The Summer and Winter Games are held once in four years, and the similarity ends here. The Winter Olympic Games hosts only sport played on snow and ice. The 2018 Winter Olympics or PyeongChang 2018, will see athletes compete in 102 events across seven broad sports categories — biathlon, bobsleigh, curling, ice hockey, luge, skating and skiing — divided under 15 disciplines. MascotAnother common feature between all the Olympic Games — Summer, Winter, and Paralympic — are the mascots. Winter sport hero Shiva Keshavan will be representing India for the sixth time at the Olympic Games, equalling tennis ace Leander Paes’ record.

Source: The Hindu February 09, 2018 05:15 UTC