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Encyclopedia > List of sports

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. Soccer is currently the most watched and played sport in the world. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... A sport consists of a physical activity or skill carried out with a recreational purpose: for competition, for self-enjoyment, to attain excellence, for the development of a skill, or some combination of these. ...

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Physical Sports By Family

Animal Fighting

Main article: Animal fighting

Often considered blood sports animal fights are illegal in many countries. Bull fighting is an example of a modern blood sport. ... This article is about the sport; for the Jean-Claude Van Damme movie, see Bloodsport (movie). ...

Contemporary picture of Bull-baiting Baiting is the act to worry or torment a chained or confined animal by setting dogs upon it for sport. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion, because: no relavent information If you disagree with its speedy deletion, please explain why on its talk page or at Wikipedia:Speedy deletions. ... Bear_baiting in the 18th century, engraving, 1796 Bear_baiting is a blood sport that was a popular entertainment from at least the 11th century in which a bear is secured to a post and then attacked by a number of dogs. ... Bull-baiting is a blood sport involving the baiting of bulls. ... Two dogs fighting Dog fighting is a physical fight between canines, sometimes involving the pitting of two dogs against each other for the entertainment of spectators, and for the purpose of gambling. ... Hog-baiting, aka Hog dogging, Hog-dog fighting, or Hog-dog rodeo is a bloodsport involving the baiting of a hog or boar. ... Human-baiting is a blood sport involving the baiting of humans. ... Rat-baiting pit Rat-baiting is a blood sport involving the baiting of rats in a pit. ... Coursing is the pursuit of game by dogs—chiefly Greyhounds—running by sight, not by scent. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Coursing. ... Lure coursing is a sport for dogs that involves chasing a mechanically operated lure. ... Fighting spider Used matchbox serves as stable for fighting spiders in between derbies Spider fighting (pahibag sang damang in Hiligaynon) is a popular blood sport among rural Filipino children. ... Binomial name Regan, 1910 The Siamese fighting fish (Betta splendens) is one of the most popular species of freshwater aquarium fish, native to the Mekong basin in Southeast Asia and called pla-kad in its native Thailand. ... Bullfighting, Edouard Manet, 1865–1866. ... The Cock Fight by Jean-Léon Gérôme (1847) A cockfight is a contest, held in a cockpit between two fighting cocks (roosters) trained to severely injure and/or kill one another. ... Insect fights are basically fight clubs for bugs. ... Cricket fighting is a bloodsport involving the fighting of Crickets. ...

Athletic Jumping

Fierljeppen is a traditional Frysian/Dutch sport and one of the most complex athletic sports known to date. ... This article is about the athletic event. ... Hurdling In track and field athletics there are sprint hurdle races and long hurdle races. ... Long jumper at the GE Money Grand Prix in Helsinki, July 2005. ... Pole vaulting is an athletic event where a person uses a long, flexible pole (usually made either of fiberglass or carbon fiber) as an aid to leap over a bar. ... This article is about the athletics event. ...

Auto racing

Main article: Auto racing

Juuso Pykälistö driving a Peugeot 206 World Rally Car at the 2003 Swedish rally Racing cars redirects here. ... Mini Cooper participating in an autocross event Autocross is a form of motorsports that emphasizes safe, low-cost competition and active participation. ... Autograss racing is Britain’s most popular form of amateur motor racing. ... Banger racing or enduro racing is a tarmac or dirt track racing type of motorsport event popularised in Europe and especially Great Britain, but also on short tracks of the United States, in which drivers of old vehicles race against one another around a race track and the race is... Official starter Barney Oldfield beside racer Ralph Hepburn at Fulford-Miami Speedway board track on February 22, 1926, courtesy of the Florida Photographic Collection Board track racing was a type of racing where the track had a surface of wood boards. ... A demolition derby under way at the Greenwich, Ohio Firemens Festival, 2005 Demolition derby is a motorsport usually presented at county fairs and festivals. ... One of the oldest forms of motorsport and invented in the United States in the early 19th century, dirt speedway racing involves vehicles racing each other round dirt-surfaced lightly-banked oval tracks. ... Dirt track racing is a type of auto racing performed on oval tracks. ... Top Fuel dragster Drag racing is a sport in which cars race down a track with a set distance as fast as possible. ... A Toyota Supra in drifting exhibition in Atlanta in 2005. ... Folkrace is a quite popular Swedish inexpensive entry level type of Rallycross. ... Hillclimbing (also known as hill climbing, speed hillclimbing or speed hill climbing) is a branch of motorsport in which drivers compete against the clock to complete an uphill course. ... Ice racing, with cars, motorcycles or snowmobiles, takes place on frozen lakes or rivers, or on carefully groomed frozen lots. ... Karting, go-kart, go carting and similar terms redirect here. ... Legends car racing is a style of race car, designed primarily to promote exciting racing and to keep costs down. ... Midget cars are very small race cars with a very high power-to-weight ratio. ... In offroad racing, various classes of specially modified vehicles, including cars, compete in races through off-road environments. ... Open-wheel racing refers to a type of motor racing in which the wheels of the cars are not housed inside fenders, as in stock car or touring car racing, but rather out in the open at the end of readily-visible axles and suspension systems. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... This article refers to the European autosport of Rallycross. ... Petter Solberg driving on gravel at the 2006 Cyprus Rally, a World Rally Championship event. ... Road racing can be a term involving road running, road bicycle races, or automobile races. ... In North American auto racing, particularly with regard to NASCAR, a short track is a racetrack of less than one mile (1. ... To slalom is to zigzag between obstacles. ... IMSA GTP sports cars racing at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in 1991 Sports car racing is a form of circuit auto racing with automobiles that have two seats and enclosed wheels. ... World of Outlaws drivers make a Four Abreast lap at the Knoxville Raceway Sprint cars, high-powered race cars designed primarily for the purpose of running on short dirt or paved tracks. ... Sprints are races where the runner tries to go as fast as humanly possible. ... Street racing is a form of unsanctioned and illegal auto racing which takes place on public roads. ... A time attack is another term for time trial. ... Touring car racing is a general term for a number of distinct auto racing competitions in heavily-modified street cars. ... Truck Racing at Brands Hatch in November 2006 Truck racing is a form of motor racing which involves modified versions of heavy trucks on racing circuits. ...

