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Archery

Clout archery - Field archery - Flight archery - Gungdo - Ky?d? - Popinjay (sport) - Target archery -

Auto racing

Autocross - Autograss - Banger racing - Board track racing - Combine Racing - Demolition derby - Dirt track racing - Drag racing - Drifting - Folkrace - Formula racing Formula One - Formula Two - Formula Three - - Hillclimbing - Ice racing - Kart racing - Legends car racing - Midget car racing - Off-road racing - Open wheel racing - Pickup truck racing - Production car racing - Rallycross - Rallying - Road racing - Short track motor racing - Slalom - Sports car racing - Sprint car racing - Street racing - Stock car racing - Time Attack - Touring car racing - Truck racing -

Ballooning

Cluster ballooning - Hopper ballooning -

Bat-and-ball

Baseball - four bases - Bat-and-Trap - British baseball - four posts - Brännboll - four bases - Corkball - four bases (no base-running) - Cricket - two wickets Test cricket - First-class cricket - Blind cricket - Catchy Shubby - Club cricket - French cricket - Gilli-danda - Kilikiti - One Day International - Kwik cricket - List A cricket - Pro40 - Indoor Cricket - Super Sixes Cricket - Limited overs cricket - Short form cricket - Single Wicket - T-Ball - Twenty20 - - Lapta - two salos (bases) - The Massachusetts Game - four bases - Méta and longa méta (long méta) - Hungarian game - Oina - One (Two, Three, or Four) - Old Cat - variable - Over-the-line - qv - Pesäpallo - four bases - Podex - Rounders - four bases or posts - Scrub baseball - four bases (not a team game per se) - Softball - four bases - Spanish Wiffleball - two bases or posts - Stickball - variable - Stool ball - two stools - T-Ball - Town ball - variable - K-Ball - Vigoro - two wickets - Wireball - Wiffleball -

Board sports

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

Skateboarding Casterboarding - Freeboard (skateboard) - Longboarding - Streetboarding - - Skysurfing - Streetluge - Snowboarding Mountainboarding - Sandboarding - Snowkiting - - Surfing Wakesurfing - Bodyboarding - Riverboarding - Skimboarding - - Wakeboarding Kneeboarding - -

Boules

Bocce - Boccia - Boule lyonnaise - Bowls - Curling - Klootschieten - Pétanque - Varpa -

Bowling

Candlepin bowling - Duckpin bowling - Five-pin bowling - Skittles (sport) - Ten-pin bowling -

Catch games

Curby - Dodgeball - Ga-ga - Prisoner Ball - Yukigassen -

Climbing

Rock Climbing - Bouldering - Canyoning (Canyoneering) - Mountaineering - Rope Climbing - Ice Climbing -

Cheerleading

Contrary to popular belief, cheerleading is not a sport. Many young woman, especially cheerleaders, will disagree. On August 3, 1994, the NSA (National Sports Association) declared that cheerleading, whether it is competitive, or cheering for a sport, it is not a sport in its self.

Cycling

Sports using bicycles or unicycles.

Bicycle

rtistic cycling - BMX racing - Bobrun cycling - Freestyle BMX - Cyclo-cross - Crosscountry Mountain biking - Road bicycle racing - Track cycling - Downhill Mountain biking - Freeride Mountain biking - Dirt jumping - Slopestyle - Racing Bicycle (The Award of Records Sports) - unicyling -

Skibob

Skibobbing -

Unicycle

Mountain unicycling - Unicycle trials -

Combat sports

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

Grappling

Aikido - Aiki-j?jutsu - Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu - Catch wrestling - Glima - Judo - Jujutsu - Kinomichi - Kurash - Malla-yuddha - Mongolian wrestling - Pehlwani - Sambo (martial art) - Shuai Jiao - Ssireum - Sumo - Varzesh-e Pahlavani - Wrestling - Ya?l? Güre? -

