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An individual sport refers to a sport which is practiced by two opposing individuals or one individual. Image File history File links Wiki_letter_w. ...

Despite the antisocial/solitary appearance of individual sports, they can still be competitive. For example, such athletes can compete against their own best efforts, without the risks of unhealthy rivalries which are more likely to be cultivated in a team environment.

Examples

Examples of individual sports include (but not limited to):

• Archery
• Athletics
• Blind Cricket
• Boomerang
• Boxing
• Croquet
• Cross Country Skiing
• Darts
• Equestrian
• Fencing
• Figure Skating
• Knife Throwing
• Krav Maga
• Judo
• Lawn Bowls
• Orienteering
• Pilates
• Power Lifting
• Shooting
• Snowboarding
• Rock climbing
• Table Tennis
• Taekwondo
• Tenpin Bowling
• Triathlon
• Volleyball

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See also

• Team sport

Team mates cooperate to beat the other team Team sport is a term used to distinguish between sports based on one-on-one direct confrontation (such as most raquet sports, boxing or Martial arts) or timed races (such as athletics or swimming), as opposed to those which are practiced between...

External links

• Team camaraderie dominates individual sport
• Team or Individual Sports? Detailed argument in favour of individual sports