Sport is mainly thought of as some kind of physical activity which involves competition, often as part of a team. However, there are also many people who do individual physical activity, such as skiing or jogging to please themselves and keep fit. You can also think of these are sports. The Olympic Games uses the term "Sports and disciples". There are hundreds of sports, and if they are competitive, they are usually governed by a set of rules. Not everyone can be a high-standard athlete of some kind, and so many sports also draw large crowds of spectators.

These are the Olympic Games sports and disciplines:

SUMMER

Archery
Athletics
Badminton
Basketball
Beach Volleyball
Boxing
Canoe Slalom
Canoe Sprint
Cycling BMX
Cycling Mountain Bike
Cycling Road
Cycling Track
Diving
Equestrian / Dressage
Equestrian / Eventing
Equestrian / Jumping
Fencing
Football
Golf
Gymnastics Artistic
Gymnastics Rhythmic
Handball
Hockey
Judo
Modern Pentathlon
Rowing
Rugby
Sailing
Shooting
Swimming
Synchronized Swimming
Table Tennis
Taekwondo
Tennis
Trampoline
Triathlon
Volleyball
Water Polo
Weightlifting
Wrestling Freestyle
Wrestling Greco-Roman


WINTER

Alpine Skiing
Biathlon
Bobsleigh
Cross Country Skiing
Curling
Figure skating
Freestyle Skiing
Ice Hockey
Luge
Nordic Combined
Short Track Speed Skating
Skeleton
Ski Jumping
Snowboard
Speed skating