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The main type of sports is physical sports (although poker is considered a sport). A list of common sports is Baseball, Soccer, Football, Volleyball, Hockey, Lacrosse, Swimming, Skateboarding, Wrestling, Track, Cross Country, Ultimate Frisbee, Rugby and many others. Here is a full list of documented "SPORTS."
Air sports[edit]Lima Lima aerobatics team performing over Louisville.Main article: Air sports
Wingsuit flying
- Gliding
- Hang gliding
- Human powered aircraft
- Model aircraft
- Parachuting
- Paragliding
- Ultralight aviation
- Paramotoring
Members of the Gotemba Kyūdō Association demonstrate Kyūdō.
Main article: Archery
Ball over net games[edit]An international match of Volleyball.
Basketball family[edit]Basketball player Dwight Howardmaking a slam dunk at 2008 Summer Olympic Games
Bat-and-ball (Safe haven)[edit]Awaiting a pitch: batter, catcher, and umpire in Baseball
Main article: Bat-and-ball
- Baseball
- Bat-and-Trap
- British baseball - four posts
- Brännboll - four bases
- Corkball - four bases (no base-running)
- Cricket - three wickets
- Danish longball
- Kickball
- Lapta - two salos (bases)
- The Massachusetts Game - four bases
- Matball
- Oina - One (Two, Three, or Four)
- Old Cat - variable
- Over-the-line - qv
- Pesäpallo - four bases
- Punchball
- Rounders - four bases or posts
- Scrub baseball - four bases (not a team game per se)
- Stickball - variable
- Stool ball - two stools
- T-Ball
- Town ball - variable
- Vigoro - two wickets
- Wireball
- Wiffleball
Skateboard vert jump at the Sprite urban games 2006 in London.
Snowboard figure at the 2008 Shakedown
Surfing in Hawaii
Main article: Board sports
Sports that are played with some sort of board as the primary equipment.
Catch games[edit]Climbing[edit]Main article: Climbing
- Rock Climbing
- Aid Climbing
- Ice Climbing
- Mixed climbing
- Abseiling
- Mountaineering
- Other
- Canyoning(Canyoneering)
- Hiking
- Rope Climbing
- Pole climbing
- Coasteering
A Track CyclingRace
Main article: Cycling
Sports using bicycles or unicycles.
Bicycle[edit]Main article: Bicycle- Artistic cycling
- Bicycle Motocrossor BMX
- Freestyle BMX
- Cyclo-cross
- Cross-country mountain biking
- Road bicycle racing
- Track cycling
- Cycle speedway
- Downhill mountain biking
- Dirt jumping
- Underwater cycling
Combat sport is a competitive contact sportwhere two combatants fight against each other using certain rules of engagement.
Grappling[edit]Main article: GrapplingTwo men compete in Freestyle wrestling.
Striking[edit]Main article: Strike (attack)A kick in Kickboxing.
- Choi Kwang-Do
- Boxing
- Bokator
- Capoeira
- Fujian White Crane
- Karate
- Kenpō
- Kickboxing
- Lethwei
- Muay Thai
- Pradal Serey
- San shou
- Savate
- Shaolin kung fu
- Sikaran
- Silat
- Subak
- Taekkyeon
- Taekwondo
- Taido
- Tang Soo Do
- Wing Chun
- Wing Tsun
- Zui Quan
Ground fighting in MMA.
- Amateur pankration
- 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
- T'ai chi ch'uan
- Vajra-mushti
- Vale tudo
- Vovinam
- Xingyiquan
Axe throwing at the Ming Culture Village, a theme park near theYangshan Quarry, China
Two kendōka.
