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Contents 1 Overview of the Olympic Games Cycling .......................................................37 Table Tennis .............................................79 Ancient Games .......................................... 1 Diving .........................................................39 Taekwondo ...............................................81 Modern Games ......................................... 3 Equestrian .................................................41 Tennis .........................................................83 The Olympic Rings ................................. 5 Fencing .....................................................43 Track & Field ...........................................85 The Olympic Torch & Flame ................ 7 Field Hockey ...........................................45 Triathlon ....................................................87 Medals ......................................................... 9 Golf .............................................................47 Volleyball ..................................................89 The Mascot ................................................11 Gymnastics ..............................................49 Water Polo ................................................91 Sports .........................................................13 Handball .....................................................51 Weightlifting ...........................................93 Opening Ceremony ...............................15 Judo ...........................................................53 Wrestling ..................................................95 Closing Ceremony..................................17 Karate ........................................................55 Modern Pentathlon ...............................57 4 Answer Guide Rowing ......................................................59 2 Overview of the Olympic Games ....99 Tokyo 2020 Olympic Sports Rugby .........................................................61 Tokyo 2020 Olympic Sports .............99 Archery ......................................................21 Sailing ........................................................63 Artistic Swimming ................................23 Shooting ...................................................65 Badminton ...............................................25 Skateboarding ........................................67 5 Photo Credits Baseball .....................................................27 Soccer ........................................................69 Photo Credits ........................................107 Basketball .................................................29 Softball .......................................................71 Beach Volleyball .....................................31 Sport Climbing .......................................73 Boxing .......................................................33 Surfing .......................................................75 Canoe .........................................................35 Swimming ................................................77 To download the rest of the guide, visit www.sportsengine.com/kids-guide overviewoverview OFOF THETHE OLYMPICOLYMPIC GAMESGAMES The Mascot Mascot Matching The Olympic and Paralympic mascots are fictional characters—usually an animal native Match the Tokyo Mascots to their sport. to the area or human figures—who represent the cultural heritage of the place where the Olympic and Paralympic Games are taking place. CYCLING The first Olympic mascot was born at the Grenoble Olympic Games in 1968. It was named “Schuss” and was a little man on skis, designed in an abstract form and painted the colors of France (blue, red, and white). Starting in 1968, the coherent design system was introduced for the XIX Olympiad in Mexico. Building on the graphical success, 1972 Olympics in Munich introduced Waldi, a Dachshund dog, which was a popular breed in Bavaria and represented the attributes required for athletes—resistance, tenacity, and agility. It contained three of EQUESTRIAN the colors of the Olympic flag (blue, yellow, green). From 1972 to date, every Olympics has featured a mascot the represents the feel of the Games and something of the host city. The success of those first mascots helped the idea of a mascot become a symbol of the Olympic Games and developed into an HANDBALL institution. JUDO Miraitowa SURFING The 2020 Olympic mascot is called Miraitowa, which is derived from the Japanese words mirai (future) and towa (eternity). This name was chosen to promote a future full WEIGHTLIFTING of eternal hope in the hearts of people all over the world. Question & Answer Draw Your Own Mascot What is your favorite mascot? Why? Scan the QR code to learn more about Olympic mascots. DRAW MASCOT HERE Schuss, Grenoble Olympic Games 1968 Mascot Timeline for the Olympic Games MUNICH SEOUL BARCELONA ATLANTA LONDON RIO DE JANEIRO 1972 1988 1992 1996 2012 2016 12 To download the rest of the guide, visit www.sportsengine.com/kids-guide tokyotokyo 20202020 OLYMPICOLYMPIC SPORTSSPORTS How the Sport Began Archery Archery is one of the oldest sports still practiced today. It can be traced back to France, Archery is a popular competitive and recreational 15,000 years ago! The modern history of target archery goes back to the 1300s, when sport that requires intense focus and precision. the longbow became the most important weapon in the English army. Even after Archers use a bow to shoot arrows at targets of archery fell out of use in the military, people of all classes continued to enjoy it for varying distances, hoping to hit the center. recreational purposes. Track the Medals ARCHERY BROADCAST SCHEDULE Understanding the Sport Tokyo Olympic Hopeful Medal Match In the Olympics, archers shoot at targets that are A fan of the Wii’s archery video game, Cowles decided to take four feet in diameter. Each target is divided into five it into the the real world. He 7/24 7/25 7/26 7/30 7/31 colored rings. A ‘bullseye’ or ‘pinhole’ requires made a bow out a bungee & a hitting a circle only 4.8 inches in diameter. stick and started taking shots in his back yard. That led him Watch all of the action on the T s During the first round, the target is set 230 feet from re le to Gold at the 2018 Buenos networks of NBCUniversal including nton Cow the archer, and they shoot 72 arrows and receive up to Aires Youth Olympic Games. ten points per arrow (a perfect score is 720 points). Athletes then compete in a head-to-head bracket-style Who’s Competing? format similar to tennis. Follow your favorite athletes. NAME SCORE The Tokyo Olympics will have five events (including a new mixed gender team event). The ranking round determines the order, or seed, that archers Scan me Did You Know? receive for the main competition. Each pair of for more! Only a recurve archers will shoot up to three arrows from 70 bow is used in the feet per set, with a maximum of 5 ends. The Olympics. The bow first competitor to reach 6 set points wins and is named for its advances to the next round. distinct shape; central Fun Facts parts curving toward the archer, and the tips A royal decree in 1363 Paleontologists South Korea is the most curving away. This design required all English believe the use of decorated country with provides more power but gentlemen to practice bows and arrows for 39 total medals including needs less strength to use. archery on Sundays and hunting developed as 23 gold, nine silver, and holidays. early as 35,000 BCE! seven bronze medals. Compare & Contrast Word Scramble 3D archery is another popular type of archery. It di!ers MAR RDGUA from Olympic archery in that, it simulates the hunting CRLEIKC experience. The targets are designed to look like animals Archery EGCLNHTIF and the archer walks the course looking for targets. How is this IBLM di!erent from Olympic archery? KNOC VQUEIR Target Maze SIERR RONBI ODHO FAHTS IABIZSLRTE Discussion Questions 1. With the invention of firearms (guns), the use of the bow and arrow declined. Why do you think that is? 2. Notice the di!erent size circles and colors on the target. What do you think they are used for? 3. Many types of arrows included feathers (fletching) at the end of them. What do you suppose those are for? Want to know more about Archery? Visit USA Archery at www.usarchery.org 22 answeranswer guideguide