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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. Here they are only listed in one.

Air sports

Animal sports

Athletics (track and field)

Cross-Country
Jumping
Gymnastics
Throwing
- Discus
- Hammer throw
- Javelin
- Atlatl
- Shot put
Race walking

Boardsports

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

Combat sports

Generally sports in which athletes fight or combat each other, usually one-on-one.

Court sports

Other than Racquet sports

Cycling

Sports using bicycles or unicycles.


Artistic Cycling Bicycle polo BMX racing Bobrun Cycling Cyclo-cross Mountain bicycling Mountain unicycling		Road bicycle racing Track cycling Unicycle trials

Electronic Sports

Sports played with information technology and usually based on simulations:

Endurance sports

Entertainment sports

Gymnastics

Miscellaneous

Motor vehicle racing

Multiple sports

Racquet (or racket) sports

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

Radiosport

Skating sports

Snowsports

Skiing
- Alpine skiing
- Nordic skiing
  - Arcathlon
  - Biathlon
  - Cross country skiing
  - Nordic combined
  - Ski flying
  - Ski jumping
  - Telemark skiing
- Ski touring
- Skijoring
- Skibob
Snowboarding
- Boardercross
- Freestyle snowboarding
Snowkiting
Snowshoeing

Sled sports

Strength sports

Sports mainly based on sheer power.

Major Strength Sport

Requres skill, power (more importantly), balance and athletic ability:

Table sports

Air hockey
Backgammon
Card games
- Blackjack
- Bridge
- Poker
- Rummy
- Solitaire
Carrom
- Crokinole
- Novuss
- Pichenotte
- Pitchnut
Checkers (draughts)
Chess
Chinese Checkers
Connect Four

Cue sports
- Carom billiards
  - Three-cushion
  - Five-pins
  - Balkline and straight rail
  - Cushion caroms
  - Four-ball (yotsudama)
  - Artistic billiards
  - several other variants
- Pocket billiards (pool)
  - Eight-ball (and Blackball)
  - 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
  - many other variants
- Snooker
  - Golf
  - Snooker plus
- Hybrid carom–pocket games:
- Obstacle variations
  - Bagatelle
  - Bar billiards
  - Bumper pool
  - many other (generally obsolete) variants

Target sports

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

Team sports

Sports that involve teams.

Water sports

Sports that are played in, on or near the water: (see List of water sports)

Windsports

Sport which uses wind:

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