28 Rules Olympic Athletes Have to Fallow That You Probably Didn’t Know About

When I was little, I swore I was going to go to the Olympics doing something. I thought maybe soccer or archery, but my body couldn’t take elite training much longer after college. The other day, I stumbled across this article from Men’s Health talking about 40 rules the Olympic athletes have to follow. I dug a little deeper into it and found out I didn’t know about a lot of these rules. I’m putting my favorite 28, but you should go look at the rest because they are so interesting.

1. Golfers have to sign their own scorecards
2. Figure Skaters can’t show too much skin with their uniforms
3. In Track, you can’t hold hands as you cross the finish line
4. Cyclist can’t have socks higher than mid-calfs
5. Gymnast have to pay for any score challenges and they cost around $300
6. In beach volleyball, they flip a coin to determine the color of their uniforms
7. If a rhythmic gymnast loses a prop, they can’t retrieve it. They have to continue without it
8. Water polo players can’t grab each other’s groins
9. Gymnasts can’t have scoop neck or v neck uniforms
10. Beach Volleyball players uniforms have to meet certain size requirements
11. You are only allowed to get one finger food item while eating in the Village
12. Athletes can’t smoke in the village
13. Water polo players have toenail checks before competitions
14. Swimmers are allowed to use grease, but they can’t use “too much”
15.  Fencers can’t leave the field otherwise they must forfeit
16. If a world record is broke by a swimmer they have to fax in the record themselves
17. You can dunk in basketball, but can’t hang on the rim
18. The person who swings second in a hockey fight get the lessor of the penalty
19. Figure skaters aren’t allowed to have backflips in their routines
20. BMX riders have to tuck in their shirts
21. Athletes can’t post photos of the fields and backstage on social media
22. Depending on the country you are competing for determines if you can drink in the village or out of the village
23. Women skaters have to wear skirts
24. Men skaiters have to wear pants
25. Athletes can have endorsements, but they can’t talk about them while at the games
26. Athletes aren’t allowed to protest at all while competing or at Olympic sponsored events
27. Gymnasts can’t have colored nail polish
28. Track and Field Athletes don’t have to wear shoes they are optional while competing
29. Boxers have to be clean-shaved

I find these to be very interesting. What about you?