Tag: Olympics

Away from the track and field events of the National Stadium in Tokyo, some of the world’s best golfers will be battling it out for Olympic gold at the Kasumigaseki Country Club this week.   While golf may not be the first sport one associates with Japan, its popularity is widespread across the country’s five […]

Since the beginning of the modern Olympics in 1896, the number of sports in the Summer Games program has gradually increased.   While the original Athens Games involved only nine sports and 43 events, Tokyo 2020 will feature 33 sports and a massive 339 medal events, making it the biggest Olympic program to date. But […]

When your organising your holiday, travel insurance is not one of the things you think about first. In fact, it’s probably one of the last. But is taking out your travel insurance last minute putting you at a disadvantage?   If you ask the majority of people when do they think about and take out […]

As part of the build up to the Olympics this year, SportsCover Direct will be publishing a series of blogs shedding some light on some of the lesser known Olympic sports and showing how you can get involved!   The Origins   Judo was created by a student of Ju-Jitsu, Dr Jigoro Kano, who created […]

As part of the build up to the Olympics this year, SportsCover Direct will be publishing a series of blogs shedding some light on some of the lesser known Olympic sports and showing how you can get involved!   The Origins   Although sailing for transportation has been around for many years before, sailing as […]

As part of the build up to the Olympics this year, SportsCover Direct will be publishing a series of blogs shedding some light on some of the lesser known Olympic sports and showing how you can get involved!   ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————- The Origins   Fencing became a sport in the 15th century however swordplay had been […]

As part of the build up to the Olympics this year, SportsCover Direct will be publishing a series of blogs shedding some light on some of the lesser known Olympic sports and showing how you can get involved in the sport!   The Origins   In approximately 2800BC the first very early bow was made […]

During February and March we will witness the 2014 Winter Olympics and Paralympics taking place in Sochi, Russia; a first for such a giant nation. With 98 events taking place across 15 different sport disciplines at the Olympics then a further 70 across six disciplines at the Paralympics, there’ll be plenty to keep us glued […]