Sports: The Complete Visual Reference

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You will find everything you need to know about the history, rules, techniques, tactics, records, and even facilities and equipment. In addition, profiles on athletic training and psychological preparation will help you understand the quest for excellence and achievement that fascinates us all. In a single book, Sports - The Complete Visual Reference, you will find invaluable information on sports that are new to you or that you would like to know more about.

Table des matières

Table des matières
Sports: The Complete Visual Reference	1
editor’s note	7
introduction	8
contents	12
Track and Field	15
Introduction	16
100 meters	18
200 meters	20
400 meters	21
relays: 4 x 100 and 4 x 400 meter	22
100 and 110 meter hurdles	24
400 meter hurdles	25
800 meter and 1,500 meter	26
3,000 meter steeplechase	28
race walking	30
5,000 meter and 10,000 meter	32
cross-country	33
marathon	34
javelin	36
discus	38
hammer	40
shot put	42
high jump	44
pole vault	46
long jump	48
triple jump	50
heptathlon and decathlon	52
Cycling	55
road racing	56
track cycling	60
bmx	63
mountain biking	66
Gymnastics	69
artistic gymnastics	70
rhythmic gymnastics	76
sports aerobics	78
trampoline	80
Strength Sports	83
weightlifting	84
powerlifting	86
Aquatic Sports	87
swimming	88
synchronized swimming	94
water polo	98
apnea freediving	102
diving	104
Nautical Sports	109
rowing	110
canoe-kayak: flatwater racing	114
canoe-kayak: whitewater	116
sailing	118
sailboarding	124
ocean surfing	126
waterskiing	128
Equestrian Sports	131
equestrian sports	132
equestrian: dressage	134
jumping	137
combined eventing	140
racing: turf	142
harness racing: trot and pace	144
polo	146
Precision and Accuracy Sports	149
shooting	150
archery	154
billiards	157
lawn bowling	160
petanque	161
bowling	162
curling	164
golf	166
Multidisciplinary Sports	171
triathlon	172
modern pentathlon	174
orienteering	176
Ice Sports	177
ice hockey	178
bandy	184
bobsledding	186
skeleton	188
luge	190
figure skating	192
ice dancing	197
speed skating	198
Snow Sports	203
alpine skiing	204
freestyle skiing	209
speed skiing	212
ski jumping	214
cross-country skiing	216
snowboarding	219
biathlon	222
Nordic Combined	224
Mountain Sports	225
rock climbing	226
Aerial Sports	229
parachuting	230
Ball Sports (Small Ball)	233
baseball	234
softball	240
lacrosse	242
cricket	244
field hockey	248
pelota vasca (Basque ball)	252
handball	254
Ball Sports (Large Ball)	255
football	256
rugby	262
Australian rules football	268
American and Canadian football	270
basketball	276
netball	282
volleyball	284
beach volleyball	287
handball (team)	288
Racket Sports	291
tennis	292
racquetball	298
table tennis	300
badminton	303
squash	306
Combat Sports	309
karate	310
ju-jitsu	314
judo	316
aikido	320
kendo	322
sumo wrestling	324
kung fu	326
taekwondo	328
boxing	330
kickboxing and full contact	334
fencing	336
Greco-Roman and freestyle wrestling	342
Sports on Wheels	345
skateboarding	346
roller hockey	348
in-line skating	350
Motor Sports	353
introduction	354
Formula 1	356
drag racing	361
rallying	362
off-road rallying	363
motorcycling	364
snowmobiling	368
powerboat racing	370
Sports of Aestheticism	373
bodybuilding	374
acknowledgments	376
index	378
photo credits	382