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The Olympic competition schedule consists of 47 events; 24 for men and 23 for women.

Athletics is an exclusive collection of sporting events that involve competi...

Swimming is a hugely physical and demanding sport, with athletes competing over distances from 50m to 1,500m in the pool. Swimmers need huge strength and stamina to...

Synchronised swimming is often described as ‘water ballet’, because of the dance-like movements swimmers make to music, and its theatrical character. Even th...

Road racing is the form of competitive cycling most analogous to that done by the general public, with riders competing against each other on conventional roads to compl...

Fencing is a combat sport using three blade weapons: foil, sabre and epee.  It is one of only four sports that have featured at every modern Olympic Games.  Fe...

Artistic Gymnastics is one of the most popular disciplines of the Olympic Games and at the same time one of the most demanding, since it combines strength, skill and fle...

Rowing is one of Britain’s most successful Olympic sports winning 24 gold, 20 silver and 10 bronze medals in the history of the Olympic Games up to and including B...

Modern football has evolved from a game played in streets and schools in the mid 1800s to the most widely played game on earth played in almost every town and village in...

Dressage is the basis for all equestrian sport where the ultimate training of horse and rider results in a picture of harmony, athleticism and partnership.  Horse a...

Diving is an incredibly specialised aquatic discipline in which athletes leap from platforms or springboards elevated to a height of three metres and 10 metres above the...

Handball is played in an indoor court between two teams, of seven players each. The players’ objective is, by only using their hands, to throw the ball into the go...