Sports in Britain & in Belarus

Each team can have up to seventeen players, but only six can play at the same time. Players wear skates and helmets.

• curling

• ice-hockey

• aerials

• figure-skating

Each team has six players on the court. The player can hit the ball with the hand. She/he has to release the ball before hitting it. The players are not allowed to touch the net.

• football

• basketball

• volleyball

• handball

It is a game played with a bat and a ball. Helmets and gloves are also used. It's played by two teams of eleven players each. The clothes are known as whites.

• baseball

• cricket

• soccer

• golf

This sport was first played in 16th century. The game became an official sport in the Winter Olympic Games in 1998. It can be played both by men and women.

• cricket

• curling

• tennis

• ice-hockey

On May 8, 2009 Belarus competed with Hungary, Latvia and Ukraine for hosting the World Championship and won this right with the slogan "Welcome to the young ... country". Which kind of sport is it about?

• rhythmic gymnastics

• skiing

• biathlon

• ice-hockey

A game for two teams of eleven players who try to kick a ball into a goal on a field. It's popular both in Britain and in Belarus.

• tennis

• football

• volleyball

• baseball

The first independent Belarus National Olympic team took part...

• at the 1992 Barselona Olympics.

• at the 2004 Athens Olympics.

• at the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Olympics.

• at the 2012 London Summer Olympics.

Belarus finished the 22nd Olympic Games in Sochi with

• 6 medals

• 5 medals

• 4 medals

• 9 medals

This sports complex is used for one of the most famous sports event in Britain. Choose one of the three.

• National Football Cup Tournament

• Wimbledon Tennis Tournament

• Derby Horse-racing

Which is not an Olympic sport?

• cycling

• weight-lifting

• horse-racing

• swimming