Jim Thorpe was an American of European and Native American decent. He was in the 1912 Olympics in Sweden. He won gold medals in the pentathlon and the decathlon. In the 2008 Games in Beijing, Abhinav Bindra became the first athlete representing the country of India to win gold in an individual event when he won the men's 10 meter air rifle competition. This was India's 9th gold medal in Olympic competition. The other eight have been won by the hockey team.
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They played standard sports.
Farting competions
Swimming
Two sports that were excluded from the Olympics are cricket and squash. Cricket was excluded due to issues related to lack of global participation and a lengthy match format, while squash was excluded because it failed to receive enough support from the International Olympic Committee to be included.
The in-charge of Indian sports are not giving them facilities or practice. But the in-charge of US & CHINA are giving full attencence to them.
individual sport would be something like javelin, or sprinting in the Olympics etc where as things like football and Netball are team sports.
Bindra - Abhinav was the first Indian sports man to win gold medal in Olympics.
Both sports did not receive enough votes by the International Olympic Committee members to continue
28 sports (games) are in the Olympics
summer sports
No sports will be added in the 2018 Winter Olympics.
There Were Infact Only 7 Sports When The Olympics Started,:D
There were 33 sports played during 2004 olympics.
The Olympics has more sports than the Commonwealth Games.
The Winter Olympics have competitions for sports that are considered 'cold weather sports' .... sports that can only be done on snow or ice. These sports include skiing, speed skating, and ski jumping. The Summer Olympics have competitions for sports that are considered 'warm weather sports'. These sports include athletics (Track and Field), marathon, and equestrian. There are Winter Olympics and Summer Olympics because you can play different sports in different seasons.
There are no specifically Irish sports as part of the Olympics, such as Ireland's national sports, Gaelic Football and Hurling. Irish Olympians participate in various sports at the Olympics such as athletics, boxing, swimming , equestrian sports and others.