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Faster, Higher, Stronger

The first triathlon was held in the south-western United States city of San Diego in 1974, in many ways an outgrowth of the California jogging craze. The ultimate endurance test, it requires athletes to excel at three very different pursuits – swimming, cycling and running.

Credit: IOC.

VOLLEYBALL

Chinese women winning five straight world titles in the 1980s gave rise to the first notions of female superiority in Chinese sports. Where volleyball is concerned, the saying 阴盛阳衰remains true. The women's team as defending Olympic champion will again be going for gold.

WATER POLO

Jeff Foxworthy, American comedian, mimicking redneck farmers talking about the (Atlanta) Olympics:

The Olympics in Georgia? God, you know we're gonna screw that up, I guarantee you. When they let those doves go at the opening ceremony, there are gonna be guys in the parking lot with shotguns... And they'll probably have to cancel water polo after the first two or three horses drown.

WEIGHTLIFTING

Arnold Schwarzenegger, bodybuilding champion, Governor of California:

The last three or four reps is what makes the muscle grow. This area of pain divides the champion from someone else who is not a champion. That's what most people lack, having the guts to go on and just say they'll go through the pain no matter what happens.