Skirmish

Airsoft - Laser tag - Paintball -

Weapons

Batt?jutsu - Eskrima - Egyptian stick fencing - Fencing - Gatka - Haidong Gumdo - Hoj?jutsu - Iaid? - Iaijutsu - J?d? - Jogo do Pau - J?kend? - Juttejutsu - Kendo - Kenjutsu - kung fu - Ky?d? - Ky?jutsu - Modern Arnis - Naginatajutsu - Okinawan kobud? - Shurikenjutsu - Silambam - S?jutsu - wushu (sport) -

Striking

Choi Kwang-Do - Boxing - Bokator - Capoeira - Fujian White Crane - Karate - Kenp? - Kickboxing - Lethwei - Muay Thai - Pradal Serey - San shou - Savate - Shaolin kung fu - Sikaran - Silat - Subak - Taekkyeon - Taekwondo - Taido - Wing Chun - Wing Tsun - Zui Quan -

Mixed or hybrid

Baguazhang - Bando - Bartitsu - Bujinkan - Hapkido - Hwa Rang Do - Jeet Kune Do - Kajukenbo - Kalarippayattu - Krav Maga - Kuk Sool Won - MCMAP - Mixed martial arts - Northern Praying Mantis - Ninjutsu - Pankration - Pencak Silat - Sanshou - Shidokan - Shoot boxing - Shootfighting - Shorinji Kempo - Systema - Tai chi chuan - Vajra Mushti - Vovinam - Xingyiquan - Yoga -

Competitive aerobatics

Lima Lima aerobatics team performing over Louisville.

Powered

Aerobatics - Air racing -

Unpowered

Gliding[disambiguation needed] - Hang Gliding -

Cue sports

Carom billiards Three-cushion - Five-pins - Balkline and straight rail - Cushion caroms - Four-ball (yotsudama) - Artistic billiards - - Novuss - Pocket billiards (pool) Eight-ball - Nine-ball - Straight pool (14.1 continuous) - One-pocket - Three-ball - Seven-ball - Ten-ball - Rotation - Baseball pocket billiards - Cribbage (pool) - Bank pool - Artistic pool - Trick shot competition - Speed pool - Bowlliards - Chicago - Kelly pool - Cutthroat - Killer - Russian pyramid - - Snooker Snooker plus - - Hybrid carom–pocket games English billiards - Bottle pool - Cowboy - - Obstacle variations Bagatelle - Bar billiards - Bumper pool - -

Dance

Ballet - Ballroom Dancing - Cheerleading - Color Guard - Ensemble - Flag Twirling - Flamenco - Hip-hop - Interpretive - Jazz - Latin - Lyrical dance - Modern dance - Musical Theatre - Pointe - Poms - Salsa - SloModern - Swing - Tap -

Equine Sports

Sports using a horse.

Barrel Racing - Campdrafting - Cross Country - Dressage - Endurance riding - English Pleasure - Equitation - Eventing - Equestrian vaulting - Gymkhana - Harness racing - Horse racing Horse racing at Arlington Park, 2007 - Hunter - Reining - Rodeo - Show Jumping - Steeplechase - Team penning - Tent pegging - Western Pleasure -

Fishing

Angling - Big-game fishing - Casting - Noodling - Spearfishing - Sport fishing - Surf fishing Rock fishing - -

Flying disc sports

Disc dog - Disc golf - Dodge disc - Durango boot - Double disc court - Flutterguts - Freestyle - Fricket, (AKA disc cricket, cups, suzy sticks or crispy wickets) - Friskee - Goaltimate - Guts (sport) - Hot box - Ringo - Ultimate (sport) -

Football family

Association football Five-a-side football - - Australian football - Gaelic football - Gridiron football American football - Canadian football - Arena Football - Eight-man football - - Rugby football Rugby league Rugby league sevens - Rugby league nines - Touch Football - Wheelchair rugby league - - Rugby union Rugby sevens - - - Wheelchair rugby - Footvolley - Harrow Football - Haven Ball -

Gymnastics

Artistic gymnastics Balance Beam - Floor - High Bar - Parallel Bars - Pommel Horse - Still Rings - Uneven Bars - Vault - - Cheerleading - Majorette - Competitive rope jumping - Juggling - Rhythmic gymnastics - Sports acrobatics - Tricking - Parkour - Trampolining - Trapeze Flying trapeze - Static trapeze - -

Handball Family

Handball games often have similarities to racquet or catch games.