Bat-and-ball

Main article: Bat-and-ball

Bat and Ball Games are games that are played using a wooden bat and a ball. ... This article is about the sport. ... Brännboll (pronounced ) is a game similar to Rounders, baseball and pesäpallo played on amateur level throughout Sweden, Norway and Denmark, mostly on meadows and in public parks, but it is also part of the PE curriculum in some areas. ... This article is about the sport. ... For the womens version of the game, see Womens Test cricket. ... A first-class cricket match is one of three or more days duration between two sides of eleven players officially adjudged first-class. ... Blind Cricket is a version of the sport of cricket adapted for blind and partially sighted players. ... Club cricket is an amateur, but still formal, form of the sport of cricket, usually involving teams playing in a competition. ... French cricket is an informal form of cricket where a ball (usually a tennis ball) is bowled underarm at the legs of another player holding either a cricket bat or a tennis racquet. ... Gilli िगल्ली -danda डन्डा is a game popular across the length and breadth of India and Pakistan. ... Kilikiti ( kirikiti, Samoan cricket) is one of several forms of cricket. ... A One-day International (ODI) cricket match is a one-day cricket match played between two international teams each representing a particular country. ... Kwik cricket (known as MILO Kanga cricket in Australia, and MILO Kiwi Cricket in New Zealand) is a high-speed version of cricket aimed mainly at encouraging children to take part in the main sport. ... List A cricket is a classification of the limited-overs (one-day) form of the sport of cricket. ... // The National League, currently sponsored as the NatWest Pro40 League and formerly the totesport League, is the one-day cricket league for first class cricket counties in England. ... The Melbourne Cricket Ground hosts an ODI match between Australia and India. ... Short form cricket is a collective term for several modified forms of the sport of cricket, with playing times significantly shorter than more traditional forms of the game. ... Single wicket cricket is probably the oldest form of the game because it involves individuals contesting against each other. ... Twenty20 is a form of cricket, originally introduced in the United Kingdom for professional inter-county competition by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), in 2003. ... Lapta could be: Lapta Türk Birliği S.K., a Turkish Cypriot sports club playing in Birinci Lig Lapta (game) - a Russian game. ... Oina is a Romanian sport, similar in some ways to the American baseball. ... Old Cat or Ol Cat or Cat-ball games were 19th century bat-and-ball, safe haven games played in North America. ... Girls playing pesäpallo in Siilinjärvi Pesäpallo (Swedish: Boboll, also referred to as Finnish baseball) is a fast-moving ball sport thats quite often referred to as the national sport of Finland and has some presence in other countries, such as Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, Australia, and Northern... Podex (Pronounced: puddocks) is an English unisex team ball game which originated at Manchester Grammar School, where it is still played today. ... For the movie, see Rounders (film). ... Softball is a team sport popular especially in the United States. ... Tee Ball or T-Ball is a sport based on baseball and is intended as an introduction for young players to develop baseball skills and have fun. ...

Boardsports

Main article: Boardsports

Sports that are played with some sort of board as the primary equipment. The first boardsport was surfing, followed by skateboarding. ...

Bodyboarding is a form of wave riding. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Mountain boarding is a new summer sport, derived from snowboarding. ... Kite landboarding also known as Kiteboarding or Land kiteboarding or flyboarding, is based on the ever-growing sport of Kitesurfing, where a rider on a surf-style board is pulled over water by a kite. ... Skateboarders Skateboarding is the act of riding on and performing tricks with a skateboard. ... graphical representation of the dimensions used to describe a ship. ... This page is about surfing Longboards, see Longboard_(skateboard) for information about Longboards of the skateboard variety. ... A streetboard is a type of board that started to be developed in the late 90s and can be used in skateparks or street skating. ... Skysurfing is a kind of skydiving in which the skydiver wears a board attached to their feet and performs surfing-style aerobatics during freefall. ... Street luge is an extreme gravity-powered activity that involves riding a street luge board (sometimes referred to as a sled) down a paved road or course. ... Snowboarder dropping a cornice. ... A sandboarder does a jump on Fortaleza dunes. ... Snowkiting on lake Kallavesi, Kuopio, Finland in March 2005. ... For other uses, see Surfing (disambiguation). ... Power kites at Coche, Venezuela Kitesurfing in the Columbia River Gorge Kitesurfers use power kites hooked into harnesses to glide through water and air Kitesurfing at Port Douglas, Australia Kitesurfing, also known as kiteboarding, involves using a power kite to pull a rider through the water on a small surfboard... Skimboarding (or skimming) is a sport which involves riding a board on an outgoing wave. ... Wakeboarding is a surface water sport which involves riding a wakeboard over the surface of a body of water behind a boat. ... This article is about the surfsport. ... A windsurfer with modern gear tilts the rig and carves the board to perform a planing jibe (downwind turn) close to shore in Maui, Hawaii. ...

Bowling

Main article: Bowling

the sport of cricket|Bowling (cricket)}} For other uses, see Bowling (disambiguation). ... Bocce players scoring Bocce is a precision sport closely related to bowls and pétanque with a common ancestry from ancient games played in the Roman Empire. ... Boules /bul/ is a collective name for games played with metal balls. ... Five-pin bowling is a bowling variant which is only played in Canada, where many bowling alleys offer it, either alone or in combination with ten-pin bowling. ... Men playing bowls Bowls (or Lawn Bowls) is a precision sport where the goal is to roll slightly radially asymmetrical balls (called bowls) closer to a smaller white ball (the jack) than ones opponent is able to do. ... Action on the Pétanque field in Batignolles, in Provence Playing pétanque in the late afternoon at Aigues-Mortes Pétanque players in Cannes Men playing pétanque next to the Port St. ... Pins and ball Large scale game Skittles is an old European target sport, a variety of bowling, from which Ten-pin bowling, Duckpin bowling, and Candlepin bowling in the United States, and Five-pin bowling in Canada are descended. ... Ten-pin bowling. ...

Catch games

For the small town in the United States, see Curby, Indiana. ... For the 2004 film, see Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story. ... Ga-ga or Gaga ball is a form of dodgeball that is thought to have originated in Israel. ... Prisoner Ball (sometimes referred to as Nukeem ) is a game similar to volleyball. ... Four college students from Montclair State University attack their friend during a snowball fight. ... Yukigassen ) is a snowball fighting-competition from Japan. ...

Climbing

Bouldering is a style of rock climbing undertaken without a rope and normally limited to very short climbs so that a fall will not result in injury. ... Canyoning in the Rocky Mountains Canyoning via packraft in the U.S. southwest deserts. ... An open crevasse. ... A competitor in a rope climbing event, at Lyons Part-Dieu shopping centre. ...

Cycling

Cycling sports using bicycles or unicycles. Cycling is the use of bicycles, or - less commonly - unicycles, tricycles, quadricycles and other similar wheeled human powered vehicles (HPVs) as a means of transport, a form of recreation or a sport. ... For other uses, see Bicycle (disambiguation). ... A Torker unicycle A unicycle is a one-wheeled human-powered vehicle. ...


