Sports
Subtitle: The Complete Visual Reference
Publisher: Firefly Books Ltd
Published: September 2, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 380
ISBN-13: 9781552095409
Subjects: Sports & Recreation; Athletic Sports And Games; Olympic Games; Sports; Encyclopedias; Reference; Sports & Recreation / Reference; Sports - Miscellanea; Sports - Rules; Olympics
First sentence: The 100 meter, a test of pure speed over a straight distance, was first run at the first Olympics of the modern era, in Athens in 1896.
Table of contents: title: Track and field. Introduction -- 100 meters -- 200 meters -- 400 meters -- Relays : 4 x 100 and 4 x 400 meter -- 100 and 110 meter hurdles -- 400 meter hurdles -- 800 meter and 1500 meter -- 3,000 meter steeplechase -- Race walking -- 5,000 meter and 10,000 meter -- Cross-country -- Marathon -- Javelin -- Discus -- Hammer -- Shot put -- High jump -- Pole vault -- Long jump -- Triple jump -- Heptathlon and decathlon -- Cycling. Road racing -- Track cycling -- BMX -- Mountain biking -- Gymnastics. Artistic gymnastics -- Rhythmic gymnastics -- Competitive aerobics -- Trampoline -- Strength sports. Weightlifting -- Powerlifting -- Aquatic sports. Swimming -- Synchronized swimming -- Water polo -- Apnea freediving -- Diving -- Nautical sports. Rowing -- Canoe-kayak : flatwater racing -- Canoe-kayak : whitewater -- Sailing -- Sailboarding -- Ocean surfing -- Water skiing -- Equestrian sports. Introduction -- Dressage -- Jumping -- Combined eventing -- Racing : turf -- Harness racing : trot and pace -- Polo -- Precision and accuracy sports. Shooting -- Archery -- Billiards -- Lawn bowling -- Petanque -- Bowling -- Curling -- Golf -- Multidisciplinary sports. Modern pentathlon -- Triathlon -- Orienteering -- Ice sports. Ice hockey -- Bandy -- Bobsledding -- Skeleton -- Luge -- Figure skating -- Ice dancing -- Speed skating -- Snow sports. Alpine skiing -- Freestyle skiing -- Speed skiing -- Ski jumping -- Cross-country skiing -- Snowboarding -- Biathlon -- Nordic combined -- Mountain sports. Rock climbing -- Aerial sports. Parachuting -- Ball sports (small ball). Baseball -- Softball -- Lacrosse -- Cricket -- Field hockey -- Pelota Vasca (Basque ball) -- Handball -- Ball sports (large ball). Soccer -- Rugby -- Australian rules football -- American and Canadian football -- Basketball -- Netball -- Volleyball -- Beach volleyball -- Handball (team) -- Racket sports. Tennis -- Racquetball -- Table tennis -- Badminton -- Squash -- Combat sports. Karate -- Jujitsu -- Judo -- Aikido -- Kendo -- Sumo wrestling -- Kung Fu -- Tae Kwon Do -- Boxing -- Kickboxing and full contact -- Fencing -- Greco-Roman and freestyle wrestling -- Sports on wheels. Skateboarding -- Roller hockey -- In-line skating -- Motor sports. Introduction -- Formula 1 -- Formula Indy (CART series) -- Formula 3000 -- Drag racing -- Rallying -- Off-road rallying -- Motorcycling -- Snowmobiling -- Powerboat racing -- Sorts of aestheticism. Bodybuilding.