American handball - Australian Handball - Basketball - European Handball - Field handball - Fistball - Fives Eton Fives - Rugby Fives - - Frisian handball - Four square - Gaelic handball - Goalball - Jeu de paume - Korfball - Netball - Palla - Tchoukball - Team handball - Valencian pilota - Volleyball - Water polo -

Hockey family

Main article: Hockey Bandy - Broomball - Field Hockey Indoor field hockey - - Floorball - Hurling (The ball can be handled so Hurling is on the periphery of the 'hockey family'). - Ice hockey Ice hockey players Roman Hamrlik and Joffrey Lupul dueling for position Ringette - - Knotty - Roller hockey Inline hockey - Road hockey - Roller hockey (Quad) - - Shinty - Underwater hockey -

Hunting

Sometimes considered blood sports.

Beagling - Big game hunting - Deer hunting - Fox hunting - Hare coursing - Wolf hunting -

Kite Sports

Kite buggy - Kite fighting - Kite landboarding - Kitesurfing - Snow kiting - Sport kite (Stunt kite) -

Mixed discipline

Biathlon - Duathlon - Decathlon - Heptathlon - Modern pentathlon - Pentathlon - Triathlon -

Motorboat racing

Drag boat racing - F1 Powerboat Racing - Hydroplane racing - Jet sprint boat racing - Offshore powerboat racing/gjgg -

Motorcycle racing

Auto Race - Board track racing - Cross-country rally - Endurance racing - Enduro - Grand Prix motorcycle racing - Grass Track - Hill Climb - Ice Racing - Indoor short track - Motocross - Motorcycle drag racing - Motorcycle speedway - Road racing - Superbike racing - Supercross - Supermoto - Supersport racing - Superside - Track racing - TT racing -

Free Style Moto

Orienteering family

Geocaching - Orienteering - Rogaining -

Paddle sports

Canoeing

Canoeing - Outrigger canoeing -

Kayaking

Creeking - Flyak - Freeboating - Royaking - Sea kayaking - Squirt Boating - Surf Kayaking - Whitewater kayaking -

Rafting

Rafting - White water rafting -

Rowing

Gig racing - Coastal and ocean rowing Surfboat - - Dragon boat racing - Double scull - Quad four - Single scull - Straight four -

Parachuting

Banzai skydive - BASE jumping - Paragliding - Parasailing - Sky diving - Skysurfing - Wingsuit flying -

Polo

Bicycle polo - Elephant polo - Horse polo -

Racquet (or racket) sports

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

Badminton - Ball badminton - Bilbocatch - Frescoball - Frontenis - Jai-Alai - Matkot - Paddleball - Pelota mixteca - Pickleball - Pington - Platform tennis - Racquetball - Racquets - Racketlon - Rapid Ball - Real tennis - Soft tennis - Speedball - Speedminton - Squash - Squash tennis - Stické - Table tennis - Tennis - Xare -

Radiosport

Sports using a radio

Amateur Radio Direction Finding - Radiosport / Contesting - High Speed Telegraphy -

Remote control

Model Aerobatics - RC Racing - Robot combat -

Running

Endurance Cross-country running - Half marathon - Marathon - Ultramarathon - - Sprint (race) - Hurdles -

Sailing

Ice yachting - Land sailing - Land windsurfing - Sailing - Windsurfing - Kiteboarding - Land Kiteboarding -

Skiing

Alpine skiing - Cross country skiing - Freestyle skiing - Nordic combined - Nordic skiing - Ski jumping - Skijoring - Ski touring - Speed skiing - Telemark skiing -

Sled sports

Bobsleigh - Luge - Skibobbing - Skeleton - Toboggan -

Shooting sports

Sports using a firearm.

