Demonstration sports/events were introduced at the Olympics in _________ (year).

In order for a demonstration sport to become an official event of the Olympics, it must meet three criteria. What are those?

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What three demonstration sports could have been seen at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics?

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What other event became a medal sport for the first time at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics?

II.            Access the following Web site: www.olympic.org/.
III.                  Click on Sydney 2000 then click on Sports. When asked to Choose a  sport, click on Modern Pentathlon.
IV.               Read the information there and then answer the following questions:

Name them:___________________________________________________________

When was this event introduced to the Olympics?_______________________________

Which country is currently considered the most powerful in this event?________________

What is unique about the pentathlon in the Sydney 2000 Games?

For use by highly capable students: (Read carefully the folk tale that is meant to explain the historical basis for the pentathlon.)
V.     Return to Choose a sport and click on Triathlon.
VI.     Read the information and then answer the following questions:

Name them:___________________________________________________________

The first official Olympic triathlon event will be held in Sydney, but when and where was the first competitive triathlon held?_____________________________________________

VII.     Pent and tri are Greek prefixes that indicate a number. If a pentathlon and triathlon represent the number of events in a multi-event sport, what might you call an Olympic sport that includes 10 events?__________________________________________________

Now that you have gained all of this Olympic knowledge, you are ready to synthesize and apply it in a creative way. Imagine that you wish to introduce a multi-event demonstration sport at the next summer Olympic Games. Determine how many events will make up this new sport and name it based on your knowledge of Greek prefixes. Write a clear, yet concise description of each of the events in this new demonstration sport, using the descriptions of the pentathlon and triathlon as a guide. As you create this new demonstration sport, develop a rationale as to why you’ve included these particular events.