Bicycle

Main article: Bicycle

For other uses, see Bicycle (disambiguation). ... Single artistic cycling: Saddle handlebarstand Artistic cycling is a form of competitive indoor cycling in which athletes perform tricks (called exercises) for points on specialized, fixed-gear bikes in a format similar to ballet or gymnastics. ... A BMX race at Sainte Maxime, France on the 23rd April 2005. ... A cyclo-cross racer carrying his bicycle up a steep slope after overcoming a barrier at the bottom (not shown). ... A rider during a Cross Country race Mountain biking (Mountain bicycling) is a form of cycling which uses very sturdy bicycles with (usually) straight handlebars and wide tires. ... Bicycle racers at the 2005 Rund um den Henninger-Turm in Germany Road bicycle racing is a popular bicycle racing sport held on roads (following the geography of the area), using racing bicycles. ... Track cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially-built banked tracks or velodromes (but many events are held at older velodromes where the track banking is relatively shallow) using track bicycles. ... FMX is an acronym (specifically, a three-letter acronym) used to describe several things: Full-Mouth X-Ray (denstistry) Freestyle Motocross. ...

Skibob

SKIBOBS - STALMACH GROUP AUSTRIA : www. ... Skibobbing is a winter sport involving a bicycle-type frame attached to skis instead of wheels. ...

Unicycle

A Torker unicycle A unicycle is a one-wheeled human-powered vehicle. ... Mountain unicycling (MUni) is a form of offroad cycling which uses unicycles. ... Unicycle trials are an activity in which participants attempt to ride a unicycle over obstacles without any part of the rider touching the ground. ...

Combat sports

Main article: Combat sport

Combat sport is a competitive contact sport where two combatants fight against each other using certain rules of engagement. A combat sport is a competitive sport involving the use of punch, kick, throw, joint locks, and/or a weapon for attack and defence. ... Tackles like this one (Womens Australian rules football) are used in contact sports including many varieties of Football. ...


Grappling

Aikido ) is a Japanese martial art developed by Morihei Ueshiba as a synthesis of his martial studies, philosophy, and religious beliefs. ... Daitō-ryÅ« Aiki-jÅ«jutsu ), originally called Daitō-ryÅ« Jujutsu ), is a Japanese martial art that first became widely known in the early 20th century under the headmastership of Takeda Sokaku. ... Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) is a martial art and combat sport that focuses on grappling and especially ground fighting with the goal of gaining a dominant position and using joint-locks and chokeholds to force an opponent to submit. ... Catch wrestling is a popular style of wrestling. ... This article needs to be wikified. ... This article is about the martial art and sport. ... Jujutsu )  , literally meaning the art of softness, is a Japanese martial art consisting primarily of grappling techniques. ... Kinomichi, calligraphy by Masamichi Noro Kinomichi 氣之道 is a Martial art (budo 武道 in Japanese ), founded by Masamichi Noro 野呂昌道 in Paris, France, in 1979. ... Kurash is the native ancient type of upright jacket wrestling practiced in Uzbekistan. ... Mallayuddha (literally wrestling combat)[1] is the martial art of classical Indian wrestling. ... Mongolian wrestling is a traditional Mongolian sport that has existed in Mongolia for centuries. ... Pehlwani Modern wrestling, or Pehlwani , is a synthesis of an indigenous Aryan form of wrestling that dates back at least to the 5th century BC [1] and a Persian form of wrestling brought into South Asia by the Mughals. ... Look up Sambo in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Shuai jiao (Chinese: 摔跤 or 摔角; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Shuai-chiao) is the modern Chinese term for Chinese and Mongolian wrestling. ... Image:Ssireum-1. ... For other uses, see Sumo (disambiguation). ... Varzesh-e Pahlavani (Persian varzeÅ¡-e pahlavānÄ« ورزش پهلوانی) meaning the Sport of the Heroes, also known as Varzesh-e Bastani (Persian varzeÅ¡-e bāstnÄ« ورزش باستانی), meaning the Sport of the Ancients, is a traditional discipline of gymnastics and wrestling of Iran, which was originally an academy of physical training for... Ancient Greek wrestlers (Pankratiasts) Wrestling is the act of physical engagement between two unarmed persons, in which each wrestler strives to get an advantage over or control of their opponent. ... YaÄŸlı GüreÅŸ (IPA:) is the Turkish national sport. ...

Skirmish

Four players laying down fire on an objective that they plan to attack. ... Soldiers of the 2e REI training with laser tag equipment. ... A woodsball player firing at opponents from behind cover. ...

Weapons

Battōjutsu ) is a Japanese term meaning techniques for drawing a sword. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... This article is about the sport, which is distinguished from stage fencing and academic fencing (mensur). ... Gatka (Punjabi: , ) is a traditional Sikh martial art. ... Haidong Gumdo, also spelled Haedong Kumdo, is a name coined around 1982 and used for several Korean martial art organizations that use swords. ... Hojōjutsu (捕縄術) or Nawajutsu, (縄術) is the traditional Japanese martial skill of restraining a person using cord or rope. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Iaido (居合道 iaidō), also sometimes called iaijutsu (居合術 iaijutsu) or battojutsu (抜刀術 battōjutsu) is the art of drawing the katana, cutting down the opponent, flipping blood from the blade, and then re-sheathing the katana in one fluid movement. ... Jōdō ), meaning the way of the jō, or jōjutsu ) is a Japanese martial art using short staves called jō. The art is similar to bōjutsu, and is strongly focused upon defense against the Japanese sword. ... Jogo do Pau. ... JÅ«kendō ) is the Japanese martial art of bayonet fighting. ... Juttejutsu is the Japanese martial art of using a jitte or jutte. ... Kendo ), or way of the sword, is the martial art of Japanese fencing. ... Kenjutsu ) is the Japanese martial art specializing in the use of the Japanese sword (katana). ... This article contains a trivia section. ... KyÅ«jutsu ) is the traditional Japanese martial art of wielding a bow. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Naginatajutsu (なぎなた術, 長刀術 or 薙刀術) is the Japanese Martial art of wielding the naginata, a weapon resembling the medieval European glaive. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Shurikenjutsu ) is a general term describing the traditional Japanese martial arts of throwing shuriken, which are small, hand-held weapons such as metal spikes (bo shuriken), circular plates of metal known as hira shuriken, and knives (tantō). Shuriken-jutsu was usually taught among the sogo-bugei, or comprehensive martial arts... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Sōjutsu (槍術, sometimes incorrectly read as yarijutsu) is the art of fighting with the Japanese spear, yari (槍). Sōjutsu is typically only a single component of curriculum in comprehensive Japanese koryu schools; for example Tenshin Shoden Katori Shinto-ryu includes spear fighting techniques. ...

