Olympic Games

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 1. Bat-and-ball sport played on a diamond (8)
  2. 3. The act of ___ as a sport (6)
  3. 5. A game closely resembling baseball that is played on a smaller diamond and with a ball that is (8)
  4. 11. The art or sport of fighting with swords (7)
  5. 13. Fighting with the fists (6)
  6. 14. Bodybuilding by exercise that involves lifting ___ (13)
  7. 16. The modern revival of the ancient games held once every 4 years in a selected country (8)

Down

  1. 2. The act of firing a projectile (8)
  2. 4. Shiny yellow metal used in jewelry (4)
  3. 6. An active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition (9)
  4. 7. Team sport played with a ball and goalposts (8)
  5. 8. A game played on a court with light long-handled rackets used to volley a shuttlecock over a net (9)
  6. 9. Racket sport played over a net (6)
  7. 10. An athletic competition that involves ___ into water (6)
  8. 12. The sport of shooting arrows with a bow (7)
  9. 15. Sport played on ice with sticks and a puck (6)