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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

Archery[edit]

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

Baton twirling[edit]Main article: Baton twirlingBoard sports[edit]

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]

Canyoning

Main article: Climbing

Cycling[edit]

A Track CyclingRace

Main article: Cycling

Sports using bicycles or unicycles.

Bicycle[edit]Main article: BicycleSkibob[edit]Unicycle[edit]Main article: UnicycleCombat sports: Wrestling and martial arts[edit]Main articles: Combat sports and Martial arts

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

Grappling[edit]Main article: Grappling

Two men compete in Freestyle wrestling.

Striking[edit]Main article: Strike (attack)

A kick in Kickboxing.

Mixed or hybrid[edit]Further information: Mixed martial arts

Ground fighting in MMA.

Weapons[edit]

Axe throwing at the Ming Culture Village, a theme park near theYangshan Quarry, China

Two kendōka.

Skirmish[edit]

Cue sports[edit]

Pool balls

Snooker.

Main article: Cue sports

Dance[edit]See also: List of dance style categoriesEquine sports[edit]

Horse racing at Arlington Park, 2007

Sports using a horse.

Fishing[edit]Main article: FishingFlying disc sports[edit]

Australia vs Canada ultimateplayers WUGC 2012 in Japan. Ultimate Canada

Main article: Flying disc games

Football family[edit]

Football player Lionel Messishoots from just outside the Manchester Unitedpenalty areaduring the 2009 UEFA Champions League Final

Main article: Football

Golf[edit]Main article: GolfGymnastics[edit]

Trampoline gymnast Jason Burnettat 2008 Canadian National Championships

Main article: Gymnastics

Handball family[edit]

A 7-meter throw in Team handball.

Main article: Team handball

Hunting[edit]Main article: Hunting

Sometimes 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.

Orienteering family[edit]Pilota family[edit]

Valencian pilota.

Racquet (or racket) sports[edit]

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.

Remote control[edit]Running[edit]

200 meters sprint

Main article: Running

Sailing[edit]

Windsurfing

Main article: Sailing

Snow sports[edit]Skiing[edit]Main article: SkiingSled sports[edit]

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 sports

Sports using a firearm.

Stacking[edit]Stick and ball games[edit]Hockey[edit]Hurling and shinty[edit]Lacrosse[edit]Polo[edit]Street sports[edit]Tag games[edit]Main article: Tag gamesWalking[edit]Wall-and-ball[edit]

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.

Aquatic & paddle sports[edit]

These sports use water (a river, pool, etc.).

Main article: Water sports

Further 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

Kindred activities[edit]

Subsurface and recreational[edit]Main articles: Underwater sportsand Recreational divingDiving[edit]Main article: DivingWeightlifting[edit]

North Koreanweightlifter Pak Hyon-Sukperforming the snatch, one of the two lifts in the sport of Olympic weightlifting.

Main articles: Olympic weightlifting and Powerlifting

Motorized sports[edit]Auto racing[edit]

The start of a Formula One race in 2008

Main article: Auto racing

Motorboat racing[edit]Main article: Offshore powerboat racingMotorcycle racing[edit]

MotoGP racing

Main article: Motorcycle racing

ATV racing[edit]

ATV racing on a motocross track

Main article: All-terrain vehicle § Sport competition

Other[edit]Mind sports[edit]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.

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

Competitive video games[edit]Main article: Electronic sports

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.
Air sports[edit]Athletics (track and field)[edit]

Pole vault

Electronic sports[edit]

Sports played using electronic devices.

Endurance sports[edit]Skating sports[edit]Snowsports[edit]

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

Tables sports[edit]Target sports[edit]

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

Team sports[edit]

Sports that involve teams.

Match of Lacrosse

Jack and Jill competition,Lumberjack World Championships,Hayward, Wisconsin, 2007.

Windsports[edit]

Sports which use the wind (apart from sailing):

Fictional sports[edit]Main article: List of fictional games § SportsMiscellaneous sports[edit]

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volleyball, soccer, rugby, tennis, football, Baseball, Lacrosse, gymnastics, cheer-leading, Karate, Wrestling, etc. It's impossible to name ALL the sports

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Rugby

Football

Tennis

Dodgeball

Trampolining

Rounders

Cricket

Bowling

Boxing

Golf

Running

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