Striking

Bājíquán (Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: ; literally eight extremes fist; Japanese: , Hakkyokuken) is a Chinese martial art that features explosive, short range power and is famous for its elbow strikes. ... For other meanings of these words, see boxing (disambiguation) or boxer. ... Angkorian warriors as depicted on bas reliefs at Angkor Wat Bokator/Boxkator, or more formally, Labok Katao(which means wielding a wooden stick to fight lions) (ល្បុក្កតោ), is an ancient Khmer martial art said to be the predecessor of all Southeast Asian kickboxing styles. ... Capoeira (IPA: ,Tupi-Guarani word for - clear area) is a Brazilian blend of martial art, game, and dance originated in Brazil during the 16th century Capoeira was created and developed by native Indians in Brazil and the slaves brought from Africa. ... This article is about the Fujian style of White Crane. ... For other uses, see Karate (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see kempo (disambiguation). ... Kicking to left side Kickboxing refers to sport-fighting using kicks and punches and sometimes throws and bows representing a certain martial art or can be practiced for general fitness, or as a full-contact sport. ... BAMA LETHWEI Lethwei or Lethawae (Read as Let-whae, but quickly) ; also known as Burmese Boxing and Myanmar Traditional Boxing, is a form of kickboxing which originated in Myanmar (Burma). ... For the drink with a similar-sounding name, see Mai Tai. ... Pradal Serey (; English: Khmer Boxing) is the name of the centuries old kickboxing martial arts of Cambodia. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Savate (pronounced ), also known as boxe française, French boxing, French Kickboxing or French Footfighting, is a French martial art which uses both the hands and feet as weapons and combines elements of western boxing with graceful kicking techniques. ... Ever since 1669, when Huang Zongxi first described Chinese martial arts in terms of a Shaolin or external school versus a Wudang or internal school,[1] Shaolin has been used as a synonym for external Chinese martial arts regardless of whether or not the particular style in question has any... SIKARAN is a form of Philippine Martial Arts whose history dates back to the early 1500s before the Spaniards came, It is the art of foot-fighting where the farmers use their strong legs to drive the partners outside the designated line (pitak). ... This article is about a martial art forms practiced throughout the Malay Archipelago. ... Subak, (or Subakhi, Subak-chigi) is a Korean traditional martial art. ... Taekyon, or Taekkyon is a traditional Korean martial art, probably stemming from Subak. ... Taekwondo (태권도; IPA: ) is a Korean martial art and Chinese combat sport. ... Taido ( 躰道 / taidō ) is a Japanese martial arts or budo created in 1965 by Seiken Shukumine (1925 - 2001). ... For the 1994 Hong Kong film, see Wing Chun (film). ... WingTsunâ„¢, often shortened to WT, is a particular school of the Wing Chun style of Kung Fu developed by a student of Grandmaster Yip Man named Leung Ting. ... Zui Quan (Traditional and Simplified Chinese: 醉拳; pinyin: Zuì Quán, literally Drunken Fist, also known as Drunken Boxing or Drunkards Boxing) is a traditional Chinese martial art. ...

Mixed or hybrid

BāguàzhÇŽng is one of the major internal (a. ... the Tiger Defense Bando or animal system is the ancient art of self-defense from Burma. ... Bartitsu is an eclectic martial art and self defence method originally developed in England during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. ... The Bujinkan (武神館) is a martial arts organization practicing the art commonly referred to as Bujinkan Budō Taijutsu (武神館武道体術). The art is widely considered to be the last legitimate ninpo, or ninja, martial art, particularly because of the influence of Togakure ryu. ... This article is about Martial art. ... Hwa Rang Do is a Korean martial art that was created in its modern form by Joo Bang Lee and his brother, Joo Sang Lee. ... Jeet Kune Do (Chinese: 截拳道 Cantonese: Jitkyùndou Pinyin: Jiéquándào, lit. ... Kajukenbo is a hybrid martial art that combines karate, judo, jujutsu, kenpo, and kung fu. ... Kalarippayattu (IPA: [kaÉ­aɾipːajatɨ̆], Malayalam: കളരിപയറ്റ്) is a Dravidian martial art practised in Kerala and contiguous parts of neighboring Tamil Nadu of Southern India. ... Krav Maga (Hebrew קרב מגע: contact combat) is a martial art, at first developed in Czechoslovakia in the 1930s. ... Kuk Sool Won is a Korean martial arts system founded by In Hyuk Suh in 1958. ... The Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP) is a system developed by the United States Marine Corps to combine existing and new hand to hand and close combat techniques with morale and team-building functions and instruction in what the Marine Corps calls the Warrior Ethos. ... The Praying Mantis system of Kung Fu (蟷螂拳 Tanglangquan) was created by Master Wang Lang (王郎) over 350 years ago in the Shandong (山東) province of China. ... This article is about a Japanese martial art. ... Pankration was an ancient sport introduced in the Greek Olympic games in 648 BC. Many historians believe that, although Pankration was not one of the first Olympic sports, it was likely the most popular. ... This article is about martial art forms practiced in Indonesia. ... The leitai of the 2004 China National Sanda Championships Sanshou (Chinese: 散手, lit. ... Shidokan karate is sometimes described as the triathlon of Martial Arts, as it encompasses knockdown (otherwise known as bare knuckle) karate, Thai kick-boxing, and grappling. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... ISFA logo Shootfighting is a combat sport and martial art, with competitions governed by the International Shootfighting Association (ISFA). ... Shorinji Kempo (少林寺拳法 Shōrinji Kenpō -- note that the World Shorinji Kempo Organization prefers the Romanization kempo to kenpo) is a martial art form of Kempo that was invented by Doshin So (å®— 道臣, 1911-1980) in 1947, who incorporated Japanese Zen Buddhism into the fighting style. ... For other uses, see Systema (disambiguation). ... Tai chi chuan (traditional Chinese: ; simplified Chinese: ; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: tai4 chi2 chüan2) is an internal Chinese martial art. ... Vajra Mushti (or Vajra Mukti)/Diamond Fist is one of the oldest martial arts of India . ... Vovinam is a type of Vietnamese martial arts. ... Xingyiquan is one of the three major internal Chinese martial arts—the other two being Tai Chi Chüan and Baguazhang—and is characterised by aggressive, seemingly linear movements and explosive power. ...

