Here’s a list of most of the activities planned for the 2012 Summer Olympics. You can see a schedule of these events by clicking here. Share these activities with your kids and modify them to host your own backyard version of the Olympics.
You can find inexpensive toy versions of bows and arrows, badminton, basketballs, and other Olympic equipment at your local dollar store or WalMart. Grab your bikes and create your own cycling event. Use foam swords to have a fencing tournament in your front yard. Create a mini-triathlon using a small swimming pool, a tricycle, and a short run around your yard. Keep it fun and remember to stay in the spirit of the Olympic games.
Here is the oath that all Olympic athletes recite before the games:
“In the name of all competitors, I promise that we shall take part in these
Olympic Games, respecting and abiding by the rules that govern them, in the
true spirit of sportsmanship, for the glory of sport and the honour of our teams.”
• ARCHERY
• AQUATICS
This includes water polo, swimming races, diving, synchronized swimming, and even open water swimming!
• ATHLETICS
Track and field are in this category, as are road races and combined events such as the decathlon and heptathlon.
• BADMINTON
• BASKETBALL
• BOXING
• CANOE/KAYAK
• CYCLING
• EQUESTRIAN
• FENCING
• FOOTBALL (SOCCER)
Players from all around the world are hoping to be part of the Olympic football competition. However, teams are only allowed to have three players over the age of 23-years-old. This is an opportunity for players under the age of 23 to show their skills and earn a medal!
• GYMNASTICS
Olympic gymnastics consists of artistic, rhythmic and trampoline competitions.
• HANDBALL
• HOCKEY
• JUDO
• MODERN PENTATHLON
Modern pentathlon contains five sports – shooting, fencing, swimming, equestrian and running. Each competitor completes all of these in a single day!
• ROWING
• SAILING
• SHOOTING
• SOFTBALL
This is the only Olympic sport that is for women only.
• TABLE TENNIS
• TAEKWONDO
• TENNIS
• TRIATHLON
• VOLLEYBALL
• WEIGHTLIFTING
• WRESTLING
