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OLYMPIC SPORTS
Aquatic (diving, swimming, synchronized swimming, water polo), Archery, Athletics, Badminton, Baseball, Basketball, Boxing, Canoeing/Kayak (flatwater and slalom), Cycling, Equestrian, Fencing, Football, Gymnastics (artistic, rhythmic and trampoline), Handball, Hockey, Judo, Modern Pentathlon (5 disciplines: shooting, fencing, swimming, riding, cross-country running), Rowing, Sailing, Shooting, Softball, Table Tennis, Taekwondo, Tennis, Triathlon, Volleyball, Weightlifting, Wrestling.
Use the National Library site to find information
MORE OLYMPIC FACTS
Games Mascots: Fuwa, designed to express the playful qualities of five little children who form an intimate circle of friends, Fuwa also embody the natural characteristics of four of China's most popular animals -- the Fish, the Panda, the Tibetan Antelope, the Swallow -- and the Olympic Flame.
Number of Sports: 38
Number of events at the Games: 303
Number of Venues: 31
Number of Spectators (est.): 7 million
Number of television viewers (est.): more than 4 billion
Number of registered volunteers: 700 000
Number of visitors expected during the games: 2 million
Population: China: 1.3 billion, Beijing: 11.6 million
1st Modern Olympics: Held in Greece in 1896
1900 (Paris) was the first Olympiad in which women participated
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Check out the BBC's Olympic Sports Map
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