Clay pigeon shooting Skeet shooting - Trap shooting - Sporting clays - - Target shooting Field target - Fullbore target rifle - High Power Rifle - Benchrest shooting - Military Service Rifle - Metallic silhouette - Practical shooting - -

Stacking

Sport stacking -

Street Stunts

Free running - Freestyle Football - Parkour - Tricking -

Tag games

British bulldogs (American Eagle) - Hana Ichi Monme - Hide and seek - Kabaddi - Kho kho - Kick the can - Oztag - Red rover - Tag -

Walking

Hiking - Race Walking -

Wall-and-ball

Games involving opponents hitting a ball against a wall/walls using a racket, or other piece of equipmet, or merely gloved/barehanded.

Australian handball - Basque pelota - Fives - Gaelic handball - Jorkyball - Racquetball - Rapid ball - Squash - Squash tennis - Wallball - Wallyball -

Water sports

Ball Sports

Underwater rugby - Underwater Soccer - Water Polo - Canoe Polo -

Competitive swimming

Backstroke - Breaststroke - Butterfly stroke - Freestyle swimming - Individual Medley - Synchronized swimming - Medley relay -

Subsurface & recreational

Freediving - Scuba Diving - Snorkelling -

Weightlifting

Clean and jerk - Deadlifting - Benchpress - Snatch - Squat (exercise) -

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.

Card Games

Other

skipping - darts - stunt pogo - stilt walking -

Speedcubing

Speedcubing 2x2x2 - 3x3x3 - 4x4x4 - 5x5x5 - 6x6x6 - 7x7x7 - -

Strategy Board Games

Chess - Checkers - Chinese Checkers - Diplomacy - Draughts - Go - Go-Moku - Jacquet - Mancala - Mahjong - Reversi (Othello) - Sogo (Score four) - Stratego - Battleship - Connect Four -

Competitive Video Games

Video Games are a sport just not a physical sport. I.E Major League Gaming

The sport video games are considered 'E-Sport'.

Miscellanea

Air sports

Banzai skydiving - Bungee jumping - Hot air ballooning -

Animal sports

beetle fighting - Bull riding - Bull fighting - Dog sports - Camel racing - Charreada - Fat-girl rodeo - Ferret legging - Float fishing - Hamster racing - Pigeon sport - Thoroughbred racing - Pato - Pole fishing - Polo - Chilean rodeo - Buzkashi - Hunter-jumpers - Combined training - Rattlesnake Round-Up - Dog Racing - Pig racing -

Athletics (track and field)

Sprinting - Steeplechase - Cross-Country - Jumping Triple jump - Long jump - High jump - Pole vault - - Throwing Discus - Hammer throw - Javelin - Atlatl - Shot put - -

Electronic sports

Sports played using electronic devices.

Combat robot - Radio-control vehicles - Geo caching - Contesting - Starcraft - Competitive Video Games -

Endurance sports

Running - Swimming - Rowing - Wheelchair racing - Wood chopping - Cross-country skiing -

Miscellaneous sports

Competitive eating - Egg and spoon race - Footbag (hacky sack) - Haggis hurling - Lumberjack - Tetherball - Three-legged race - Sack race - Speed typing - Patball - Wallball - Wicketball -

Skating sports

Aggressive inline skating - Artistic roller skating - Bobrun skating - Ice skating - Inline speed skating - Figure skating - Rinkball - Rink hockey - Freestyle slalom skating - Roller derby - Roller skating - Roller speed skating - Short track speed skating - Skater hockey - Speed skating - Synchronized skating - Richard Tulling -

Snowsports

Ski flying - Skibob - Boardercross - Freestyle snowboarding - Snowshoeing - Skiboarding -

Strength sports

Sports mainly based on sheer power.

