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There are two events for synchronized swimming: team and duet. Within each of those events are two routines: a technical and a free routine. The same swimmers might perform in both team and duet events. There are two, 5-member panels of judges. The panel scores on technical merit and artistic impression. Judges award points on a scale of 0.0 to 10.0.
The modern pentathlon is comprised of five sports: épée, swimming, show jumping, running, and shooting.
Singapore swimmer Joseph Schooling returns home to a rousing welcome after winning the city-state's first ever Olympic gold medal with a stunning victory over the legendary Michael Phelps. IMAGES
The triple jump competition consists of three actions. The first is a hop, a jump which is landed with the takeoff foot. The second action is the step, which is landed on the opposite foot. The final action taken is the jump, in a movement similar to the long jump. The final jump is landed in a pit full of sand. Each athlete is given three attempts to jump as far as possible.
Olympic weightlifting is comprised of two events: the snatch, and the ‘clean and jerk.’ In the snatch, the bar is lifted from the floor to above the athlete’s head in one single motion. The clean and jerk motion is a two-stage movement, lifting the bar from the ground to shoulder height, and then overhead.
Competitors participating in trampoline must make ten contacts with the trampoline during their routines. Each routine may last up to 90 seconds. Each athlete will perform two sets of 10 routines – single, double or triple somersaults, with and without twists.
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