Olympics Betting Guide
The Summer Olympic Games are widely regarded as the pinnacle of a sport. The Games are held every four years in a different major city around the world and include a number of sporting events with competitors in each sport representing their countries for the aim of winning gold medals for themselves and their nation. London will host the 2012 Olympic Games but perparations are already well under way for the 2016 event in Rio, Brazil.
Each sport awards gold, silver and bronze medals for first, second and third placed finishes and some of the sports involved in the games are among the most popular sports in the world such as swimming, athletics, cycling, football and tennis. Literally hundreds of nations compete in the various sporting disciplines at the Olympic Games which makes the Olympics the biggest sporting event in the world. The Olympics lasts for 17 days and in total there are no fewer than 36 sports which branch out into 304 events. That means in total there are 304 gold medals up for grabs over the course of the Olympics.
If you are wanting some Olympic Tips, then you've come to the right place.
Previous Olympic host cities:
2012 - London
2008 - Beijing
2004 - Athens
2000 - Sydney
1996 - Atlanta
1992 - Barcelona
1988 - Seoul
1984 - Los Angeles
Olympic Games Betting:
For sports fans and punters the Olympic Games is like heaven because there are so many sports and events to bet on. You can often bet on each individual event on who will win the gold, who will win a medal of any colour and in athletics and swimming events you can also bet on who will make the final in an event too. There are a number of team events in the Olympics which involve round robin groups so you can bet on the winners and group winners of those events. All in all there are over 300 events to bet on each with multiple markets so it really is a 17 day dream for a sports fan who likes a bet.
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