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What is swimming
In this sport, athletes race using their limbs to propel themselves through a body of water.
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What is Ice Hockey
This fast contact sport is played on an ice rink with two teams of six players using angled sticks and a puck
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Who is Micheal Phelps
This athlete has won the most gold medals in olympic history (23)
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What is surfing
This sport takes place in the ocean where athletes glide across waves on a specialized board
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Where is Athens, Greece in 1896
This is the location and year the first Olympic games took place
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What is tennis
This sport is played in singles or doubles and points are counted using the terms love, 15, 30, and 40.
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What is Figure Skating
This competitive sport takes place on ice and includes athletes moving in choreographed patterns
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Who is Gabby Douglas
This gymnast was the first African American to become the Olympic individual all-around champion and the first U.S. gymnast to win gold in both the individual all-around and team competitions in the 2012 Olympics
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What is sport climbing
This competitive sport takes place when athletes scale rocks or cliffs
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Who is Usain Bolt
This Jamaican sprinter is widely considered to be the fastest man alive, holding the world record in the 100 meters, 200 meters, and 4x100 meter relay
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What is archery
This sport includes a bow, arrows, and a target
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What is Snowboarding
This sport is played by sliding down a hill solo on top of a board
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Who is Muhammed Ali
This American Boxer, nicknamed The Greatest, has the former name of Cassius Clay
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What is karate
This form of martial arts was originated in Okinawa and popularized via Japan. It involves a system of colored belts that symbolize the athletes level of training.
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Who is Jesse Owens
This American track star won four gold medals in the 1936 Berlin olympic games and was credited with "single-handedly crushing Hitler's myth of Aryan Supremacy"
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What is rowing
In this sport, teams work together to propel a boat through a body of water using oars
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What is Bobsled
This sport is played in teams of 2-4 and includes racing down a steep ice-covered run in a mechanically steered and braked sled
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Who are Venus and Serena Williams
These two sisters are tennis icons, holding 8 olympic gold medals between the two of them along with over thirty grand slam titles
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What is skateboarding
This sport is played on a short a narrow board that an athlete rides at high speeds and performs different tricks on
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What is the United States of America
This country holds the record for most Olympic medals won
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What is fencing
This sport uses multiple types of equipment and weapons including the Epee, Sabre, Foil, Body Cord, Lame, and Grip
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What is Curling
This game is played on ice with large round stones that are slid across the surface toward a mark
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Who is Simone Biles
This 24 year old gymnast has a total of 4 Olympic gold medals and 19 World Championship gold medals and is considered by many to be the greatest gymnast of all time
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What is softball
This women's sport is similar to baseball but played with a yellow ball, smaller field, and has seven rather than nine innings
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What are the five continents
The five rings on the Olympic flag symbolize these...
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