noun
Olympic event; Olympic sport
Refers to a specific competition or sport contested at the Olympic Games.
次のオリンピック競技は水泳です。
The next Olympic event is swimming.
彼はオリンピック競技で金メダルを取った。
He won a gold medal in an Olympic sport.
Refers to the Olympic Games as a whole, while オリンピック競技 specifies an individual event or sport within the Games.
Compound of オリンピック (Olympic) and 競技 (competition, event).