TRIVIA

How many sports will Chile participate in at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, which begin next week?

a) 18

b) 33

c) 24

d) 14

Answer:

c) 24

Chile will participate in 24 disciplines, the highest number in the history of Chilean participation in the Olympic Games. A total of 58 athletes—including 22 soccer players—make up the Chilean delegation. The sports in which Chile will participate are: athletics, cycling, equestrian, fencing, soccer, gymnastics, golf, judo, weightlifting, Olympic wrestling, swimming, modern pentathlon, canoeing, rowing, skateboarding, surfing, taekwondo, tennis, table tennis, Olympic shooting, archery, triathlon, sailing, and beach volleyball. Chile was the first Latin American country to participate in the Olympic Games—in Athens in 1896, the first games of the modern era—and since then has participated in all Summer Olympic Games except those in 1932 (Los Angeles) and 1980 (Moscow). The country won its first medal in Amsterdam in 1928. Throughout its history, the country has won a total of 13 medals: two gold, seven silver, and four bronze.