The Olympics come up every two years, and Olympic betting is growing in popularity. This is a special time in sports, and a time where some research can put you in a position to rake in some cash. The next opportunity will be the summer games of 2016 in .
New games, or events, are always being added to the mix. There will be 28 events in Rio in the 2016 games, and many of those have several events, so there are a lot of opportunities for enjoying sports and for betting.
Those who do their homework will have the best chance at winning. As is usually the case, athletes or teams that get the most media attention will get the most wagering. It is those that study the sports involved that will know who the real best best are, and and those are the people who will turn their Olympic watching into extra cash by winning at online sports betting.
Research will be even more important when Olympic betting is done on the new sports. In 2016 Rugby Sevens, golf and Kitesurfing will be new events.
Rugby sevens is a smaller and faster version of traditional rugby and in the Olympics there will be entries for both men and women. Rugby originated in England in the early 1800s, and is a forerunner of American football. The two games are similar, with the main difference being that there is no stoppage between plays or possessions in Rugby. The game of Sevens has seven players on a side, as opposed to the usual 15. The matches are 14 or 20 minutes instead of 80. There are some other changes to make this already fast paced game even faster and more intense. Traditional rugby was part of the Olympics until 1924. Here is a tip – Rugby has always been , and still is, huge in Australia, so they may be the early on favorites just as they were in the early 1900s.
Golf is another event that is making a return to the Olympics. There was golfing early on, in the 1900 games, and there was team golf in the 1904 games, but it has not been played in the Olympics since then. The golf will be 72 holes of stroke play at several courses in Brazil. There will be 60 men and 60 women qualified for this stroke play event. Professional golfers will be competing.
Kite surfing will make its debut in the 2016 games. This is a relatively new sport and will replace windsurfing on the program. This is a new sport that is still developing. It is a surface water sport that combines windsurfing, wakeboarding and gymnastics and is called an extreme sport. The event involves standing on a surfboard and using kits to harness the wind to increase speed. There will be men’s and women’s competitions at the games in Rio.