Olympic Disciplines

Olympic Disciplines - Sailing is one of New Zealand's most successful Olympic sports and has produced some of our most well-known sporting personalities, with the likes of Barbara Kendall and Russell…

Olympic Disciplines - A number of the glamour events takes place in Athletics and is essentially a variety of competitions in running, walking, jumping and throwing events.

Olympic Disciplines - The equestrian disciplines are unique events at the Olympic Games, not only because they involve animals, but they are where women and men compete together on equal terms.

Olympic Disciplines - Trampoline is part of the gymnastics family of sports, where gymnasts perform acrobatics while bouncing on a trampoline.

Olympic Disciplines - Olympic swimming is one of the most enduring and popular Olympic sports and has the most events (34) on the Olympics' programme.

Olympic Disciplines - Olympic history will be made at Rio in 2016, when rugby sevens makes its debut appearance at an Olympic Games.

Olympic Disciplines - Weightlifting is an athletic discipline in the modern Olympic programme in which the athlete attempts a maximum-weight single lift of a barbell loaded with weight plates.

Olympic Disciplines - Triathlon is a multi-discipline sport, one in which New Zealand enjoys a successful history, both in and out of the Olympics.

Olympic Disciplines - Hockey was one of the first team sports to be introduced to the Olympics and has been a staple ever since.