- Axe throwing
- Battōjutsu
- Boffer Fighting
- Eskrima
- Egyptian stick fencing
- Fencing
- Gatka
- Haidong Gumdo
- Hojōjutsu
- Iaidō
- Iaijutsu
- Jōdō
- Jogo do Pau
- Jūkendō
- Juttejutsu
- Kendo
- Kenjutsu
- kung fu
- Kyūdō
- Kyūjutsu
- Modern Arnis
- Naginatajutsu
- Okinawan kobudō
- Shurikenjutsu
- Silambam
- Sōjutsu
- Swordfighting
- wushu (sport)
- gumdo
Skirmish[edit]
Cue sports[edit]Pool balls
Snooker.
Main article: Cue sports
- Carom billiards
- Novuss
- Pocket billiards(pool)
- Snooker
- Hybrid carom-pocket games
- Obstacle variations
Horse racing at Arlington Park, 2007
Sports using a horse.
- Buzkashi
- Barrel Racing
- Campdrafting
- Charreada
- Chilean rodeo
- Cross Country
- Dressage
- Endurance riding
- English Pleasure
- Equitation
- Eventing
- Equestrian vaulting
- Gymkhana
- Harness racing
- Horse racing
- Horseball
- Hunter
- Hunter-jumpers
- Polo
- Pato
- Reining
- Rodeo
- Show Jumping
- Steeplechase
- Team penning
- Tent pegging
- Western Pleasure
- Polocrosse
Australia vs Canada ultimateplayers WUGC 2012 in Japan. Ultimate Canada
Main article: Flying disc games
- Disc dog
- Disc golf
- Disc golf (urban)
- Dodge disc
- Double disc court
- Flutterguts
- Freestyle
- Freestyle competition
- Fricket (aka disc cricket, cups, suzy sticks and crispy wickets)
- Friskee
- Goaltimate
- Guts (game)
- Hot box
- Ringo
- Ultimate (sport)
Football player Lionel Messishoots from just outside the Manchester Unitedpenalty areaduring the 2009 UEFA Champions League Final
Main article: Football
- Ancient games
- Medieval football
- Association football
- Australian football
- English school games
- Eton College
- Harrow Football
- Gaelic football
- Gridiron football
- Rugby football
- Hybrid codes
Trampoline gymnast Jason Burnettat 2008 Canadian National Championships
Main article: Gymnastics
- Artistic gymnastics
- Juggling
- Rhythmic gymnastics
- Rope jumping
- Sports acrobatics
- Sports aerobics
- Slacklining
- Trampolining
- Trapeze
A 7-meter throw in Team handball.
Main article: Team handball
Hunting[edit]Main article: HuntingSometimes considered blood sports.
Ice sports[edit]Kite sports[edit]Mixed discipline[edit]The three components of triathlon: swimming, cycling, running
Decathlon, Heptathlon, and the Pentathlons consist of ten, seven, and five component contests that are scored together using one points system.
- Adventure racing
- Biathlon
- Duathlon
- Decathlon
- Heptathlon
- Icosathlon
- Modern pentathlon
- Pentathlon
- Triathlon
- Woodsman
- American handball
- Australian Handball
- Basque Pelota
- Fives
- Frisian handball
- Four square
- Gaelic handball
- Jeu de paume
- Palla
- Patball
- Valencian pilota
Sports where a player use a racquet (or racket) to hit a ball or other objects.
People playing matkot, a form ofbeach tennis, in Tel Aviv.
Justine Henin, a Tennis player.
- Badminton
- Ball badminton
- Basque pelota
- Beach tennis
- Fives
- Pickleball
- Pitton
- Paleta Frontón
- Pelota mixteca
- Qianball
- Racquetball
- Racquets
- Racketlon
- Real tennis
- Soft tennis
- Speed-ball
- Speedminton
- Squash (Squash racquets)
- Squash tennis
- Stické
- Tennis
- Tennis Polo
200 meters sprint
Main article: Running
Sailing[edit]Windsurfing
Main article: Sailing
Snow sports[edit]Skiing[edit]Main article: Skiing- Alpine skiing
- Cross-country skiing
- Freestyle skiing
- Nordic combined
- Nordic skiing
- Ski jumping
- Skijoring
- Ski touring
- Speed skiing
- Telemark skiing
United States Air Force Major Brady Canfield, 2003 U.S. skeleton champion, shows his takeoff form.
