Modern Olympic games which are conducted today, are supported by ancient Greek Olympic sports. There are different sports which are conducted in summer season, such as;

Archery: This sport was introduced in 1900 in summer Olympic games. This sport is regulated by International Archery Federation.

Athletics: This one of the sports of Olympics. This sport was started as the part of the summer Olympic games, when modern Olympic movement was introduced in 1896. There were different events included in athletics such as 100 to 10,000 meter races, hurdle races, relay races, marathon races, long jump, high jump, triple jump, pole vault and shot put,etc.

Aquatics: There are four disciplines, such as diving, swimming, synchronized swimming and water polo, these sports are a part of the aquatics.

Badminton: In 1992, this sport was started in the summer Olympic games. There are 4 badminton events held such as singles and doubles for men and women. In 1996, mixed doubles even was introduced.

Basketball: This sport became part of the summer Olympics from 1936. This sport was played as a demonstration sport in 1904 and 1924.

Still, there are different sports such as Boxing, Canoeing, Cycling, Equestrian, Fencing, Field Hockey, Football, Gymnastics, Handball, Judo, Modern Pentathlon, Rowing, Sailing, Shooting, Table Tennis, Taekwondo, Tennis, Triathlon, Volleyball, Weightlifting, wrestling.

These are the different sports which are conducted in Olympics in summer season in host cities throughout the world.

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Surfing: Surfing is a recreational activity in which individuals paddle into a wave on a surfboard, jump to their feet, and are propelled across the water by the force of the wave. Surfing appeal probably derives from an unusual confluence of elements: adrenaline, skill, and high paced maneuvering are set against a naturally unpredictable backdrop—an organic environment that is, by turns, graceful and serene, violent and formidable.

Windsurfing: Windsurfing is a sport involving travel over water on a small 2-4.7 meter board powered by wind acting on a single sail. The sail is connected to the board by a flexible joint. The sport is a hybrid between sailing and surfing. The sailboard might be considered the most minimalist version of the modern sailboat, with the major exception that steering is accomplished by the rider tilting the mast and sail or, when planning, carving the board, rather than with a rudder.

Kite surfing: Kite surfing, also known as kite surfing and kite boarding, and sometimes as fly surfing, involves using a power kite to pull a small surfboard, or wakeboard, a wheeled board on land, or a snow kiting.
Body boarding: A body board is an instrument of wave riding consisting of a small roughly rectangular piece of foam, shaped to a hydrodynamic form. The body board is ridden predominantly lying down,. It can also be ridden in a half-standing stance or can even be ridden standing up. The vast majority of body boarders usually wear swim fins on both feet to aid in paddling out and taking off.

Hydrofoil Sailing: This recent development in the high speed sailing arena has evolved most in the International Moth class of racing dinghy. These boats have a “T” shaped rudder and centerboard that generates sufficient lift to clear the hull from the water. When this happens wetted surface area drops radically and the boats accelerate up to 1.2 to 1.5 times the speed of the prevailing wind. These boats are very light (all up weight less than 40kg) and very fast, they hydrofoil in as little as 8 knots (15 km/h) of breeze. The top recorded speed is about 50 km/hour, and speeds of 40 km/hour are common in the class.

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Ask a Friend
If you have friends who are passionate players of the golf then you can learn from them. This way you could learn something new and at the same time catch up with each other’s lives. You could also save a lot of money doing it. You can even just borrow their equipment.

Hire a Personal Tutor
There are golfers who would love to share their knowledge. You could check around your area if there some golfers who live near you. You could also check on various news media, not only the newspapers but also on the web for advertisements. Who knows you may chance upon a professional golfer and he or she is willing to teach you his or her technique.

Go to a Country Club
Country clubs would seem like a very snobbish place with all the high and mighty personalities. Nevertheless, do not be intimidated. Joining country clubs does not mean that you would be one of those stuck-up rich people. You are there to learn anyways. It might be a bit pricey but it will be worth the experience of being around an arrogant group.

Teaching One’s Self
Get books, videos and watch games about golf. Try to imitate professional golfers. Talk to people who are in this field and try to understand and enjoy the conversation. At first it will be hard, especially with all the terms you have to familiarize. But once you already know how to play and people will know that you taught yourself, you should leave them in awe.

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