Welcome to the 2012 London Olympic Games

Badminton

This sport was invented by British soldiers in India who called it Poono, the same name as the town in which they lived.

It was first played at the Olympics in 1992 at Barcelona. Although the rules of the modern sport were developed in England, Asian countries are now the best.

Football

There are two medal competitions for Olympic football, one for men's teams and one for women's.

Football was first played at the 1908 Olympic Games and it has been played at every Olympic Games ever since, except for Los Angeles 1932.

Archery

Archery has a 10,000-year history, when bows and arrows were first used in hunting and war.

Archery first appeared at the Paris Olympics of 1990.

Taekwondo

This Taekwondo sport's name means “the way of the hand and foot”. The players get points by hitting each other with these two parts of the body only. The players mustn't lie on the floor and no equipment can be used taekwondo first appeared at the 2000 Sydney Games.