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Olympic maths

To celebrate the 2016 Olympic Games, we have brought together these sports-themed challenges for you to try.

Use your reasoning skills to solve these sporty tasks. You will even need to set up your own Olympics throwing event for one of them!

Half Time
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Half time

Age
5 to 11
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What could the half time scores have been in these Olympic hockey matches?

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The animals' sports day

Age
5 to 7
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One day, five small animals in my garden had a sports day. Who do you think won each race?

Can you do \it too?
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Can you do it too?

Age
5 to 7
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Try some throwing activities and see whether you can throw something as far as the Olympic hammer or discus throwers.

The Games' Medals
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The games' medals

Age
5 to 7
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Can you see who the gold medal winner is? What about the silver medal winner and the bronze medal winner?