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DEMONSTRATION SPORT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2020-11-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Games and Competitions (Sports)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- demonstration sport
1, record 1, English, demonstration%20sport
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- exhibition sport 1, record 1, English, exhibition%20sport
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A sport which is played in order to promote itself, most commonly in Olympic Games, but also at other sporting events. 1, record 1, English, - demonstration%20sport
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The International Olympic Committee approved the following as demonstration sports: tennis and baseball during the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Olympic Games, and curling and acrobatic skiing during the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympic Games. 2, record 1, English, - demonstration%20sport
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Jeux et compétitions (Sports)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- sport de démonstration
1, record 1, French, sport%20de%20d%C3%A9monstration
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Discipline sportive dans laquelle certaines épreuves sont disputées au cours de Jeux Olympiques mais ne faisant pas partie du programme régulier des Jeux. 2, record 1, French, - sport%20de%20d%C3%A9monstration
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le surf des neiges fera son apparition dans les Jeux d'hiver du Canada de 2007 en tant que sport de démonstration, avec les épreuves suivantes: slalom géant parallèle féminin (SGP); slalom géant parallèle masculin; demi-lune féminine (DL); et demi-lune masculine. 3, record 1, French, - sport%20de%20d%C3%A9monstration
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le Comité International Olympique (CIO) demande de respecter le nom des Jeux Olympiques tel qu'établi dans la Charte olympique, soit d'utiliser la majuscule «O». Par contre, les règles d'écriture de la langue française recommandent d'utiliser «Jeux olympiques», graphie préconisée par Sport Canada. 4, record 1, French, - sport%20de%20d%C3%A9monstration
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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