What to know: Viewer’s video guide to the 2016 Rio Olympics
More than 10,000 athletes will compete in over 300 events in 42 different sports at the Rio Olympics.
Here's a primer get you ready for the action.
FULL COVERAGE: Get ready for the Games
ARCHERY: How to watch
Rio guide: How to watch archery
Olympic archers tell you everything you need to know about watching archery in the Olympics this summer.
BADMINTON: What to know
Rio guide: What to know about badminton
Olympic badminton players tell you everything you need to know about watching their sport this summer.
BOXING: Olympics vs. professional
Rio guide: Olympic vs. professional boxing
Olympic boxer Carlos Balderas explains how boxing in Rio might be different than what you're used to watching on pay-per-view.
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CANOE: The traits to slalom race
Rio guide: The traits to race in canoe slalom
Olympic canoers explain what traits are needed to be successful in the sport.
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CYCLING: Get to know BMX racing
Connor Fields explains Olympic BMX
Olympian BMX cyclist Connor Fields explains the nuts and bolts of BMX racing.
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CYCLING: What you need to know about Olympic mountain biking?
Rio guide: What to know about Olympic mountain biking
Olympians cyclist Georgia Gould explains what Olympic mountain biking is like.
CYCLING: What you didn't know about road cycling
Rio Guide: Facts you didn't know about cycling
Cyclist Kristin Armstrong helps you feel like a pro when watching cycling during the Olympics.
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CYCLING: The tech used in track cycling
Rio Guide: The tech used in track cycling
Cyclist Sarah Hammer discusses the special equipment and tech in indoor track cycling.
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DIVING: Facts to get you ready for Rio
Olympic diving facts that will get you ready for Games
Members of USA Diving break down some facts that will be helpful to know when watching diving during the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, Brazil.
DIVING: What to watch for
Rio Guide: What to watch for in Olympic diving
The United States diving team on how they make a small splash when they dive.
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EQUESTRIAN: Understanding equestrian eventing
Rio Guide: How to follow Olympic Equestrian Eventing
Members of the United States equestrian eventing team help you understand their unique sport.
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FENCING: Why you should watch
Rio Guide: Why you should watch Olympic fencing
There's more to fencing than just hitting swords. Learn more from members of Team USA.
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FIELD HOCKEY: How to get hooked
Rio Guide: How to get hooked on Olympic field hockey
It's one of the fastest sports in the world.
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GOLF: Ready for the spotlight again
Rio Guide: The feeling of having golf back in the Olympics
Golf is in the Olympics for the first time since 1904.
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GYMNASTICS: Explaining the intensity
Rio Guide: The intensity of competing in women's gymnastics
It's very grueling.
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JUDO: How to win a match
Rio guide: How to win a judo match
Olympian Marti Malloy show you all the ways you can win an Olympic judo match.
MARATHON: How do runners train?
Rio Guide: How athletes prepare for marathons
Meb Keflezighi explains his strategy for marathon running.
ROWING: What's a coxswain?
Rio Guide: What it takes to be a coxswain
An Olympic coxswain explains why his job is so important to rowers.
ROWING: What are the different events?
Rio Guide: What to know about rowing
Olympic rower Amanda Elmore explains the intricacies of rowing.
RUGBY: Explaining the scoring
Rio Guide: Explaining the rules of rugby
Olympic rugby players explain how the scoring system works.
SAILING: Brush up on your terminology
Rio Guide: How to watch Olympic sailing like a pro
Sailor Briana Provancha helps you out with the lingo you'll need to sound like a sailing aficionado.
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SHOOTING: How to aim for the gold
Rio Guide: How to aim for gold in skeet shooting
Decorated Olympian shooter Kim Rhode help you learn how to watch Olympic shooting.
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SOCCER: World Cup vs. Olympics
Rio Guide: World Cup vs. Olympic soccer
One isn't necessarily better than the other; they're just different.
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SWIMMING: All about endurance
Rio Guide: What you never knew about Olympic swimming
American swimmers Missy Franklin, Ryan Lochte and Nathan Adrian reveal some surprising facts about Olympic competition.
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SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMING: Perfecting your timing
Rio Guide: How synchronized swimmers have perfect timing
Find out how Team USA's synchronized swimmers stay perfectly in sync through their routines
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TABLE TENNIS: Beyond a basement game
Rio Guide: Table tennis is more than a basement game
This isn't the table tennis you're used to playing at home. Learn more about Olympic table tennis from Team USA's Lily Zhang.
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TAEKWONDO: Learn the sport's strategy
Rio Guide: The strategy behind taekwondo
Team USA's Jackie Galloway explains taekwondo.
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TRACK: Strategy behind the run
Rio Guide: What to watch in track races
American runner Allyson Felix breaks down the strategy of sprints, distance races and relays.
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TRIATHLON: What to expect in the race
Rio Guide: What to expect in the triathlon
Three disciplines, one race.
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VOLLEYBALL: How indoor volleyball gets so intense
Rio Guide: Why indoor volleyball gets so intense
Brush up on your volleyball lingo for the Rio Olympics.
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WATER POLO: Dispelling myths about the sport
Rio Guide: Dispelling myths about water polo
No, they do not ride horses.
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WEIGHTLIFTING: More complicated than you think
Rio Guide: Much more to weightlifting than picking up weights
American weightlifter Jenny Arthur discusses the technique involved in Olympic competition.
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WRESTLING: How to speak the lingo
Rio Guide: How to speak wrestling
Olympic wrestlers teach you a few moves and how to speak their language.