Olympic sports (Crabtree Pub.)

This fascinating new book encompasses a number of Olympic sports which require either physical power and endurance, superior marksmanship, or superior horsemanship. This introductory guide gives a brief outline of each of the Olympic events listed below along with fun facts, Olympic stats, and outstanding competitors. Sports include: archery, mountain biking, cycling, show jumping, dressage, three-day event, shooting pistol, shooting rifle, shooting...

Provides fun facts and brief histories of each type of water sports played in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.