Summer Games 2016

"Little School on the Range" 2016 First Modern Day Games It was held on April 6 to April 15 of 1896 "Little School on the Range" 2016

"Little School on the Range" 2016 First Modern Day Games It took place in Athens, Greece "Little School on the Range" 2016

"Little School on the Range" 2016 First Modern Day Games 14 different countries competed Australia Austria Bulgaria Chile Denmark France Germany Great Britain Greece Hungary Italy Sweden Switzerland United States "Little School on the Range" 2016

"Little School on the Range" 2016 First Modern Day Games 241 athletes competed All of the athletes were male, no women competed "Little School on the Range" 2016

"Little School on the Range" 2016 First Modern Day Games There were 43 different events "Little School on the Range" 2016

"Little School on the Range" 2016 First Modern Day Games First place winners received a silver medal Second place winners received a copper medal "Little School on the Range" 2016

"Little School on the Range" 2016 2016 Summer Games It will be held on August 5 to August 21 of 2016 "Little School on the Range" 2016

"Little School on the Range" 2016 2016 Summer Games It will take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil It will be the first time to be held in South America "Little School on the Range" 2016

"Little School on the Range" 2016 2016 Summer Games 206 different countries will compete There will be 10,500 athletes (men and women) "Little School on the Range" 2016

"Little School on the Range" 2016 2016 Summer Games There will be 306 medal events First, second, and third place receive gold, silver, & bronze medals "Little School on the Range" 2016

"Little School on the Range" 2016 2016 Summer Games 7.5 million tickets will be sold It will be watched by people all over the world "Little School on the Range" 2016

Let’s look at the events of the 2016 Summer Games "Little School on the Range" 2016

"Little School on the Range" 2016 Aquatics Diving: from a platform or springboard "Little School on the Range" 2016

"Little School on the Range" 2016 Aquatics Swimming: individual and relay events "Little School on the Range" 2016

"Little School on the Range" 2016 Aquatics Synchronized swimming: duet and team Water polo "Little School on the Range" 2016

"Little School on the Range" 2016 Archery Individual and team events Archers aim for targets 70 meters away "Little School on the Range" 2016

"Little School on the Range" 2016 Badminton Individual and doubles events Players use rackets to hit shuttlecocks across a net "Little School on the Range" 2016

"Little School on the Range" 2016 Basketball Teams of 5 players compete against one another Players shoot baskets to score points "Little School on the Range" 2016

"Little School on the Range" 2016 Boxing Boxers wear boxing gloves and compete in a ring Men and women compete in different weight categories "Little School on the Range" 2016

"Little School on the Range" 2016 Canoe/Kayak Sprint event: athletes race for the fastest time Slalom event: athletes maneuver a course of obstacles while in rapids "Little School on the Range" 2016

Cycling There are several events BMX: trick riding Road cycling: long distances done in stages "Little School on the Range" 2016

"Little School on the Range" 2016 Cycling Track cycling: racing on a track Mountain bike: racing on trails "Little School on the Range" 2016

"Little School on the Range" 2016 Equestrian Events include: Dressage Eventing Jumping There is no gender distinction in any event "Little School on the Range" 2016

"Little School on the Range" 2016 Fencing Team and individual events Athletes wear white and wear masks while dueling Points are registered electronically "Little School on the Range" 2016

"Little School on the Range" 2016 Football (Soccer) Teams are made up of 11 players The team that scores the most goals wins the match "Little School on the Range" 2016

Gymnastics There are several events Artistic: floor, balance beam, parallel bars, rings, vault, etc. "Little School on the Range" 2016

"Little School on the Range" 2016 Gymnastics Rhythmic: (women only) team and individual Trampoline: individual only "Little School on the Range" 2016

"Little School on the Range" 2016 Judo Athletes compete in weight categories It’s an ancient Japanese hand-to-hand combat technique developed by feudal warriors (samurai) "Little School on the Range" 2016

"Little School on the Range" 2016 Pentathlon The event combines fencing, swimming, riding, and a combined running/shooting event "Little School on the Range" 2016

"Little School on the Range" 2016 Rowing Individual and team events Events range from one person events to teams of eight "Little School on the Range" 2016

"Little School on the Range" 2016 Rugby Teams of 7 compete in games Teams play two seven-minute halves They are often high scoring, fast paced games "Little School on the Range" 2016

