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Judo is a traditional Japanese wrestling sport. It was introduced at the Olympics in 1964. In order to score, the athletes must throw their opponents to the floor or hold them on the floor for a certain amount of them. This event will be held at Carioca Arena 2.
This animation explains one of the events - Windsurfing - an open-water race where windsurfers complete a designated course around floating markers against each other. There are no individual lanes. This animation explains how sail works and the right-of-way rules when two boats approach one another.
In water polo event, teams consist of 13 players, but only 7 are allowed in the water at one time. Matches are divided into four periods of 8 minutes. Each team has just 30 seconds to attempt to score. The pool measures 20 meters wide, 25-30 meters long and 2 meters deep. Player are not allowed to touch the bottom or sides of the pool.
The Olympic triathlon tests an athlete's all-round ability, with athletes facing a 1.5km swim, a 40km bike ride and a 10km run. Being quick in the transition between events is the key, as lost seconds here are hard to make up later. The winner is the athlete who finishes first.
There are two events for synchronized swimming: team and duet. Within each of those events are two routines: a technical and a free routine. The same swimmers might perform in both team and duet events. There are two, 5-member panels of judges. The panel scores on technical merit and artistic impression. Judges award points on a scale of 0.0 to 10.0.
The Olympic Table Tennis competition will see 172 competitors (86 men and 86 women) battle it out in four events: men’s singles, women’s singles and men’s and women’s teams. Power, skill and lightning-quick reflexes are required to win at table tennis, which is based on the same principles as its tableless namesake. A point is won if the opponent fails to return the ball, hits the net or misses the table. Eleven points are needed to win a set. Each game is the best of five sets.
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