Download - New Sports in the London Olympics in 2012
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C.R.Jakobson Gymnasium
Form 9.C
Supervisor:Marje Maasen
2012
New Sports in the London Olympics in 2012
Olympic Games and London*First city to host Olympic Games three
times
*Last Games were held in Beijing 2008
*In Beijing there were 28 sports
*In London will be 26 sports and 39 disciplines
System of New Sports*Host country chooses two
sports
*IOC must confirm first
*Will not count in official medal count
*No new sports in London
Sports Considered in London*Karate
*Squash
*Golf
*Roller sports
*Rugby sevens
*Final nominees:karate and squash
*Golf and rugby sevens in the 2016 games
Karate*A martial art developed in the Ryukyu Islands in
the 19th century
*A striking art using punching, kicking, knee and elbow strikes
*A karate practitioner is called a karateka 空手家
Squash
*A high-speed racquet sport
*Played by two players
*A four-walled court with a small, hollow rubber ball
*Developed in the 12th century in France
Golf*A precision club and ball sport
*Players use clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes.
*Modern game of golf originated in 15th century Scotland
Roller Sports
*Use human powered vehicles
*Utilize rolling by gravity or various pushing techniques
*Sports:Inline skating
Roller skating
Roller hockey
Roller skating
Roller skiing
Skateboarding
Rugby Sevens
*Also known as seven-a-side or VIIs
*Seven players in team – usually fifteen
*Conceived by two Scottish butchers Ned Haig and David Sanderson
Quidditch Demonstration Match
*A fictional sport in the story of Harry Potter
*Developed by British author J. K. Rowling
*Played by wizards and witches around the world
*Two teams of seven players riding flying broomsticks, using four balls and six elevated ring-shaped goals
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