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The sports book : the sports, the rules, the tactics, the techniques/ DK Publishing, Inc (Editor)

Contributor(s): Material type: TextPublisher: New York, NY : DK Publishing, 2020Edition: Fifth edition; American editionDescription: 456 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
Audience:
  • General
ISBN:
  • 9781465491053
  • 1465491058
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 796 23
LOC classification:
  • GV707 .S698 2020
Contents:
Introduction -- Olympic Games -- The sports. Athletics -- Gymnastics -- Team sports -- Racket sports -- Combat sports -- Water sports -- Winter sports -- Target sports -- Sports on wheels -- Motorsports -- Animal sports -- Extreme sports.
Summary: The ultimate guide to sports, this book is the perfect reference for the Tokyo Olympics in 2020 - an amazing year for sport. Discover the origins, rules, and key players for more than 200 sports - from equestrian sports, athletics and gymnastics to winter sports and extreme sports. Learn the key skills and tactics of the world's best competitors, along with the latest facts and statistics, including updated world and Olympic records. This fully revised edition includes fully up-to-date information on the rules and results for more than 200 of the world's greatest sports such as football, cricket, basketball and golf. It also offers an exciting overview of the hugely anticipated Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo 2020, along with coverage of all previous Olympics, and profiles every Olympic sport, including the new ones for Tokyo - baseball, softball, karate, sport climbing, surfing, and skateboarding. The Sports Book is perfect for any sports buffs in need of an ultimate quick-reference guide, or anyone looking to top up their sports knowledge.
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BOOKS KUWAIT TECHNICAL COLLEGE LIBRARY Circulation Section BOOK 796 D7351 2020 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 01443

Includes index.

"Fully revised & updated 5th edition" -- Cover.

Introduction -- Olympic Games -- The sports. Athletics -- Gymnastics -- Team sports -- Racket sports -- Combat sports -- Water sports -- Winter sports -- Target sports -- Sports on wheels -- Motorsports -- Animal sports -- Extreme sports.

The ultimate guide to sports, this book is the perfect reference for the Tokyo Olympics in 2020 - an amazing year for sport. Discover the origins, rules, and key players for more than 200 sports - from equestrian sports, athletics and gymnastics to winter sports and extreme sports. Learn the key skills and tactics of the world's best competitors, along with the latest facts and statistics, including updated world and Olympic records. This fully revised edition includes fully up-to-date information on the rules and results for more than 200 of the world's greatest sports such as football, cricket, basketball and golf. It also offers an exciting overview of the hugely anticipated Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo 2020, along with coverage of all previous Olympics, and profiles every Olympic sport, including the new ones for Tokyo - baseball, softball, karate, sport climbing, surfing, and skateboarding. The Sports Book is perfect for any sports buffs in need of an ultimate quick-reference guide, or anyone looking to top up their sports knowledge.

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