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shot put

An athletics event in which competitors throw a heavy metal ball, called a shot, as far as possible from a circle.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1215

sprint

A short track-and-field running race run at maximum speed.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1215

triple jump

An athletics jumping event in which an athlete runs up and performs a hop, a step, and a jump into a sand pit, aiming to achieve the greatest distance...

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1215

freestyle

A swimming race in which competitors may use any stroke, though they usually use front crawl.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1216

medley

A swimming race in which competitors use all four strokes—backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly, and freestyle—in a set order.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1216

criterium

A bicycle race held on a short closed circuit, usually with many laps and a winner determined by the finish or points.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1218

general classification

In a stage race, the overall ranking of riders by their cumulative time across all stages, with the lowest total time leading.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1218

keirin

A track cycling race in which riders follow a motorized pacer before sprinting for the finish.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1218

madison

A track cycling race in which teams of two riders take turns racing, usually by exchanging with a hand sling.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1218

omnium

A track cycling event in which riders compete in several different races, with points awarded across the races to determine the overall winner.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1218

prologue

A short time trial held at the start of a stage race to determine the opening standings or starting order.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1218

pursuit

A track cycling race in which riders start on opposite sides of the track and try to catch one another or record the fastest time over the set distanc...

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1218

stage

A single day's race or leg in a multi-day bicycle race.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1218

stage race

A bicycle race held over several days in which each day's racing is a separate stage and the overall winner is determined by the combined results.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1218

time trial

A bicycle race in which riders start separately and compete to complete a course in the fastest time.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1218

kill

A volleyball attack that lands in the opponent’s court or otherwise cannot be returned, winning the point outright.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1219

rotation

The movement of volleyball players one position clockwise around the court after their team wins the right to serve.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1219

side out

A volleyball rally won by the receiving team, giving it the right to serve.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1219

all-in

In poker, a bet in which a player wagers all the chips they have in play.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1220

ante

A small forced bet that each player puts into the pot before the cards are dealt in poker.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1220

bad beat

A poker loss in which a hand that was a strong favorite to win is defeated by an opponent who catches unlikely cards.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1220

blind

A forced poker bet that a player must make before the cards are dealt.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1220

flush

A poker hand consisting of five cards of the same suit, not in consecutive rank.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1220

four of a kind

A poker hand containing four cards of the same rank.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1220

full house

A poker hand containing three cards of one rank and two cards of another rank.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1220

high card

A poker hand that contains no pair or other combination and is ranked by its highest card.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1220

nuts

The best possible poker hand given the cards available at that moment.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1220

royal flush

In poker, a hand consisting of the ace, king, queen, jack, and ten of the same suit.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1220

showdown

The stage of a poker hand when the remaining players reveal their cards to determine the winner.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1220

straight

A poker hand consisting of five cards in consecutive rank order, regardless of suit.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1220

straight flush

A poker hand of five cards in consecutive rank, all of the same suit.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1220

three of a kind

A poker hand containing three cards of the same rank.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1220

two pair

A poker hand containing two cards of one rank, two cards of another rank, and one unrelated card.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1220

big air

A skiing or snowboarding competition in which athletes perform tricks from one large jump and are judged on their attempts.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1221

downhill

An alpine skiing or snowboarding race in which competitors descend a long course as fast as possible.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1221

giant slalom

A skiing or snowboarding race in which competitors descend a course marked by widely spaced gates, making broad turns as quickly as possible.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1221

ski jumping

A skiing event in which competitors descend a ramp, launch into the air, and are scored for the distance and style of their jump.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1221

slalom

A skiing or snowboarding race in which competitors descend a course by zigzagging between closely spaced gates.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1221

super-G

A timed alpine skiing race in which competitors ski a fast course of widely spaced gates, combining speed with more turns than a downhill race.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1221

free skate

In figure skating, a program in which a skater performs a set of required elements and other chosen movements, usually as the second segment of a comp...

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1222

pairs

A skating event or discipline in which a man and a woman skate together as a team.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1222

short program

A figure-skating competition segment in which skaters perform a set of required elements within a time limit, before the free skate.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1222

all-around

A gymnastics competition in which a gymnast's scores from every event are combined to determine the overall result.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1224

floor exercise

A gymnastics event in which a gymnast performs a choreographed routine of tumbling and other skills on a spring floor.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1224

routine

A gymnast’s complete performance on one apparatus, made up of a sequence of skills performed under the rules of gymnastics.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1224

fall

A win in wrestling or martial arts awarded when a competitor pins the opponent according to the rules.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1225

ippon

A score in judo and some other martial arts awarded for a decisive throw, pin, or submission that wins the contest.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1225

pin

A wrestling victory in which a competitor holds an opponent's shoulders against the mat so they cannot escape.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1225

submission

A hold in martial arts or wrestling that forces an opponent to give up.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1225

gammon

A backgammon win in which the loser has not borne off any checkers.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1226

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