小项

　　每项体育大项（sport）或分项（discipline）都至少有一个小项（event）。按照奥林匹克宪章的定义，小项是指奥林匹克大项中或其分项中的一项比赛，比赛成绩按名次排列，并据此颁发奖牌或证书。例如水中项目100米、200米、1500米竞赛等是游泳项目的小项。

　　Event

　　Each sport and discipline has at least one event. An event is defined in the Olympic Charter as 'a competition in an Olympic sport or in one of its disciplines and resulting in a ranking, (which) gives rise to the award of medals and diplomas'. For example in aquatics, the 100m, 200m, 1500m etc. races are events conducted as part of the swimming programme. (see Olympic Charter Rule 52.3)