"Little School on the Range" 2016 Sailing Individual and team events It was previously called yachting Boats are categorized by size and weight "Little School on the Range" 2016

"Little School on the Range" 2016 Shooting Individual events There are several different events with different amounts of targets and different types of guns "Little School on the Range" 2016

"Little School on the Range" 2016 Table Tennis Individual and team events Games are played to 11 points (must win by 2) "Little School on the Range" 2016

"Little School on the Range" 2016 Table Tennis Singles win the match by winning the best of 7 Teams win the match by winning the best of 5 "Little School on the Range" 2016

"Little School on the Range" 2016 Taekwondo Athletes are categorized by weight Athletes earn points by landing kicks to the opponent’s head and body, or punches to the body "Little School on the Range" 2016

"Little School on the Range" 2016 Tennis Individual and doubles events There is a mixed doubles event Players use tennis rackets to hit a ball over a net "Little School on the Range" 2016

"Little School on the Range" 2016 Triathlon Individual event First, the athletes swim 1.5km (.93 miles) Then bike 40km (24.85 miles) Last, they run 10km (6.21 miles) "Little School on the Range" 2016

"Little School on the Range" 2016 Volleyball Events include: Beach volleyball: 2 member teams play volleyball in sand Volleyball: teams of 6 play volleyball indoors "Little School on the Range" 2016

"Little School on the Range" 2016 Weightlifting Individual events Athletes are placed into categories based on weight The winner of the men’s super heavyweight class earns the title of strongest man on the earth "Little School on the Range" 2016

"Little School on the Range" 2016 Wrestling Events include: Greco Roman: (men only) compete in weight categories Freestyle: athletes compete in weight categories "Little School on the Range" 2016

There are 5 different types of track events Running Hurdles Steeplechase Racewalk Marathon Let’s look at each of these events! "Little School on the Range" 2016

"Little School on the Range" 2016 Running Individual events: 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1,500m, 10,000m Relay events: 4x100 relay and 4X400 relay "Little School on the Range" 2016

"Little School on the Range" 2016 Hurdles Events include: 110m (men) 100m (women) 400m "Little School on the Range" 2016

"Little School on the Range" 2016 Steeplechase Events include: 3,000m: There are 28 barriers the athletes jump over and 7 water jumps "Little School on the Range" 2016

"Little School on the Range" 2016 Racewalk One foot has to be on the ground at all times Events include: 50km (men) 20km "Little School on the Range" 2016

"Little School on the Range" 2016 Marathon Athletes run a distance of 42km (a little over 26 miles) "Little School on the Range" 2016

There are 8 different types of field events Throwing events Javelin Shotput Hammer throw Discus Jumping events High jump Long jump Pole vault Triple jump Let’s look at each of these events! "Little School on the Range" 2016

"Little School on the Range" 2016 Javelin Athletes throw a light-weight spear shaped javelin as far as they can The longest distance is the winner "Little School on the Range" 2016

"Little School on the Range" 2016 Shotput Athletes stand in a circle and throw a sphere shot that weighs 16 pounds without bending their arms The longest distance is the winner "Little School on the Range" 2016

"Little School on the Range" 2016 Hammer Throw Athletes throw a hammer (men’s is 16 pounds and women’s is 8.2 pounds) The hammer is a large metal ball attached to a wire The longest distance is the winner "Little School on the Range" 2016

"Little School on the Range" 2016 Discus Athletes throw a heavy disc that weighs 4.4 pounds The longest distance is the winner "Little School on the Range" 2016

"Little School on the Range" 2016 High Jump Athletes run and then take off from one foot to jump over a horizontal bar and then fall back onto a cushioned landing area The bar keeps moving up to see who can jump the highest "Little School on the Range" 2016

"Little School on the Range" 2016 Long Jump Athletes sprint along a length of track that lead to a jumping board and sandpit They must jump before a marked line and their achieved distance is measured from the nearest point of sand "Little School on the Range" 2016

"Little School on the Range" 2016 Pole Vault Athletes take a running start and then use a pole to vault over a bar and land on a cushioned padding The bar keeps moving up to see who can jump over the highest level "Little School on the Range" 2016

"Little School on the Range" 2016 Triple Jump It takes place on a track heading towards a sandpit The athletes hop, step, and jump for the longest distance "Little School on the Range" 2016

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