Cue sports

Main article: Cue sports

Billiards redirects here. ... Carambole billiards (or carom) is a billiards game possibly developed in the 18th century in France, though the exact date of invention is not clear. ... Louis XIV playing billiards (1694) Carom billiards, sometimes called carambole billiards or simply carambole and, in some cases, used as a synonym for the game of straight rail from which many carom games derive, is the overarching title of a family of billiards games generally played on cloth-covered, five... Five-pins (Italian cinque birilli), also known as five-pin billiards or Italian billiards (It. ... Inset from School of Recreation, 1710. ... Jacob Schaefer, Sr. ... There are two similar yet distinct carom billiard games known as 4-ball. ... Paul Gauguins Night Café at Arles (1888) Artistic billiards, sometimes called fantasy billiards or fantaisie classique, is a carom billiards discipline in which players compete at performing 76 preset shots of varying difficulty. ... The introduction of this article does not provide enough context for readers unfamiliar with the subject. ... Pocket billiards at a pub in Groningen, Netherlands 8 ball pool in Beijing, China Pocket billiards, most commonly referred to as pool, is the general term for a family of games played on a specific class of billiards table, having 6 receptacles called pockets (or holes) along the rails, in... Eight ball players Eight ball is a billiards game played with a cue ball and 15 billiard balls on a pool table with 6 pockets. ... A kick shot in action. ... A correct nine ball rack Nine ball is a contemporary variation of pocket billiards, with historical beginnings rooted in the United States and traceable to the 1920s. ... A straight pool rack, right before the opening break. ... Please wikify (format) this article as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Three Ball is a gambling game of pocket billiards, playable by any number of persons in rotation. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... 10-Ball is basically 9-Ball with the number 10 ball added to the game. ... Rotation (or rotation pool) is a pocket billiards (pool) game played using a standard pool table and standard triangular rack of fifteen (solid/stripe) billiard balls. ... Woodcut detail from A Little Pretty Pocket-Book (1744), providing the first known reference to baseball. ... Vincent Van Goghs The Night Café Cribbage, sometimes called cribbage pocket billiards, cribbage pool, fifteen points and pair pool, is a two player pocket billiards game that, like its namesake card game, has a scoring system which awards points for pairing groups of balls (rather than playing cards) that... Bank pool has been gaining popularity in recent years. ... A trick shot (or trickshot) is a shot played on a billiards table (usually a pool table, though snooker tables are also used), which does something with the balls that would seem unlikely. ... A trick shot is a shot played on a billiards table (usually a pool table, though snooker tables are also used), which does something with the balls that would seem unlikely. ... Speed Pool is a solitary billiard game. ... Bowlliards is a pool game often used as a training drill. ... Chicago is a money ball pocket billiards gambling game. ... A leather shake bottle and plastic pills or peas as used in Kelly pool. ... Cutthroat is a three-player pocket billiards game, played on a pool table using cue sticks. ... Killer is a multi-player folk variant of straight pool in which each player is assigned a set number of lives and takes one shot per inning to attempt to pocket (pot) a ball, or else lose a life. ... Russian Billiards pyramid. ... Snooker is a cue sport that is played on a large baize-covered table with pockets in each of the four corners and in the middle of each of the long side cushions. ... Snooker Plus was a variation on the game of snooker and it was created by Joe Davis, the reigning World snooker champion of the time. ... A snooker table English Billiards is a form of billiards played on a 6 × 12 rectangular table with pockets in the four corners and in the middle of the long sides (see Snooker for markings and a diagram). ... The leather shake bottle used as a carom target in bottle pool. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Bagatelle (from French by way of the Italian bagattella, a trifle) is a game, the object of which is to get a number of balls past pins (which act as obstacles) into holes. ... Bar billiards is a form of billiards which was possibly initially based on the traditional game of bagatelle. ... Bumper pool is a casual billiards game played on an octagonal or rectangular table with one pocket centered on each end. ...

Dance

Main article: dance

For other uses, see Dance (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Ballet (disambiguation). ... Gaskell Ball Ballroom dance refers collectively to a set of partner dances, which originated in Germany and are now enjoyed both socially and competitively around the globe. ... A boy hitting (holding) a pike Breakdance (media coined phrase), also known as breaking, b-girling or b-boying, is a street dance style that evolved as part of the hip hop movement that originated among African American youths in the South Bronx of New York City during the early... Irish dancers at St. ... The term Latin dance has two meanings, depending on whether the context is social or ballroom dance. ... Look up salsa on Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Man tap dancing. ... Breakdance, an early form of hip hop dance, often involves battles, showing off skills without any physical contact with the adversaries. ...

Equine Sports

Main article: Equestrianism

Sports using a horse For the Roman class, see Equestrian (Roman) A young rider at a horse show in Australia. ...

An upper-level dressage competitor performing an extended trot Dressage (a French term meaning training) is a path and destination of competitive horse training, with competitions held at all levels from amateur to the Olympics. ... A Dutch vaulting team Equestrian vaulting is most often described as gymnastics and dance on horseback, and like these disciplines, it is both an art and a highly competitive sport. ... A trotter training at Vincennes hippodrome Harness racing is a form of horse-racing in which the horses race in a specified gait. ... Horse-racing is an equestrian sporting activity which has been practiced over the centuries; the chariot races of Roman times were an early example, as was the contest of the steeds of the god Odin and the giant Hrungnir in Norse mythology. ... For other uses, see Rodeo (disambiguation). ... A steeplechase race The steeplechase is a form of horse racing (primarily conducted in the United Kingdom, United States, and Ireland) and derives its name from early races in which orientation of the course was by reference to a church steeple, jumping fences and ditches and generally traversing the many... Western Pleasure is an equestrian show event that tests a the suitability of the horse for appropriate gait cadence and speed, along with suitable disposition traits. ...

Fishing

Main article: Sport fishing

Sport fishing is a popular attraction in Cabo San Lucas Sport fishing is a term (often used interchangeably with game fishing) that describes recreational fishing where the primary reward is the challenge of finding and catching the fish rather than the culinary or financial value of the fishs flesh. ... Angling. ... Big-game fishing, sometimes called offshore sport fishing or offshore game fishing, is a form of recreational fishing, targeting large bony fish such as tuna and marlin in the open sea, often some distance from land and, in some fishing grounds, out of sight of land. ... This article is about the manufacturing process. ... Noodling is the practice and sport of fishing for catfish using only ones bare hands. ... Sport fishing is a popular attraction in Cabo San Lucas Sport fishing is a term (often used interchangeably with game fishing) that describes recreational fishing where the primary reward is the challenge of finding and catching the fish rather than the culinary or financial value of the fishs flesh. ... Surf Fisherman Surf fishing is the sport of catching fish standing on the shoreline or wading in the surf. ... Rock fishing is the act of fishing, usually with a rod and line, from rocky headlands, cliff tops and break-walls into the sea. ...

Flying disc sports

Main article: Flying disc games

Flying disc games are games played with flying discs (sometimes called by the trademarked name Frisbees). ... Logo for the Quadruped, a disc dog organization Disc dog is the more generic name for what is commonly called Frisbee dog. ... A player putting at Cass Benton Disc Golf Course; Northville, Michigan. ... Dodge disc (or dodge Frisbee after the trademarked brand name) is flying disc game, based on dodgeball but using a disc in place of the ball or balls. ... Durango Boot (also called Boot) is a competitive, non-contact sport that makes use of a flying disc (or Frisbee), and is similar to ultimate. ... Double Disc Court (DCC) Frisbee is a game with two teams and two Frisbee discs. ... Flutterguts is one of many offshoots of the more popular sport, Ultimate Frisbee. ... Freestyle frisbee athletes at Corallo beach in Ostia Antica (Italy). ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Friskee is a sport played with a Frisbee (flying disc), two gates. ... Participants at play in a goaltimate game. ... Guts has a number of meanings, both as a single word and as an acronym: In medicine or physiology, guts is a common term for the gastrointestinal tract. ... Hot Box (or simply Box) is a non-contact team sport which is similar to Ultimate, but played on a smaller field and with fewer players. ... Ultimate (sometimes called ultimate Frisbee in reference to the trademarked brand name) is a non-contact competitive team game played with a 175 gram flying disc. ...

