And more info for the Trivia.


Trivia: Equestrian
In Equestrian, horses get medals too.
Horse took part in the ancient Olympics, in the chariots events.
Equestrian first appeared in the modern Olympic programme in 1948.
In this sport, men and women compete against each other.

In jumping, the rider/ the horse has to jump 20 obstacles.
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Trivia: Hockey
Hockey is a French word.
Egyptians and Persians played hockey
In 1960s the Indians created smaller and rounder sticks.
Goalkeeper wears a special protection called paddle.
The Fédération Internationale de Hockey has its headquarters in Switzerland.
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Trivia: Swimming
The Olympic pool is 40m long and 21m wide.
There are five strokes that swimmers can use: crawl, freestyle, breaststroke, butterfly and backstroke.
The Ancient Greeks thought a man who could swim was ignorant.
American Indians introduced the crawl to Britain in the 19th century.
In the first Games only men could compete.