The Sports Book : The Sports, the Rules, the Tactics, the Techniques

Featuring the largest and most diverse range of sports of any comparable book-more than 200 in all-this up-to-date edition of The Sports Book presents information sourced from leading experts and sports-governing bodies around the world to give you the most comprehensive book on sports ever to hit the market. CONTENTS 005 7 INTRODUCTION 008 10 PREWAR GAMES 012 14 POSTWAR GAMES 018 20 PARALYMPIC GAMES 038 40 TRACK AND FIELD 044 46 SPRINTS 046 48 RELAYS 048 50 HURDLES 050 52 MIDDLE-DISTANCE RUNNING 052 54 LONG-DISTANCE RUNNING 054 56 LONG JUMP 056 58 TRIPLE JUMP 058 60 HIGH JUMP 060 62 POLE VAULT 062 64 DISCUS 064 66 SHOT PUT 065 67 JAVELIN 066 68 HAMMER 067 69 DECATHLON AND HEPTATHLON 068 70 RACE WALKING 070 72 ORIENTEERING 071 73 TRIATHLON 072 74 MODERN PENTATHLON 073 75 GYMNASTICS 076 78 FLOOR EXERCISES 078 80 BAR EVENTS 080 82 POMMEL HORSE 082 84 RINGS 083 85 BEAM 084 86 VAULT 085 87 RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS 086 88 TRAMPOLINING 088 90 SPORTS ACROBATICS 090 92 SPORTS AEROBICS 091 93 WEIGHTLIFTING 092 94 POWERLIFTING 093 95 SOCCER 096 98 BASKETBALL 104 106 FOOTBALL 110 112 RUGBY UNION 116 118 RUGBY LEAGUE 122 124 AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL 126 128 CRICKET 130 132 BASEBALL 136 138 SOFTBALL 142 144 ROUNDERS 143 145 PES脛PALLO 143 145 ICE HOCKEY 144 146 BANDY 150 152 FIELD HOCKEY 152 154 FLOORBALL 155 157 LACROSSE 156 158 VOLLEYBALL 158 160 BEACH VOLLEYBALL 160 162 FOOTVOLLEY 161 163 SEPAK TAKRAW 161 163 NETBALL 162 164 KORFBALL 165 167 HANDBALL 166 168 GAELIC FOOTBALL 168 170 HURLING 170 172 SHINTY 171 173 DODGEBALL 172 174 TUG-OF-WAR 172 174 ULTIMATE 173 175 TENNIS 176 178 REAL TENNIS 182 184 SOFT TENNIS 183 185 TABLE TENNIS 184 186 BADMINTON 186 188 JIANZI 189 191 SQUASH 190 192 RACQUETBALL 194 196 ETON FIVES 196 198 RACKETS 197 199 PADDLEBALL 197 199 PELOTA 198 200 BOXING 202 204 FENCING 206 208 JUDO 210 212 SUMO 214 216 WRESTLING 216 218 KARATE 218 220 KUNG FU: TAOLU 222 224 KUNG FU: SANSHOU 224 226 JU-JITSU 226 228 TAE KWON DO 228 230 KICKBOXING 230 232 SOMBO 232 234 KENDO 233 235 SWIMMING 236 238 DIVING 240 242 WATER POLO 242 244 SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMING 246 248 UNDERWATER SPORTS 247 249 SAILING 248 250 ROWING 256 258 KAYAKING 262 264 CANOEING 266 268 DRAGON BOAT RACING 268 270 WATERSKIING 270 272 WINDSURFING 274 276 SURFING 278 280 ALPINE SKIING 282 284 FREESTYLE SKIING 288 290 SNOWBOARDING 292 294 CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING 294 296 SKI JUMPING 296 298 NORDIC COMBINED 298 300 BIATHLON 299 301 BOBSLEDDING 300 302 LUGE 302 304 SKELETON 303 305 SPEED SKATING 304 306 FIGURE SKATING 306 308 ICE DANCING 309 311 GOLF 312 314 CROQUET 318 320 CURLING 320 322 LAWN BOWLING 322 324 P脡TANQUE 323 325 10-PIN BOWLING 324 326 5-PIN BOWLING 326 328 ATLATL 326 328 SKITTLES 327 329 HORSESHOE PITCHING 327 329 SNOOKER 328 330 BILLIARDS 331 333 POOL 332 334 DARTS 334 336 ARCHERY 336 338 PISTOL SHOOTING 338 340 SHOTGUN SHOOTING 340 342 RIFLE SHOOTING 343 345 BMX 348 350 TRACK CYCLING 350 352 ROAD RACING 354 356 MOUNTAIN BIKING 358 360 ROLLER SKATING 360 362 ROLLER HOCKEY 362 364 SKATEBOARDING 364 366 FORMULA ONE 368 370 INDY CAR RACING 372 374 GP2 374 376 TOURING CAR RACING 375 377 DRAG RACING 376 378 KARTING 378 380 STOCK CAR RACING 379 381 OFF-ROAD RALLYING 380 382 TRUCK RACING 381 383 RALLYING 382 384 ROAD RACING 384 386 OFF-ROAD MOTORCYCLE RACING 387 389 POWERBOAT RACING 390 392 AIR RACING 394 396 SNOWMOBILING 396 398 HORSE RACING 400 402 DRESSAGE 404 406 EVENTING 405 407 SHOW