Main article: Sledding
Shooting sports[edit]Main article: Shooting sportsSports using a firearm.
Stacking[edit]Stick and ball games[edit]Hockey[edit]- Hockey
- Ball hockey
- Bando
- Bandy
- Broomball
- Field Hockey
- Floorball
- Ice hockey
Ice hockey players Roman Hamrlikand Joffrey Lupuldueling for position
- Roller hockey
- Rossall Hockey
- Spongee
- Street hockey
- Underwater hockey
- Unicycle hockey
- Polo
A Polo player.
- Polocrosse
- British bulldogs(American Eagle)
- Capture the flag
- Hana Ichi Monme
- Hide and seek
- Kabaddi
- Kho kho
- Kick the can
- Oztag
- Red rover
- Tag
A game of squash
Games involving opponents hitting a ball against a wall/walls using a racket, or other piece of equipment, or merely gloved/barehanded.
- American handball
- Australian handball
- Basque pelota
- Butts Up
- Chinese handball
- Fives
- Gaelic handball
- International fronton
- Jorkyball
- Racquetball
- Squash
- Squash tennis
- Suicide (game)
- Valencian frontó
- Wallball
- Wallyball
These sports use water (a river, pool, etc.).
Main article: Water sportsFurther information: Outline of kayaking and canoeing
Canoeing[edit]Kayaking[edit]Main article: KayakingRafting[edit]Rafting
Rowing[edit]Other paddling sports[edit]Greece - Hungary Water polo match (World Junior Championship 2004Naples, Italy)
Ball sports[edit]Netball football basketball
Surface[edit]
Michael Phelpsswimmingbreaststroke at the 2008 Missouri Grand Prix.
Underwater[edit]
Competitive swimming[edit]Main article: Competitive swimming- Backstroke
- Breaststroke
- Butterfly stroke
- Freestyle swimming
- Individual Medley
- Synchronized swimming
- Medley relay
Kindred activities[edit]
Subsurface and recreational[edit]Main articles: Underwater sportsand Recreational diving- Apnoea finswimming
- Aquathlon (underwater wrestling)
- Freediving
- Immersion finswimming
- Scuba Diving
- Spearfishing
- Snorkelling
- Sport diving (sport)
- Underwater hockey
- Underwater orienteering
- Underwater photography (sport)
- Underwater target shooting
North Koreanweightlifter Pak Hyon-Sukperforming the snatch, one of the two lifts in the sport of Olympic weightlifting.
Main articles: Olympic weightlifting and Powerlifting
- Basque traditional weightlifting
- Highland Games
- Olympic weightlifting
- Powerlifting
- Strength athletics (strongman)
- Steinstossen
The start of a Formula One race in 2008
Main article: Auto racing
- Autocross (aka Slalom)
- Autograss
- Banger racing
- Board track racing
- Demolition derby
- Desert racing
- Dirt track racing
- Drag racing
- Drifting
- Folkrace
- Formula racing
- Formula Libre
- Formula Student
- Hillclimbing
- Ice racing
- Kart racing
- Land speed records
- Legends car racing
- Midget car racing
- Monster truck
- Mud bogging
- Off-road racing
- Pickup truck racing
- Production car racing
- Race of Champions
- Rally raid
- Rallycross
- Rallying
- Regularity rally
- Road racing
- Short track motor racing
- Snowmobile racing
- Sports car racing
- Sprint car racing
- Street racing
- Stock car racing
- Time Attack
- Tractor pulling
- Touring car racing
- Truck racing
- Vintage racing[disambiguation needed]
- Wheelstand competition
- Drag boat racing
- F1 Powerboat Racing
- Hydroplane racing
- Jet sprint boat racing
- Offshore powerboat racing
- Personal water craft
MotoGP racing
Main article: Motorcycle racing
- Auto Race
- Board track racing
- Cross-country rally
- Endurance racing
- Enduro
- Freestyle Motocross
- Grand Prix motorcycle racing
- Grass Track
- Hill Climb
- Ice Racing
- Ice speedway
- Indoor enduro
- Motocross
- Motorcycle drag racing
- Motorcycle speedway
- Off-Road
- Rally Raid
- Road racing
- Superbike racing
- Supercross
- Supermoto
- Supersport racing
- Superside
- Track racing
- Trial
- TT racing
- Free-style moto
ATV racing on a motocross track
Main article: All-terrain vehicle § Sport competition
Other[edit]Mind sports[edit]Main article: Mind sportsRequiring 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[edit]Main articles: Card Games and List of card gamesOther[edit]Speedcubing[edit]clock, megaminx, pyraminx, skewb, square 1, blindfolded 3x3, blindfold 4x4, blindfolded 5x5, one handed, fewest moves, multi blindfolded, feet solving.
