The Sports Book: The Sports, the Rules, the Tactics, the TechniquesThe Sports Book features a large and diverse range of over 200 sports, from basketball to bobsledding, karate to korfball, and synchronized swimming to ski-jumping. This up-to-date and authoritative guide presents information sourced from leading experts and sports governing bodies around the world to give you the most comprehensive book on sports to ever hit the market. |
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Contents
INTRODUCTION 008 | |
PREWAR GAMES 012 | |
POSTWAR GAMES 018 | |
PARALYMPIC GAMES 038 | |
TRACK AND FIELD 044 | |
SPRINTS 046 | |
RELAYS 048 | |
HURDLES 050 | |
UNDERWATER SPORTS 247 | |
SAILING 248 | |
ROWING 256 | |
KAYAKING 262 | |
CANOEING 266 | |
DRAGON BOAT RACING 268 | |
WATERSKIING 270 | |
WINDSURFING 274 | |
MIDDLEDISTANCE RUNNING 052 | |
LONGDISTANCE RUNNING 054 | |
LONG JUMP 056 | |
TRIPLE JUMP 058 | |
HIGH JUMP 060 | |
POLE VAULT 062 | |
DISCUS 064 | |
SHOT PUT 065 | |
JAVELIN 066 | |
HAMMER 067 | |
DECATHLON AND HEPTATHLON 068 | |
RACE WALKING 070 | |
ORIENTEERING 071 | |
TRIATHLON 072 | |
MODERN PENTATHLON 073 | |
GYMNASTICS 076 | |
FLOOR EXERCISES 078 | |
BAR EVENTS 080 | |
POMMEL HORSE 082 | |
RINGS 083 | |
BEAM 084 | |
VAULT 085 | |
RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS 086 | |
TRAMPOLINING 088 | |
SPORTS ACROBATICS 090 | |
SPORTS AEROBICS 091 | |
WEIGHTLIFTING 092 | |
POWERLIFTING 093 | |
SOCCER 096 | |
BASKETBALL 104 | |
FOOTBALL 110 | |
RUGBY UNION 116 | |
RUGBY LEAGUE 122 | |
AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL 126 | |
CRICKET 130 | |
BASEBALL 136 | |
SOFTBALL 142 | |
ROUNDERS 143 | |
ICE HOCKEY 144 | |
BANDY 150 | |
FIELD HOCKEY 152 | |
FLOORBALL 155 | |
LACROSSE 156 | |
VOLLEYBALL 158 | |
BEACH VOLLEYBALL 160 | |
FOOTVOLLEY 161 | |
NETBALL 162 | |
KORFBALL 165 | |
HANDBALL 166 | |
GAELIC FOOTBALL 168 | |
HURLING 170 | |
SHINTY 171 | |
DODGEBALL 172 | |
ULTIMATE 173 | |
TENNIS 176 | |
REAL TENNIS 182 | |
SOFT TENNIS 183 | |
TABLE TENNIS 184 | |
BADMINTON 186 | |
JIANZI 189 | |
SQUASH 190 | |
RACQUETBALL 194 | |
ETON FIVES 196 | |
RACKETS 197 | |
PELOTA 198 | |
BOXING 202 | |
FENCING 206 | |
JUDO 210 | |
SUMO 214 | |
WRESTLING 216 | |
KARATE 218 | |
TAOLU 222 | |
SANSHOU 224 | |
JUJITSU 226 | |
TAE KWON DO 228 | |
KICKBOXING 230 | |
SOMBO 232 | |
KENDO 233 | |
SWIMMING 236 | |
DIVING 240 | |
WATER POLO 242 | |
SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMING 246 | |
SURFING 278 | |
ALPINE SKIING 282 | |
FREESTYLE SKIING 288 | |
SNOWBOARDING 292 | |
CROSSCOUNTRY SKIING 294 | |
SKI JUMPING 296 | |
NORDIC COMBINED 298 | |
BIATHLON 299 | |
BOBSLEDDING 300 | |
LUGE 302 | |
SKELETON 303 | |
SPEED SKATING 304 | |
FIGURE SKATING 306 | |
ICE DANCING 309 | |
GOLF 312 | |
CROQUET 318 | |
CURLING 320 | |
LAWN BOWLING 322 | |
PÉTANQUE 323 | |
10PIN BOWLING 324 | |
5PIN BOWLING 326 | |
SKITTLES 327 | |
SNOOKER 328 | |
BILLIARDS 331 | |
POOL 332 | |
DARTS 334 | |
ARCHERY 336 | |
PISTOL SHOOTING 338 | |
SHOTGUN SHOOTING 340 | |
RIFLE SHOOTING 343 | |
BMX 348 | |
TRACK CYCLING 350 | |
ROAD RACING 354 | |
MOUNTAIN BIKING 358 | |
ROLLER SKATING 360 | |
ROLLER HOCKEY 362 | |
SKATEBOARDING 364 | |
FORMULA ONE 368 | |
INDY CAR RACING 372 | |
GP2 374 | |
TOURING CAR RACING 375 | |
DRAG RACING 376 | |
KARTING 378 | |
STOCK CAR RACING 379 | |
OFFROAD RALLYING 380 | |
TRUCK RACING 381 | |
RALLYING 382 | |
ROAD RACING 384 | |
OFFROAD MOTORCYCLE RACING 387 | |
POWERBOAT RACING 390 | |
AIR RACING 394 | |
SNOWMOBILING 396 | |
HORSE RACING 400 | |
DRESSAGE 404 | |
EVENTING 405 | |
SHOW JUMPING 406 | |
POLO 408 | |
GREYHOUND RACING 412 | |
HARNESS RACING 414 | |
RODEO 415 | |
CAMEL RACING 416 | |
HORSEBALL 417 | |
SEA MATCH FISHING 418 | |
STREET LUGE 422 | |
PARKOUR 423 | |
EXTREME CLIMBING 424 | |
ULTRA RUNNING 425 | |
FREE DIVING 426 | |
CLIFF DIVING 427 | |
FREERIDE MOUNTAIN BIKING 428 | |
LAND YACHTING 429 | |
WHITEWATER RAFTING 430 | |
ENDURANCE SWIMMING 431 | |
HANG GLIDING 432 | |
PARAGLIDING 433 | |
SKYDIVING 434 | |
BUNGEE JUMPING 435 | |
CONTACTS 447 | |
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 448 | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Sports Book: The Sports, the Rules, the Tactics, the Techniques |
| Author | DK |
| Publisher | Penguin, 2011 |
| ISBN | 0756689090, 9780756689094 |
| Length | 448 pages |
| Subjects | › Reference / Encyclopedias Sports & Recreation / Olympics & Paralympics Sports & Recreation / Reference |
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