Summer Olympic Word Search Free Printable

The Summer Olympics are here again, and what better way to celebrate than with a fun and educational word search puzzle? The Paris Olympics in 2024 will feature an exciting array of sports, showcasing the world’s best athletes. Below, you’ll find a comprehensive list of all the sports featured in this year’s games, along with brief definitions of each. At the bottom of the post, you can download a FREE PDF of the Summer Olympic word search puzzle to enjoy with friends and family!

Sports Featured in the Paris 2024 Olympics

  1. ARCHERY: A sport in which competitors use a bow to shoot arrows at a target.
  2. ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS: A discipline of gymnastics where athletes perform short routines on different apparatuses.
  3. ARTISTIC SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMING: Also known as synchronized swimming, it combines swimming, dance, and gymnastics performed to music.
  4. ATHLETICS: Encompasses track and field events, including running, jumping, and throwing.
  5. BADMINTON: A racket sport played with a shuttlecock, where players hit it back and forth over a net.
  6. BASKETBALL: A team sport where two teams try to score points by shooting a ball through the opponent’s hoop.
  7. BASKETBALL 3X3: A variation of basketball played three-a-side on a half-court.
  8. BEACH VOLLEYBALL: Volleyball played by teams of two on a sand court.
  9. BOXING: A combat sport where two participants throw punches at each other while wearing gloves.
  10. BREAKING: Also known as breakdancing, it is a style of street dance.
  11. CANOE SLALOM: A timed event where athletes navigate a decked canoe or kayak through a course of hanging gates on river rapids.
  12. CANOE SPRINT: A race over a calm water course with athletes paddling canoes or kayaks.
  13. CYCLING BMX FREESTYLE: A sport where riders perform tricks and stunts on BMX bikes.
  14. CYCLING BMX RACING: A race on a dirt track with jumps and tight turns, featuring BMX bikes.
  15. CYCLING MOUNTAINBIKE: Off-road cycling races over rough terrain.
  16. CYCLING ROAD: Long-distance racing on paved roads.
  17. CYCLING TRACK: Racing on a velodrome, which is an oval, banked track.
  18. DIVING: Athletes perform acrobatic dives into a pool from various heights.
  19. EQUESTRIAN: Includes dressage, show jumping, and eventing, where athletes ride horses.
  20. FENCING: A combat sport using swords (foil, épée, and sabre) where competitors score points by making contact with their opponent.
  21. FOOTBALL: Also known as soccer, it’s a team sport where players aim to score goals by getting the ball into the opposing team’s net.
  22. GOLF: A sport where players use clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible.
  23. HANDBALL: A team sport where players pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the opponent’s goal.
  24. HOCKEY: Also known as field hockey, it’s played on grass or artificial turf with teams using sticks to hit a ball into the opponent’s goal.
  25. JUDO: A martial art where competitors aim to throw or grapple their opponent to the ground.
  26. MARATHON SWIMMING: Long-distance swimming races held in open water.
  27. MODERN PENTATHLON: A multi-sport event including fencing, freestyle swimming, equestrian show jumping, and a final combined event of pistol shooting and cross-country running.
  28. RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS: A sport where athletes perform routines with apparatuses like hoops, balls, ribbons, ropes, and clubs.
  29. ROWING: A sport where individuals or teams propel a boat using oars.
  30. RUGBY SEVENS: A faster-paced, shorter version of rugby union with seven players per side.
  31. SAILING: A sport involving racing boats or yachts.
  32. SHOOTING: Involves tests of accuracy and speed using rifles and pistols.
  33. SKATEBOARDING: Athletes perform tricks and routines on a skateboard.
  34. SPORT CLIMBING: Competitive climbing on artificial rock walls.
  35. SURFING: Athletes ride waves on a surfboard.
  36. SWIMMING: Competitive swimming races in a pool, featuring various strokes like freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly.
  37. TABLE TENNIS: Also known as ping-pong, it’s a sport where players hit a lightweight ball back and forth across a table using small rackets.
  38. TAEKWONDO: A Korean martial art focusing on head-height kicks, jumping and spinning kicks, and fast kicking techniques.
  39. TENNIS: A racket sport where players hit a ball over a net aiming to score points by making the ball land in the opponent’s court.
  40. TRAMPOLINE: Gymnasts perform acrobatics while bouncing on a trampoline.
  41. TRIATHLON: A multi-sport race consisting of swimming, cycling, and running.
  42. VOLLEYBALL: A team sport where players aim to score points by hitting a ball over a net into the opponent’s court.
  43. WATERPOLO: A team water sport where players aim to score goals by throwing a ball into the opposing team’s net.
  44. WEIGHTLIFTING: Athletes lift heavy weights in two styles: the snatch and the clean and jerk.
  45. WRESTLING: A combat sport where athletes aim to pin their opponent or score points through various grappling techniques.

We hope you enjoy this exciting word search puzzle featuring all the sports of the Paris 2024 Olympics! It’s a great way to familiarize yourself with the different events and have some fun at the same time.

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