Strategy board games[edit]A game of mahjong being played inHangzhou, China
Main article: Board Games
- Backgammon
- Chess
- Checkers
- Chinese Checkers
- Diplomacy
- Dominoes
- Draughts
- Go
- Go-Moku
- Jacquet
- Mancala
- Mahjong
- Sogo (Score four)
- Stratego
- Sudoku
- Shogi
- Xiangqi (Chinese chess)
Although there is some disagreement, some consider playing competitive Video Games a mind sport and in some cases a team sport.
Different classification[edit]- potentially other sports are listed here.
Pole vault
Electronic sports[edit]Sports played using electronic devices.
Endurance sports[edit]Skating sports[edit]- Aggressive inline skating
- Artistic roller skating
- Figure skating
- Freestyle slalom skating
- Ice dancing
- Ice skating
- Inline speed skating
- Rinkball
- Rink hockey
- Roller derby
- Roller skating
- Short track speed skating
- Skater hockey
- Speed skating
- Synchronized skating
A snowboarder and a skier
A ski jumper using the V-style
Freestyle skiing
See #Skiing
Strength sports[edit]Sports mainly based on sheer power.
Arm Wrestling
- Olympic weightlifting
- Powerlifting
- Arm Wrestling
- Thumb wrestling
- Toe wrestling
- Tug-o-war
- Wood chopping
- Wood splitting
- Zourkhaneh
- Air hockey
- Backgammon
- Beer Pong
- Connect Four
- Cue sports
- Draughts (aka checkers)
- Dominoes
- Janggi
- Mahjong (aka Taipei)
- Reversi (aka Othello)
- Shogi
- Scrabble
- Subbuteo
- Table football
- Table Tennis (aka Ping Pong)
- Table hockey
- Xiangqi
Sports where the main objective is to hit a certain target.
- Archery
- Axe throwing
- Calva
- Croquet
- Cue sports
- Darts
- Golf
- Horseshoes(horseshoe throwing)
- Knife throwing
- Kubb
- Lawn bowls
- Matball
- Pall mall
- Pétanque
- Shooting
- Trugo
- Skittles
- Skee ball
- Pitch and putt
- Woodball
Sports that involve teams.
Match of Lacrosse
Jack and Jill competition,Lumberjack World Championships,Hayward, Wisconsin, 2007.
- Basketballfamily
- Bat and ball games
- Bowling
- Basque pelota
- Bunnock
- Camogie
- Footballfamily
- Gateball
- Handball
- Hockey family
- Horseshoe
- Kickball
- Lacrosse
- Mesoamerican ballgame
- Muggle Quidditch[2]
- Newcomb ball
- Polo
- Paintball
- Sepak Takraw
- Tennis Polo
- Ultimate(sport)
- Underwater football
- Woodsman
- Volleyball
Sports which use the wind (apart from sailing):
Fictional sports[edit]Main article: List of fictional games § SportsMiscellaneous sports[edit]
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