Flying sports

Airplane

The Frecce Tricolori aerobatic team of the Italian Air Force, flying at the Royal International Air Tattoo, Fairford, England, in 2005 The UK Utterly Butterly display team perform an aerobatic maneuvre with their Boeing Stearmans Red Arrows Hawks in Concorde formation Indian Air Forces Surya Kiran during an aerobatic... A pair of Sport Class racers passing the finish pylon at the Reno Air Races. ...

Ballooning

Cluster ballooning Cluster ballooning is an uncommon form of ballooning in which a single balloonist is attached by a harness to a cluster of relatively small helium-inflated rubber balloons. ... A hopper balloon (or simply hopper) is a small, one-person hot air balloon. ...

Football family

Main article: Football

Look up Football in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... “Soccer” redirects here. ... Five-a-side football is a variation of football (soccer) in which each team fields five players (four outfield players and a goalkeeper), rather than the usual eleven. ... Australian Football is the official name for Australian rules football, the code of football. ... Gaelic Football (Irish: Peil, Peil Gaelach or Caid ), commonly referred to as football, or Gaelic , is a form of football played mainly in Ireland. ... Gridiron football (or more commonly, just gridiron) is a term used in some countries outside the United States and Canada that refers to both American football and Canadian football. ... United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... Diagram of a Canadian football field. ... For other uses, see Rugby (disambiguation). ... Rugby league football is a full-contact team sport played with a prolate spheroid-shaped ball by two teams of thirteen on a rectangular grass field. ... For other uses, see Rugby (disambiguation). ... Wheelchair rugby Wheelchair rugby is a team sport for athletes with a disability. ...

Gymnastics

Artistic Gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics in which competitors perform short routines (ranging from approximately 30 to 90 seconds) on different apparatus, obviously less for vaulting (see lists below). ... Young gymnast on the beam The balance beam is an artistic gymnastics apparatus. ... A Canadian gymnast trains on a floor. ... The horizontal bar The horizontal bar or high bar is an Artistic Gymnastics apparatus. ... Two parallel bars form an artistic gymnastics apparatus only used by male gymnasts. ... The pommel horse is an artistic gymnastics apparatus. ... The rings or still rings is an artistic gymnastics apparatus. ... The uneven bars or asymmetric bars is a artistic gymnastics apparatus. ... The vault, formerly known as vaulting horse, is an artistic gymnastics apparatus. ... Youth Cheerleaders during a football halftime show. ... An 1800 depiction of jumping rope A jump rope, skipping rope or skip rope is the primary tool used in the game of skipping played by children and many young adults, where one or more participants jump over a spinning rope so that it passes under their feet and over... Rhythmic gymnasts from Greece in the 2000 Sydney Olympics Rhythmic gymnastics is a sport in which single competitors or pairs, trios or even more manipulate one or two apparatuses: Ball, Clubs, Hoop, Ribbon, and Rope. ... Sports acrobatics, or sport acrobatics, is a fairly recently developed sport which can be competed in pairs or groups on the floor, or individually on a tumble run. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... The trampolining logo for the 2008 Olympic games. ...

Handball Family

Handball games often have similarities to racquet or catch games. Squash racquet and ball Racquetball racquet and ball A racquet (or racket) is a sports implement consisting of a handled frame with an open hoop across which a network of cord is stretched. ...

American (or court) handball, usually referred to simply as handball, is an American form of fives played against one or more walls. ... This article is about the sport. ... Handball player leaps towards the goal prior to throwing the ball, while the goalkeeper extends himself trying to stop it. ... Dimensions of a field of field handball played with 11 players at 1936 summer olympics compared to a football field. ... Fistball is a very old sport which continues to be practiced all over the world: in Europe, North and South America, Africa and Asia. ... Fives is a British sport believed to derive from the same origins as many racket sports. ... Eton Fives, one derivative of the British game of Fives, is a hand-ball game, similar to Rugby Fives, played as doubles in a three-sided court. ... Rugby Fives is a handball game, similar to squash, played in an enclosed court. ... Impression of Frisian handball Frisian handball (Dutch: kaatsen, Frisian: Keatsen) is a traditional Frisian sport, related to American handball and fives, that is most commonly practiced by people from the northern province of Fryslân/Friesland. ... For other uses, see Four square (disambiguation). ... Gaelic handball (Irish: Liathróid Láimhe) (also known as handball, Irish handball, court handball or wall handball) is a sport similar to racquetball and squash in that it is one of the four Gaelic Games organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association. ... Goalball is a team sport designed for blind athletes. ... A korfball match in the Netherlands between Trekvogels and OZC Korfball (Dutch: Korfbal) is a team ball game, similar in many ways to mixed netball. ... Netball is a non-contact generally indoor sport similar to, and derived from, basketball. ... Tchoukball is an indoor team sport developed in the 1970s by Swiss biologist Dr. Hermann Brandt, who believed that His aim was to develop a team sport which did not involve the horrific injuries which he viewed as plaguing other such sports. ... For the ball used in this sport, see Volleyball (ball). ...

Hockey Family

Main article: Hockey

Hockey is any of a family of sports in which two teams compete by trying to maneuver a ball, or a hard, round disc called a puck, into the opponents net or goal, using a hockey stick. ... Look up bandy in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A game of field hockey in progress Field hockey is a popular sport for men, women and children in many countries around the world. ... Indoor field hockey is an indoor variant of traditional outdoor field hockey. ... For the Cornish sport, see Cornish Hurling. ... Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... Ringette is a team sport played on an ice surface. ... The game of knotty is a Scottish team sport. ... Roller Hockey is a form of hockey played on a dry surface using skates with wheels. ... Inline hockey is a variation of roller hockey very similar to ice hockey, from which it is derived. ... Road hockey game in Washington, DC Road hockey, also known as street hockey, dek hockey, ground hockey, or ball hockey is a version of ice hockey (or inline hockey) played with or without skates. ... Rink hockey - Hardball hockey - Hoquei em Patins Roller Hockey (Quad) is highly popular and has many names worldwide that mean the same sport. ... // A shinty game in progress Shinty (Scottish Gaelic camanachd or iomain) is a team sport played with sticks and a ball. ... Underwater hockey (also called Octopush) is a non-contact sport in which two teams compete to manoeuvre a puck across the bottom of a swimming pool into goals. ...

Hunting

Main article: Hunting

Sometimes considered blood sports. This article is about the hunting of prey by human society. ... This article is about the sport; for the Jean-Claude Van Damme movie, see Bloodsport (movie). ...

