RoPeCast

61. Name a discipline

Just in time for the Olympic Games in London we are glad to present our special edition. Peter really enjoys watching the Olympic coverage on TV, but he needs support unravelling some tricky sport jargon terms. Roger can help with that …

Olympic Sports
The Wikipedia article lists all former and current Olympic sports along with some background information on their development.

Athletics / Track & field
Here you'll find many of the terms that are hard to understand. Read up on athletics, or - as the Americans call it - track and field.

Spear and javelin
The introduction about "The fighting spear" explains the difference between a spear and a javelin.

Eventing
A detailed description of the events again found on Wikipedia

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