The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games are coming to an end. What are some words you can use to talk about Olympic sports in Italian? Learn them here in this lesson of useful Italian words!
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The Olympic sports in Italian 1-10
Le Olimpiadi
The Olympics
I Giochi olimpici
The Olympic Games
Le Olimpiadi si tengono ogni quattro anni.
I Giochi olimpici si tengono ogni quattro anni.
The Olympic Games are held every four years.
Lo sport, gli sport
The sport, the sports
Il punteggio
The score
La squadra
The team
Il giocatore
The player
Una squadra è composta da un certo numero di giocatori.
A team is made up of a certain number of players.
Lo stadio olimpico
The Olympic stadium
Il giudice
The judge
Nelle gare di ginnastica artistica, sono i giudici che stabiliscono il punteggio.
In artistic gymnastics, the judges agree on a score.
La giuria
The jury
Il record mondiale
The world record
Riuscirai a battere il record mondiale?
Will you be able to break the world record?

The Olympic sports in Italian 11-20
Il cronometro
The stopwatch
L’atletica
Athletics
Track and field sports
L’atleta
The athlete
L’atletica leggera è una delle più belle discipline olimpiche.
Athletics is one of the best Olympic sports.
La ginnastica
Gymnastics
La ginnasta
The gymnast (woman)
Il salto in alto
The high jump
Qual è il record mondiale di salto in alto?
What’s the world record for high jump?
Il salto in lungo
The long jump
Il salto con l’asta
The pole vault
La gara
The race
La pista
The track

The Olympic sports in Italian 21-30
I blocchi di partenza
The starting blocks
La linea di partenza
The starting line
Chi parte prima del colpo di pistola rischia di essere squalificato per falsa partenza.
Anyone who moves before the gun has fired risks being disqualified for a false start.
Il traguardo
The finish line
Il velocista
The sprinter
L’avversario
The opponent
Il karate
Karate
Il karate è un’arte marziale.
Karate is a martial art.
L’incontro
The fight
Il getto del peso
The shot put
Il lancio del disco
The discus throw
Il lancio del giavellotto
The javelin throw

The Olympic sports in Italian 31-40
Ten more works to talk about the Olympic sports in Italian. Listen to each audio recording and repeat it aloud!
Il tiro con l’arco
Archery
La staffetta
The relay race
Il testimone
The baton
(Eye witness)
Trivia: Testimone has a double meaning in Italian. It can mean baton and it can also mean eyewitness.
L’atleta passa il testimone.
The athlete hands over the baton.
Ci sono testimoni del furto?
Are there any eyewitnesses to the theft?
La medaglia d’oro
The gold medal
La medaglia d’argento
The silver medal
La medaglia di bronzo
The bronze medal
La medaglia d’oro olimpica è fatta di oro puro o è placcata?
Is the Olympic gold medal made of pure gold or is it plated?
La ginnastica ritmica
Rhythmic gymnastics
Il sollevamento pesi
Weightlifting
La scherma
Fencing
Il tennis
Tennis

The Olympic sports in Italian 41-56
The last 16 words to talk about the Olympic sports in Italian. Listen to each audio recording and repeat it aloud!
Il calcio
Soccer
La pallacanestro
Basketball
Tutti i giocatori di pallacanestro sono molto alti.
All basketball players are very tall.
La vela
The sailing
Il surf
Surfing
Il surfista
The surfer
La pallavolo
Volleyball
L’equitazione
Equestrianism
Il fantino
The rider
La corsa a ostacoli
The steeplechase
Il nuoto
Swimming
Quanti stili di nuovo esistono?
How many swimming strokes are there?
Il nuotatore
The swimmer
Il trampolino
The springboard
Il costume da bagno
The bathing suit
Lo stile libero
Freestyle swimming
Lo stile a rana
The breaststroke
Michael Phelps è l’atleta olimpico più famoso al mondo.
Michael Phelps is the most famous Olympic athlete in the world.
I 100 metri piani
The 100 meters

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