Arm Wrestling - Thumb wrestling - Bodybuilding - Powerlifting - Toe wrestling - Tug-o-war - Zourkhaneh -

Tables sports

Air hockey - Backgammon - Connect Four - several other Carom billiards variants - Eight-ball (and Blackball) - many other Pocket billiards (pool) variants - many other (generally obsolete) Obstacle variations Cue sports variants - Draughts (checker) - Dominoes - foosball - Mahjong (Taipei) - Reversi (Othello) - Shogi - Scrabble (and variants) - Subbuteo - Table football - Table Tennis (Ping Pong) - Table hockey - Xiangqi - bowl em over -

Target sports

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

Archery - Billiards - Bowling Pin Shooting - Carom billiards - Pool - Calva - Croquet - Darts - Golf - Speed golf - Golfcross - Horseshoes (horseshoe throwing) - Knife throwing - Lawn bowls - Matball - Pall mall - Petanque - Shooting - Trugo - Skittles (sport) - Skee ball - Pitch and putt -

Team sports

Sports that involve teams.

Association Football (soccer) - Australian rules football - Ball hockey - Basketball - Beach handball - Beach soccer - Beach rugby - Beach volleyball - Bossaball - Box/indoor lacrosse - Bowling - Basque pelota - Broomball - Bunnock - Camogie - Cubbies - Footballtennis - Futsal - Gateball - Handball - Hornussen - Horseshoe - Indoor soccer - Kickball - Lacrosse - Marching Band - Mesoamerican ballgame - Polocrosse - Paintball - Ringette - Roller Hockey (Rink Hockey) - Royal Shrovetide Football - Sepak Takraw - Skittles - Slamball - Soccer - Speedball - Tennis Polo - Throwball - Underwater football - Wallyball - Wheelchair basketball - Wheelchair tennis - Wiffle ball - Six-man football - Flag football -

Windsports

Sports which use the wind (apart from sailing):

Kite flying - parachuting - Oscar sport -

History of sports

Sports history organizations - Sports timeline -

General sports concepts

Athlete - Coach - Disabled sports - Extreme sports - Fan - Fantasy sports - Female sport - Gamesmanship - Multi-sport events - Nationalism and sport - Olympic Games - Performance art - Professional sport - Professional sports - Regulation of sport - Spectator sport - Sponsor - Sporting club - Sports coaching - Sports equipment - Sports in film - Sports injuries - Sports journalism - Sportsmanship - Sports marketing - Sports memorabilia - Sportsperson - Sportswear - Student athlete - Violence in sports - World record -

Sports governing bodies

World governing bodies of various notable sports:

The Olympic Games: International Olympic Committee (IOC) - Baseball: International Baseball Federation (IBAF), but several countries/regions have their own professional bodies with rules variations, including Cuba, US/Canada, and Japan - Basketball: International Basketball Federation (FIBA), but national pro leagues may diverge from its rules, as in the US - Cricket: International Cricket Council (ICC) - Cue sports governing bodies are divided by discipline: Carom billiards: Union Mondiale de Billard (UMB) - Pocket billiards (pool): World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA) - Snooker and English billiards: World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA or World Snooker) - - Football variants have many governing bodies, with widely divergent rules: Association football (soccer): International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) - Gridiron football is divided in into US and Canadian rules and bodies - Rugby football is divided into two "codes" or sets of rules, union and league - Australian-rules football: Australian Football League (AFL) - Gaelic football: Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) - International-rules football: A conference of the AFL and GAA - - Golf has no single governing body, but is divided nationally and regionally. - Ice hockey: International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) - Motor racing: Car racing: International Federation of the Automobile (FIA) - Motorcycle racing: International Motorcycling Federation (FIM) - Motorboat racing: International Motonautical Union (UIM) and others, depending on boat type - - Tennis: International Tennis Federation (ITF) -