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These Olympic quantities have been jumbled up! Can you put them back together again?
Is it the fastest swimmer, the fastest runner or the fastest cyclist who wins the Olympic Triathlon?
Andy wants to cycle from Land's End to John o'Groats. Will he be able to eat enough to keep him going?
Can you deduce which Olympic athletics events are represented by the graphs?
When two closely matched teams play each other, what is the most likely result?
Which countries have the most naturally athletic populations?
The heptathlon is an athletics competition consisting of 7 events. Can you make sense of the scoring system in order to advise a heptathlete on the best way to reach her target?
Where should runners start the 200m race so that they have all run the same distance by the finish?
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to race against Usain Bolt?
How do decisions about scoring affect who wins a combined event such as the decathlon?
Andy is desperate to reach John o'Groats first. Can you devise a winning race plan?
Can you use your powers of logic and deduction to work out the missing information in these sporty situations?
How can people be divided into groups fairly for events in the Paralympics, for school sports days, or for subject sets?
In this article, Alan Parr shares his experiences of the motivating effect sport can have on the learning of mathematics.
Fancy a game of cricket? Here is a mathematical version you can play indoors without breaking any windows.
How would you design the tiering of seats in a stadium so that all spectators have a good view?
In which Olympic event does a human travel fastest? Decide which events to include in your Alternative Record Book.
Under which circumstances would you choose to play to 10 points in a game of squash which is currently tied at 8-all?
Imagine you had to plan the tour for the Olympic Torch. Is there an efficient way of choosing the shortest possible route?
This is our collection of favourite mathematics and sport materials.
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