|
Location |
Personnel |
Equipment |
Action |
Aim |
Rules |
Name |
|
50 metre swimming pool, timing mechanism |
1 swimmer per lane |
|
Swim butterfly |
To swim as fast as possible over 2 lengths |
Set by world governing body |
100 metres butterfly race |
|
Golf course |
Golfers & golf clubs etc. |
Golf balls |
Swing club to hit ball etc. |
To get the ball
inside the hole in as few strokes as possible |
Set by world governing body |
Golf |
|
Badminton court, net |
2 players & racquets |
Shuttlecock |
Hit shuttlecock with racquet |
To force opponent into error or to play a winning shot |
Set by world governing body |
Badminton singles |
|
Boxing ring |
2 boxers & boxing gloves |
|
Punching |
To knock out or outscore your opponent |
Set by world governing body |
Boxing |
|
Road |
Runners |
|
Running |
To run 26.2 miles as fast as possible or to survive |
Set by world governing body |
|
|
Association football pitch |
22 players plus officials |
Football |
Kick & head ball, pass or dribble ball, handle ball
(goalkeeper only) |
To kick the ball into the opponent’s goal and to score
more goals than them |
Set by world governing body |
Association football match |
|
Water, road |
Triathletes |
|
Swimming, cycling, running & transitioning |
Swimming 2.4 miles, cycling 112 miles & running 26.2
miles as fast as possible, or to complete the course, depending on personal
goals |
Set by world governing body |
Ironman Triathlon |
|
Table tennis table |
4 players & bats |
Ball |
Hit ball with bat (alternate players) |
To force opponent into error or to play a winning shot |
Set by world governing body |
Table tennis (doubles) |