Sport

SPORT: physical activity that people do for exercise to keep fit or because they enjoy them.

SPORT CAN BE DIVIDED

Sport can be divided:

ACCORDING TO SEASON

summer – swimming, windsurfing, water polo, canoeing, rowing, cycling, football, cricket, golf, athletics, sailing, yachting, cross-country run,
winter -skiing, cross country skiing race, sledging, snowboarding, figure skating, speed skating, ice-hockey

ACCORDING TO A PLACE

outdoor sport- climbing, golf, jogging, hiking, water sport, marathon running, car race
indoor sport – boxing, gymnastics, table tennis, darts, curling, ice hockey, ball games, fencing, weightlifting, chess

A NUMBER OF PLAYERS

individual sport – gymnastics, athletics,
team sport – ball games (basketball, volleyball, football, handball), ice hockey

ADRENALINE SPORT

bungee jumping, paragliding, parasliding, parachute jump, skydiving, scuba diving

PROFESSIONAL SPORTSMAN

ADVANTAGES

travelling
a well – paid job
popularity
his job is his hobby

DISADVANTAGES

physically demanding job = a lot of training
mentally demandig job = strict discipline (enough sleep, no alcohol,no cigarretes)
too much travelling = often away from home (he misses his family)
unsuccess = dissatisfaction
health problems
popularity = the loss of privacy

The qualities of a successful sportsman: strong will, disciplined, determined, patient, talented, he is able to cope with stress, physically and mentally strong,

OLYMPIC GAMES

an international competition held every four years in a different country.
take place in summer = Summer Olympic games in winter = Winter Olympic games
Olympic flag: consists of 5 circles (red, black, yellow, blue, green) = represent 5 continents
the symbol of OG = a flame (the symbol of perfection and victory)
the motto of OG = „faster, higher, stronger, “
used tobe the sports contests held in Greece in ancient times (first time they were held in 776 BC). The ancient Olympic Games were played every four years for nearly 1200 years. In 393 AD the Roman emperor Theodosius I, a Christian, abolished the Games because of their pagan influences. Approximately 1500 years later, a young Frenchmen named Pierre de Coubertin began their revival.The first modern Olympic games were held in 1896
since 1960 = special Olympic games for handicap people started = Paralympics.