Get ready for the 28 sports included on the program of the Summer Olympic Games! ![]() First things first, all the sports including a ball: 足球 (zúqiú) – Football 网球 (wǎngqiú) – Tennis 七人制橄榄球 (qī rén zhì gǎnlǎnqiú) – Rugby sevens 高尔夫 (gāo’ěrfū) – Golf 曲棍球 (qūgùnqiú) – Field hockey 羽毛球 (yǔmáoqiú) – Badminton 手球 (shǒuqiú) – Handball 排球 (páiqiú) – Volleyball 乒乓球 (pīngpāng qiú) – Table Tennis 篮球 (lánqiú) – Basketball Next up are aquatic games: Even though all these sports are related to water, you’ll rarely see the character for water 水 (shuǐ) in their names. Have a look: 游泳 (yóuyǒng) – Swimming 花样游泳(huāyàng yóuyǒng) – Synchronised Swimming 跳水 (tiàoshuǐ) – Diving 水球 (shuǐqiú) – Water polo 皮划艇 (pí huá tǐng) – Canoe/ Kayak 赛艇 (sài tǐng) – Rowing 帆船 (fānchuán) – Sailing That’s not the end! The Olympic Games include many more sports, and lucky for you, we translated them all: 田径 (tiánjìng) – Athletics 自行车 (zìxíngchē) – Cycling 体操 (tǐcāo) – Gymnastics 马术 (mǎshù) – Equestrian 射箭 (shèjiàn) – Archery 射击 (shèjī) – Shooting 击剑 (jījiàn) – Fencing 举重 (jǔzhòng) – Weightlifting 拳击 (quánjī) – Boxing 柔道 (róudào) – Judo 摔跤 (shuāijiāo) – Wrestling 跆拳道 (táiquándào) – Taekwondo 现代五项(xiàndài wǔ xiàng) – Modern pentathlon 铁人三项(tiěrén sān xiàng) – Triathlon
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