The sports book The sports, the rules, the tactics, the techniques
Book - 2024
This is the ultimate guide to sports and the perfect reference for the Paris Olympics 2024 – an amazing year for sport. Discover everything you need to know about more than 200 sports, including all the Olympic and Paralympic events featured in Tokyo and Beijing. Get the authoritative inside scoop from leading experts in each sport. Discover match-winning insights into the strategies and tactics of the world’s top competitors. And learn all of the facts, stats, and stories behind the Olympic Games – the most spectacular sporting event on the planet. Whether you love your sports or want to learn more about this worldly topic, this book will be a great guide. The Sports Book includes profiles of the major sporting competitions and the m...ost successful players and sporting nations. Explore chapters about football, watersports, motorsports, and more! -- Provided by publisher.
- Subjects
- Genres
- miscellanies
Trivia and miscellanea
Miscellanées - Published
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New York, NY :
DK Publishing
2024.
- Language
- English
- Edition
- Sixth edition
- Item Description
- Includes index.
- Physical Description
- 456 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm
- ISBN
- 9780744092820
9780241656945
- Introduction
- Olympic Games
- Prewar Games
- Postwar Games
- Paralympic Games
- The Sports
- 01. Athletics
- Track and Field
- Sprints
- Relays
- Hurdles
- Middle-Distance Running
- Long-Distance Running
- Long Jump
- Triple Jump
- High Jump
- Pole Vault
- Discus
- Shot Put
- Javelin
- Hammer
- Decathlon and Heptathlon
- Race Walking
- Orienteering
- Triathlon
- Modern Pentathlon
- 02. Gymnastics
- Gymnastics
- Floor Exercises
- Bar Events
- Pommel Horse
- Rings
- Beam
- Vault
- Rhythmic Gymnastics
- Trampolining
- Sports Acrobatics
- Sports Aerobics
- Weight Lifting
- Powerlifting
- 03. Teamsports
- Soccer
- Basketball
- Football
- Rugby Union
- Rugby Sevens
- Rugby League
- Australian Football
- Cricket
- Baseball
- Softball
- Pesäpallo
- Rounders
- Ice Hockey
- Bandy
- Field Hockey
- Floorball
- Lacrosse
- Volleyball
- Beach Volleyball
- Footvolley
- Sepak Takraw
- Netball
- Korfball
- Handball
- Gaelic Football
- Hurling
- Shinty
- Dodgeball
- Tug-of-War
- Ultimate
- 04. Racketsports
- Tennis
- Court Tennis
- Soft Tennis
- Table Tennis
- Badminton
- Jianzi
- Squash
- Racquetball
- Eton Fives
- Rackets
- Paddleball
- Pelota
- 05. Combatsports
- Boxing
- Fencing
- Judo
- Sumo
- Wrestling
- Karate
- Kung Fu: Taolu
- Kung Fu: Sanshou
- Ju-Jitsu
- Tae Kwon Do
- Kickboxing
- Sombo
- Kendo
- 06. Watersports
- Swimming
- Diving
- Water Polo
- Artistic Swimming
- Underwater Sports
- Sailing
- Rowing
- Kayaking
- Canoeing
- Dragon Boat Racing
- Waterskiing
- Windsurfing
- Kiteboarding
- Surfing
- 07. Wintersports
- Alpine Skiing
- Freestyle Skiing
- Snowboarding
- Cross-Country Skiing
- Slopestyle
- Ski Jumping
- Nordic Combined
- Biathlon
- Bobsledding
- Luge
- Skeleton
- Speed Skating
- Figure Skating
- Ice Dancing
- 08. Targetsports
- Golf
- Croquet
- Curling
- Lawn Bowling
- Pétanque
- 10-Pin Bowling
- 5-Pin Bowling
- Atlatl
- Skittles
- Horseshoe Pitching
- Snooker
- Billiards
- Pool
- Darts
- Archery
- Pistol Shooting
- Shotgun Shooting
- Rifle Shooting
- 09. SportsonWheels
- BMX
- Track Cycling
- Road Racing
- Mountain Biking
- Roller Skating
- Roller Hockey
- Skateboarding
- 10. Motorsports
- Formula One
- Indy Car Racing
- Formula 2
- Touring Car Racing
- Drag Racing
- Karting
- Stock Car Racing
- Off-Road Rallying
- Truck Racing
- Rallying
- Road Racing
- Off-Road Motorcycle Racing
- Powerboat Racing
- Air Racing
- Snowmobiling
- 11. AnimalSports
- Horse Racing
- Dressage
- Eventing
- Show Jumping
- Polo
- Greyhound Racing
- Rodeo
- Camel Racing
- Dogsledding
- Horseball
- Horse Driving
- Sea Match Fishing
- 12. Extremesports
- Street Luge
- Parkour
- Extreme Climbing
- Ultra Running
- Free Diving
- Cliff Diving
- Freeride Mountain Biking
- Land Yachting
- Whitewater Rafting
- Endurance Swimming
- Hang Gliding
- Paragliding
- Skydiving
- Bungee Jumping
- Index
- Contacts
- Acknowledgments