List of sports

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The following is a list of sports, divided by category. There are many more sports to be added. This system has a disadvantage because some sports may fit in more than one category.

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[edit] Physical sports

Greece - Hungary Water polo match (World Junior Championship 2004 Naples, Italy)

[edit] Underwater Sports

[edit] Ball Sports

[edit] Competitive Swimming

Michael Phelps swimming breaststroke at the 2008 Missouri Grand Prix.

[edit] Underwater Diving

[edit] Archery

Members of the Gotemba Kyūdō Association demonstrate Kyūdō

[edit] Auto racing

Main article: Auto racing

[edit] Ballooning

Main article: Ballooning

[edit] Bat-and-ball

Main article: Bat-and-ball

[edit] Board sports

Main article: Boardsports

Sports that are played with some sort of board as the primary equipment.

Skateboard vert jump at the Sprite urban games 2006 in London.
Snowboard figure at the 2008 Shakedown
Surfing in Hawaii

[edit] Boules

Lawn bowler Tim Mason
Main article: Boules

[edit] Bowling

Main article: Bowling

[edit] Catch games

[edit] Climbing

Canyoning

[edit] Cycling

A Track Cycling Race

Cycling sports using bicycles or unicycles.

[edit] Bicycle

Main article: Bicycle

[edit] Skibob

[edit] Unicycle

[edit] Combat sports

Main article: Combat sport

Combat sport is a competitive contact sport where two combatants fight against each other using certain rules of engagement.

[edit] Grappling

[edit] Skirmish

[edit] Weapons

[edit] Striking

[edit] Mixed or hybrid

[edit] Competitive aerobatics

Main article: Competition aerobatics
Lima Lima aerobatics team performing over Louisville.

[edit] Powered

[edit] Unpowered

[edit] Cue sports

Main article: Cue sports

[edit] Dance

Three ballet dancers performing a grand jeté jump
Modern dance

[edit] Equine Sports

Main article: Equestrianism

Sports using a horse

Barrel racing

[edit] Fishing

[edit] Flying disc sports

Main article: Flying disc games

[edit] Football family

Main article: Football

[edit] Gymnastics

Trampoline gymnast Jason Burnett at 2008 Canadian National Championships

[edit] Handball Family

Basketball player Dwight Howard making a slam dunk at 2008 Summer Olympic Games

Handball games often have similarities to racquet or catch games.

[edit] Hockey family

Main article: Hockey

[edit] Hunting

Main article: Hunting

Sometimes considered blood sports.

[edit] Kite Sports

[edit] Mixed discipline

The three components of triathlon: swimming, cycling, running

[edit] Motorboat racing

[edit] Motorcycle racing

Main article: Motorcycle racing

[edit] Orienteering family

[edit] Paddle sports

[edit] Canoeing

[edit] Kayaking

[edit] Rafting

Rafting

[edit] Rowing

[edit] Parachuting

Wingsuit flying
Main article: Parachuting

[edit] Polo

[edit] Racquet (or racket) sports

Sports where a player use a racquet (or racket) to hit a ball or other objects.

[edit] Radiosports

Sports using a radio

[edit] Remote control

[edit] Running

200 meters sprint

[edit] Sailing

Windsurfing

[edit] Skiing

Main article: Skiing

[edit] Sled sports

United States Air Force Major Brady Canfield, 2003 U.S. skeleton champion, shows his takeoff form.
Main article: Sledding

[edit] Shooting sports

Main article: Shooting sports

Sports using a firearm:

[edit] Sport Stacking

[edit] Street stunts

Main article: Street stunts

[edit] Tag games

Main article: Tag (game)
Kabbadi match in progress

[edit] Walking

[edit] Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting

[edit] Mind sports

Main article: Mind sports

Requiring little or no physical exertion or agility mind sports are often not considered true sports. Some mind sports are recognised by sporting federations. The following list is intended to represent anything that is likely to be referred to as a mind sport, not to argue their validity as sports.

[edit] Card Games

Main articles: Card Games and List of card games

[edit] Speedcubing

[edit] Strategy Board Games

A game of mahjong being played in Hangzhou, China

[edit] Competitive Video Games

Games played in tournaments worldwide include:

[edit] Miscellanea

[edit] Air sports

[edit] Animal sports

[edit] Athletics (track and field)

Pole vault

[edit] Electronic sports

Sports played using electronic devices.

[edit] Endurance sports

[edit] Miscellaneous sports

[edit] Skating sports

[edit] Snowsports

A snowborder and a skier
A ski jumper using the V-style
Freestyle skiing

[edit] Strength sports

Sports mainly based on sheer power.

Arm Wrestling

[edit] Tables sports

Chess
Pool balls

[edit] Target sports

Sports where the main objective is to hit a certain target.

[edit] Team sports

Sports that involve teams.

Soccer player Lionel Messi shoots from just outside the Manchester United penalty area during the 2009 UEFA Champions League Final

[edit] Windsports

Sports which use the wind (apart from sailing):

[edit] External links

Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sports"
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