JUMPING 406 408 POLO 408 410 GREYHOUND RACING 412 414 HARNESS RACING 414 416 RODEO 415 417 CAMEL RACING 416 418 DOGSLEDDING 416 418 HORSEBALL 417 419 HORSE DRIVING 417 419 SEA MATCH FISHING 418 420 STREET LUGE 422 424 PARKOUR 423 425 EXTREME CLIMBING 424 426 ULTRA RUNNING 425 427 FREE DIVING 426 428 CLIFF DIVING 427 429 FREERIDE MOUNTAIN BIKING 428 430 LAND YACHTING 429 431 WHITEWATER RAFTING 430 432 ENDURANCE SWIMMING 431 433 HANG GLIDING 432 434 PARAGLIDING 433 435 SKYDIVING 434 436 BUNGEE JUMPING 435 437 INDEX 436 438 CONTACTS 447 449 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 448 450 Olympic games Prewar games Postwar games Paralympic games 1. Athletics Track and field Sprints Relays Hurdles Middle-distance running Long-distance running Long jump Triple jump High jump Pole vault Discus Shot put Javelin Hammer Decathlon and heptathlon Race walking Orienteering Triathlon Modern pentathlon 2. Gymnastics Floor exercises Bar events Pommel horse Rings Beam Vault Rhythmic gymnastics Trampolining Sports acrobatics Sports aerobics Weightlifting Powerlifting 3. Teamsports Soccer Basketball Football Rugby Union Rugby League Australian football Cricket Baseball Softball Rounders Pesa pallo Ice hockey Bandy Field hockey Floorball Lacrosse Volleyball Beach volleyball Footvolley Sepak takraw Netball Korfball Handball Gaelic football Hurling Shinty Dodgeball Tug-of-war Ultimate 4. Racketsports Tennis Real tennis Soft tennis Table tennis Badminton Jianzi Squash Racquetball Eton fives Rackets Paddleball Pelota 5. Combatsports Boxing Fencing Judo Sumo Wrestling Karate Kung fu: Taolu Kung fu: Sanshou Ju-jitsu Tae kwon do Kickboxing Sombo Kendo 6. Watersports Swimming Diving Water polo Synchronized swimming Underwater sports Sailing Rowing Kayaking Canoeing Dragon boat racing Waterskiing Windsurfing Surfing 7. Wintersports Alpine skiing Freestyle skiing Snowboarding Cross-country skiing Ski jumping Nordic combined Biathlon Bobsledding Luge Skeleton Speed skating Figure skating Ice dancing 8. Targetsports Golf Croquet Curling Lawn bowling Pe tanque 10-pin bowling 5-pin bowling Atlatl Skittles Horseshoe pitching Snooker Billiards Pool Darts Archery Pistol shooting Shotgun shooting Rifle shooting 9. Sportsonwheels BMX Track cycling Road racing Mountain biking Roller skating Roller hockey Skateboarding 10. Motorsports Formula One Indy car racing GP2 Touring car racing Drag racing Karting Stock car racing Off-road rallying Truck racing Rallying road racing Off-road motorcycle racing Powerboat racing Air racing Snowmobiling 11. Animalsports Horse racing Dressage Eventing Show jumping Polo Greyhound racing Harness racing Rodeo Camel racing Dogsledding Horseball Horse driving Sea match fishing 12. Extremesports Street luge Parkour Extreme climbing Ultra running Free diving Cliff diving Freeride mountain biking Land yachting Whitewater rafting Endurance swimming Hang gliding Paragliding Skydiving Bungee jumping. Fully updated with the latest statistics and world records, The Sports Book is packed with comprehensive details for more than 200 different sports, from baseball to hockey, jujitsu to cross-country skiing, and water polo to gymnastics. This invaluable reference also includes an extensive Olympics section covering the Paralympics, London 2012, and a look forward to Sochi 2014 and Rio 2016. The 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. A comprehensive reference explains the rules, tactics, techniques, and equipment of a variety of sports, and includes trivia, terminology, detailed diagrams, information on major competitions, and historical highlights.