Beagling is the hunting of hares (referred to as she) and occasionally foxes with beagles. ... Trophy hunting is the selective seeking of wild game. ... Theodore Roosevelt in 1885 with his highly-decorated deer-skin hunting suit, and Tiffany-carved hunting knife and rifle. ... A fox hunt Fox hunting is a form of hunting for foxes using a pack of scent hounds. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Coursing. ... Main article: Gray Wolf Wolf hunting is the practice of hunting wolves, especially the Gray Wolf (Canis lupus). ...

Kite Sports

Kite buggy and traction kite. ... Yokaichi Giant Kite Festival held on the fourth Sunday every May in Higashiomi, Shiga, Japan Kite flying is the activity of flying kites, light, man-made objects designed to fly in wind. ... Kite landboarding also known as Kiteboarding or Land kiteboarding or flyboarding, is based on the ever-growing sport of Kitesurfing, where a rider on a surf-style board is pulled over water by a kite. ... Power kites at Coche, Venezuela Kitesurfing in the Columbia River Gorge Kitesurfers use power kites hooked into harnesses to glide through water and air Kitesurfing at Port Douglas, Australia Kitesurfing, also known as kiteboarding, involves using a power kite to pull a rider through the water on a small surfboard... Snowkiting on lake Kallavesi, Kuopio, Finland in March 2005. ... Delta style sport kite on the ground, ready to be launched. ...

Mixed discipline

Several biathletes in the shooting area of a competition Biathlon (not to be confused with duathlon) is a term used to describe any sporting event made up of two disciplines. ... Decathlon is an athletic event combining 10 track and field events. ... Competitors in the final round of the Mens Modern Pentathlon push for the finish line at the Goudi Sports Complex on August 26, 2004. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about a type of athletic competition. ...

Motorboat racing

As the name suggests, Drag boat racing is a form of drag racing which takes place on water rather than land. ... The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ... European Motorboat Championship in Żnin (Poland) Hydroplane racing (also known as hydro racing) is a sport involving racing hydroplanes on lakes and rivers. ... Jet Sprint Boat racing is a form of racing sport in which speed boats, usually carrying a crew of two, powered by water jet propulsion rather than by conventional propellers, race around watercourses consisting of a number of interconnected channels 3 to 5 meters wide with a water depth of... Offshore powerboat racing is racing by large, ocean-going powerboats, typically point-to-point racing. ...

Motorcycle racing

Main article: Motorcycle racing

Start of a Motocross race Motorcycle Racing A Motor Cross Bike A Speedway Bike There are a variety of sports involving racing motorcycles. ... Auto racing (also known as automobile racing or autosport) is a sport involving racing automobiles. ... Official starter Barney Oldfield beside racer Ralph Hepburn at Fulford-Miami Speedway board track on February 22, 1926, courtesy of the Florida Photographic Collection Board track racing was a type of racing where the track had a surface of wood boards. ... Endurance racing can refer to races involving persons running in events such as marathons or triathlons, long cross-country skiing events, the racing of horses or other animals, or motorsport. ... Stefan Merriman, 2004 World Enduro Champion on a Yamaha Some events have a mass le mans start, typically Hare and Hounds type events Enduro is a form of motorcycle sport run on courses that are predominantly off-road. ... Grand Prix motorcycle racing refers to the premier category of motorcycle grand prix currently divided into three distinct classes: 125 cc, 250 cc and MotoGP. Grand prix motorcycles are purpose-built racing machines that are neither available for general purchase nor can be legitimately ridden on public roads; this contrasts... 500 cc Grasstrack bike Motorcycle Grasstrack racing takes place on a flat track consisting of two straights and two bends usually constructed in a field. ... Hillclimbing (sometimes known as speed hillclimbing) is a branch of motorsport in which drivers compete against the clock to complete an uphill course. ... Ice racing, with cars, motorcycles or snowmobiles, takes place on frozen lakes or rivers, or on carefully groomed frozen lots. ... Motocross often takes place in wet weather, leading to muddy scenes such as this and hence the term Scrambling. Photo from New Zealand. ... Motorcycle drag racing (also known as Sprints) involves two participants lining up at a dragstrip with a signaled starting line. ... Motorcycle speedway, normally referred to as Speedway, is a motorcycle sport that involves usually 4 and sometimes up to 6 riders competing over 4 laps of an oval circuit. ... Road racing can be a term involving road running, road bicycle races, or automobile races. ... Superbike racing is a category of motorcycle racing that employs modified production motorcycles. ... For other uses, see Supercross (disambiguation). ... Backing it in A Supermoto rider hits the road Through the dirt A KTM Supermoto Supermoto (also called Supermotard due to its strong foothold in France) is a cross-over or evolution of motocross and road racing. ... Supersport racing is the 600cc class for AMA motorcycle racing, held from 1999. ... Superside is the name of the FIM World Sidecar Championship. ... Track racing is a motorcycle sport where teams or individuals race opponents around an oval track. ...

Orienteering family

A German competitor on a two-meter ARDF course. ... A Geocache in Germany Geocaching is an outdoor treasure-hunting game in which the participants use a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver or other navigational techniques to hide and seek containers (called geocaches or caches) anywhere in the world. ... The international orienteering symbol. ...

Paddle sports

Canoeing

This article is about the boat. ... Outrigger canoes. ...

Kayaking

Sea Kayaking at Wilsons Promontory in Victoria, Australia Kayaking is the use of a kayak for moving across water. ... Creeking (or Steep Creeking) referes to a branch of kayaking that involves decending very steep low-volume white water. ... The Flyak lifts above the water with a hydrofoil The Flyak is a hydrofoil adaptation to the conventional kayak. ... Freeboating (or freeride Kayking) is a branch of kayaking. ... A Royak is a Sit-on-top Kayak, as it is called today, integrated the features of a surf board with a kayak that has revolutionized paddlesports. ... This article is in need of attention. ... Squirt Boating is a form of Whitewater kayaking or canoeing where the boat is designed to be as low in volume as possible while still allowing the paddler to float. ... ... Whitewater kayaking is the sport of paddling a kayak on a moving body of water, typically a river. ...

Rafting

Rafting in Brazil. ... Rafting in Brazil. ...

Rowing

A Cornish pilot gig, a six crew boat returning from a race at Falmouth in Cornwall. ... A surfboat is an oar-driven boat designed to go out in heavy surf or severe waves. ... A dragon boat (traditional Chinese: ; simplified Chinese: ; pinyin: lóngzhōu, lóngchuán) is a very long and narrow human-powered boat used in the team paddling sport or dragon boat racing which originated in China. ... A coxless pair which is a sweep-oar boat. ... A coxless pair which is a sweep-oar boat. ... A single scull is a rowing boat which is adapted for one person. ... A coxless pair which is a sweep-oar boat. ...

