride a board with wheels and perform tricks and stunts. What is it?
Skateboarding
In these events, the goal is to be the fastest person to the finish line. The athletes do this a few different ways; freestyle, backstroke, butterfly and breaststroke. What is it?
Swimming
This event involves 5 sports. Athletes must compete in each of the five challenges; fencing, swimming, equestrian jumping, shooting and running. What is it?
Pentathalon
Two people try to pin each other to a mat in this sport. There is a referee that watches them to make sure each athlete is following the rules. What is it?
Wrestling
Athletes have to be very strong to compete in this sport. Each person tries to lift a bar with heavy plates on the ends. What is it?
Weightlifting
Athletes in this sport use a bow to shoot an arrow at a target. The closest to the middle of the cirlce wins. What is it?
Archery
In this sport, athletes compete in many events. Some perform on the rings, a balance beam or uneven bars. Others run around on a mat doing jumps and flips. What is it?
Gymnastics
These athletes perform a dance in the water. They wear beautiful costumes designed just for these events. What is it?
Artistic Swimming (Synchronized Swimming)
Two athletes compete against each other using swords. Don't worry, they aren't trying to hurt each other. They wear special uniforms to protect themselves. What is it?
Fencing
In this sport, athletes use little paddles to hit a little white ball back and forth. Sometimes it's so fast you can't see the ball. What is it?
Table Tennis / Ping Pong
In this sport, each athlete throws a long stick as far as they can. The stick has a point at the end so it can stick into the ground. What is it?
Javelin
This sport is new to the 2020/21 Summer Olympics. Each athlete stands on a board and rides the waves. They have to try not to fall off. What is it?
Surfing
In this sport, the athlete sits in a little kayak and has to go through a course to beat the clock. What is it?
Canoe
In this track and field event, the athlete tries to "put" a heavy steal ball down the field as far as they can. The ball is made of metal. What is it?
Shot put
In this athletic event, athletes must run as fast as they can and jump over items on the track. What is it?
Hurdles
It's not frisbee, but in this sport that athlete throws something shaped like one. They try to throw it as far as they can. What is it?
Discus