Before and after practicing Judo or engaging in a match, opponents bow to each other. Bowing is an expression of gratitude and respect. In effect, you are thanking your opponent for giving you the opportunity to improve your technique.

MODERN PENTATHLON

Modern Pentathlon is an educational sport. This was the primary wish of its creator, Pierre de Coubertin. A complete sport, on the physical side – Swimming & Running are the basic disciplines; on the mental side – Shooting requires stress control and a precise technique; on the intellectual side – Fencing requires adaptability and intelligence; Riding an unknown horse requires a mix of adaptability, self-control and courage.

Credit: IOC.

POLITICS

OOPS? Joking.

Thank goodness politics is not an official Olympic sport. But there are droves of politicians hanging around during the Olympics anyway and do you know why? Politicians love involvement in sports because there's no good sport in politics.

ROWING

Chinese proverb: Learning is like rowing upstream; one either advances or drops back.

SAILING

John Updike, American writer:

Writing criticism is to writing fiction and poetry as hugging the shore is to sailing in the open sea.

SHOOTING

Another one on the critic, this time from Tyne Daly, American actress:

A critic is someone who never actually goes to the battle, yet who afterwards comes out shooting the wounded.

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