Olympic Preview: Court Sports

Posted by thesportsjunky on July 23, 2012 · Leave a Comment 

The Court sports are another set of sports that sees teams of athletes compete together to win a gold medal. The one difference between these sports and the field sports is pretty simple these sports are played on courts instead of fields.

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Olympic Preview: Cycling

Posted by thesportsjunky on July 21, 2012 · Leave a Comment 

Cycling is a classic sport that goes back centuries with a events like the Tour de France a part of sport lore. It all started with the road cycling that was a simple test of endurance and speed on smooth roads while going up and down massive hills. Eventually people would push the envelope as they moved from the roads into a stadium, now known as the Velodrome.

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