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Competing in long jump is more than running and jumping: it's speed, stamina, flexibility and a series of calculated movements.

The three-stage hop, step and jump springboards athletes to lengths that sometimes reach 10-times their body's height.

Propelled by a fibreglass pole, pole vaulters fly high over a rod using the approach of high jump combined with intense upper body strength.

Athletes glide or spin to throw as far as they can without stepping out of the circle.

Going the distance requires speed, strength and stamina, but no matter how long the race, there is always a sprint finish.

Five athletes play this fast-paced, high-scoring game on each team, usually including two guards, two forwards and a centre.

Olympic boxing has been the pathway to success for many famous male boxers over the years. A women's competition was added in 2012.

The idea of paddling a canoe or kayak through calm water seems relaxing, but for these athletes the competition is intense and exhausting.

Instead of slaloming down an icy ski slope, these athletes twist and turn on canoes and kayaks through 300 metres of white water rapids.

Track Cycling, which includes five different events on a 250-metre track, became an Olympic sport during the first modern Games in 1896.