The Olympic Games Vocabulary

Front 1

A person who does something without payment , not a professional .

Back 1

Amateur

Front 2

An important song . Usually national .

Back 2

Anthem

Front 3

Not allowed .

Back 3

Banned

Front 4

A person who talks ( often about sports and athletes ) on television or radio .

Back 4

Broadcaster

Front 5

To battle against another player .

Back 5

Compete

Front 6

Person who plays in a game .

Back 6

Contestant

Front 7

Disagreements over an issue .

Back 7

Controversy

Front 8

Using illegal drugs in sport .

Back 8

Doping

Front 9

Buildings and places where events are held .

Back 9

Facilities

Front 10

A piece of music that announces an important arrival .

Back 10

Fanfare

Front 11

The country that holds the games .

Back 11

Host

Front 12

All people

Back 12

Humanity

Front 13

A gold , silver ,or bronze award given to a winner or runner up

Back 13

Medal

Front 14

A personal belief that one shares , related to life .

Back 14

Motto

Front 15

The country a person is from

Back 15

Nationality

Front 16

A promise

Back 16

Oath

Front 17

Someone who plays in a game.

Back 17

Participant

Front 18

Unfair judging usually for political reasons .

Back 18

Partisanship

Front 19

Delay until later

Back 19

Postpone

Front 20

Tryouts

Back 20

Preliminaries

Front 21

Total goodness

Back 21

Purity

Front 22

Achieve the minimum requirement

Back 22

Qualify

Front 23

One person who speaks or acts on behalf of a team or group .

Back 23

Representative

Front 24

People who control violence or rule breaking and provide protection .

Back 24

Security

Front 25

A person who watches an event .

Back 25

Spectator

Front 26

A company that gives an athlete financial support in exchange for promoting clothes or other products.

Back 26

Sponsor

Front 27

A person often an athlete who represents a company in marketing or the media.

Back 27

Spokesman

Front 28

Fairness and honestly in sports

Back 28

Sportsmanship

Front 29

Having energy for a long time

Back 29

Stamina

Front 30

A record of athletes performance

Back 30

Standings

Front 31

To work hard at something difficult

Back 31

Struggle

Front 32

An extra team player used in emergencies

Back 32

Substitute

Front 33

Faster

Back 33

Swifter

Front 34

An image that represents something

Back 34

Symbol

Front 35

A large flame on stick

Back 35

Torch

Front 36

The place where an event is held

Back 36

Venue

Front 37

A win

Back 37

Victory