Sports and games: vocabulary

The three types of Olympic medals are gold, silver, and ________.

The Jamaican runner broke another world ________.

They are playing the Australian national ________ because an Australian athlete won the gold medal.

An athlete who does gymnastics is called a ________.

A person who plays volleyball is called a ________.

A long stick that one throws as far as possible.

A boxer has to wear these during a boxing match.

A tennis player plays with one of these.

What do fencers use?

A baseball player uses this to swing at a ball.

Two people fight just using their hands. They wear special gloves.

Two people fight using swords.

A team sport with six players on each side. You hit the ball over the net with your hands.

It’s a flat area that hosts (holds) sporting events like the Olympic Games, soccer and rugby games. It is circular (like a circle) in shape and surrounded by seats for fans to sit.

A person who is not a professional.

Any kind of prize, like a certificate, medal or a trophy.

To win against or defeat another player or team.

A person who is responsible for teaching and training the athletes to improve their skills.

To take part in a competition.

When two teams finish a game with the same number of points/goals.

The person who makes the decisions during a game. 

The points that each team has during the game.

The viewer or person who watches a sporting event.

A game for two players, using flat round pieces and dice on a special board.

A game in which players try to make words from the separate letters they have.

A ball game played in water between two teams

A sport in which you jump off a hill or out of a plane and use a parachute to fly for long distances before floating back down to the ground

The sport of swimming under water while breathing through a tube that is connected to a container of air on your back

The sport or activity of making a boat move through water with oars.

 A long race of about 26 miles or 42 kilometres.