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A Brief Guide to Every Sport at the Olympics

Thirty-three sports. Three hundred and thirty-nine events. And approximately 5,000 Olympic and Paralympic medals in waiting.

The 2020 Tokyo Olympics (yes, the Games are still being referred to as 2020) are scheduled to proceed on July 23, with a few preliminary events on July 21 and 22.

Here’s the lowdown on every sport, including the Olympic debuts of surfing, skateboarding, karate and sport climbing.

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Archery

It’s a little different than at summer camp: The archers try to hit a bull's-eye that is about the size of a grapefruit from 70 meters away.