Parachuting

Main article: Parachuting

Skydiver redirects here. ... BASE jumping is the sport of using a parachute to jump from fixed objects. ... Paragliding is a recreational and competitive flying sport. ... Parasailing in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic Parasailing, also known as parascending, is a recreational activity where a person is towed behind a vehicle (usually a boat) while attached to a specially designed parachute, known as a parasail. ... Skydiver about to land Parachuting, or skydiving, is a recreational activity, competitive sport and method of deployment of military personnel (and occasionally, firefighters). ... Skysurfing is a kind of skydiving in which the skydiver wears a board attached to their feet and performs surfing-style aerobatics during freefall. ... Wingsuits in flight Wingsuit flying is the art of flying the human body through the air using a special jumpsuit, called a wingsuit, that shapes the human body into an airfoil which can create lift. ... Hang gliding is one of the windsports. ...

Polo

This article needs cleanup. ... Elephant polo is a variant of polo played whilst riding elephants. ... For other uses, see Polo (disambiguation). ... Yak polo (or sarlagan polo) is a Mongolian variant of the sport polo. ...

Racquet (or racket) sports

Sports where a player use a racquet (or racket) to hit a ball or other objects. Squash racquet and ball Racquetball racquet and ball A racquet (or racket) is a sports implement consisting of a handled frame with an open hoop across which a network of cord is stretched. ...

This article is about the sport. ... Ball Badminton is a type of racquet sport, very similar to badminton, popular in some parts of South India. ... Frontenis is a variation on the game of Jai Alai and found primarily in Mexico. ... Jai-Alai (IPA: in English and IPA: in Basque) means Merry Festival in the Basque language. ... -1... Paddle ball is a one-person game played with an attached ball and paddle. ... A deerskin-lined pelota mixteca de forro ball. ... Pickleball is a sport described as a combination of ping-pong, tennis, and badminton, played in schools, parks and recreation centers, correctional facilities, camps, and retirement communities mostly in North America. ... Platform tennis is unique as the only racquet sport that is played outdoors in cold weather. ... Pington is a sport played by either two opposing players (singles) or two opposing pairs (doubles) and is played indoors. ... Racquetball racquet and ball Racquetball is a sport played with racquets and a hollow rubber ball on an indoor or outdoor court. ... R. P. Keigwin (right) with AEJ Collins the Colleges racquets team at Clifton College circa 1902 Rackets (British English) or Racquets (American English), is an indoor racquet sport played in the United Kingdom, United States, and Canada. ... Racketlon is a racquet-sport cousin of the triathlon and decathlon. ... Rapid Ball is a relatively new sport derived from Squash and Raquetball. ... Jeu de paume in the 17th century. ... Soft tennis is a racket game played on a court of two halves, separated by a net. ... Speedball is a quick, fast paced sport that is simple to teach and combines many aspects of other sports. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... Squash racquet and ball Players in a glass-backed squash court International Squash Singles Court, as specified by the World Squash Federation Squash is an indoor racquet sport that was formerly called Squash racquets, a reference to the squashable soft ball used in the game (compared with the harder ball... Squash tennis is an American variant of squash racquets, but played with a ball and racquets that are closer to the equipment used for lawn tennis, and with somewhat different rules. ... Stické (also Sticke Tennis) is a racquet sport invented in the late 19th century merging aspects of real tennis, racquets, and lawn tennis. ... Ping Pong redirects here. ... Alternative meanings at IOC (disambiguation) The International Olympic Committee is an organization based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin in 1894 to reinstate the Ancient Olympic Games held in Greece, and organize this sports event every four years. ... AUGUST 25 1981 US Marine Sean Vance is Born on the 25th of August {ear nav|1981}} Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... For other uses, see Tennis (disambiguation). ... Xare is racquet sport, a form of Basque pelota. ...

Radiosports

Sports using a radio

A German competitor on a two-meter ARDF course. ... Champions of the 2002 World Radiosport Team Championship (WRTC), Helsinki, Finland. ... High Speed Telegraphy (HST) competitions challenge individuals to correctly receive and copy Morse code transmissions sent at very high speeds. ...

Remote control

Complex aerobatic sequence in Aresti notation. ... HPI E-Savage Tamiya Wild Willy Kyosho Mini-Z Monster Team Losi Micro-T A radio-controlled car (R/C car) is a powered model car driven from a distance using a radio control system. ... Robot Combat is a hobby in which two or more radio-controlled machines use varied methods of destroying or disabling the other robot. ...

Running

Look up Endurance in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... US Armed Forces cross country meet Cross-country running is a sport in which teams of runners compete to complete a course over open or rough terrain before other teams. ... In athletics, a half marathon is a race over half the distance of a marathon, i. ... For other senses of this word, see Marathon (disambiguation). ... An ultramarathon is any running event longer than the traditional marathon length of 42. ... Look up sprint in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Hurdling is running over obstacles. ...

Sailing

Ice yachting is the sport of sailing and racing iceboats, also called ice yachts. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Land yacht. ... Land windsurfing is similar to windsurfing but performed on land. ... For either of the songs named Sailing, see Sailing (song). ... A windsurfer with modern gear tilts the rig and carves the board to perform a planing jibe (downwind turn) close to shore in Maui, Hawaii. ...

Skiing

Main article: Skiing

Cross-country skiing (skating style) in Einsiedeln, Switzerland. ... Alpine skier carving a turn on piste Alpine skiing (or downhill skiing) is a recreational activity and sport involving sliding down snow-covered hills with long, thin skis attached to each foot. ... Cross-country skiing (aka XC skiing) is an adventure and fitness activity as well as a competitive winter sport popular in many countries with large snowfields, primarily in Europe and Canada. ... Freestyle skiing began in the 1930s, when Norwegian skiers began performing acrobatics during alpine and cross-country training. ... The Nordic combined is a winter sport in which athletes compete in both cross-country skiing and ski jumping. ... Nordic skiing is a winter sport that encompasses all types of skiing where the heel of the boot cannot be fixed to the ski. ... Ski jumping is a sport in which skiers go down an inrun with a take-off ramp (the jump), attempting to go as far as possible. ... Skijoring is a winter dog-powered sport popularized in North America and derived from the Scandinavian sport of pulka. ... Skinning up the mountain Ski touring, also referred to as ski mountaineering, ski randonnée, and alpine touring (or AT), is a form of backcountry skiing (off-piste skiing) involving trekking from place to place in the wilderness, that has parallels with hiking, backpacking and Alpine climbing or mountaineering. ... Speed skiing is the sport of skiing downhill in a straight line as fast as possible. ... Telemark skiing is a term used for skiing using the Telemark turn, which is a technique first popularized by Sondre Norheim. ...

Sled sports

A family sledding. ... Historic bobteam from Davos around 1910 Listen to this article · (info) This audio file was created from an article revision dated 2006-02-04, and may not reflect subsequent edits to the article. ... A luge is small one- or two-person sled on which one sleds supine and feet-first. ... United States Air Force Major Brady Canfield, 2003 U.S. skeleton champion, shows his takeoff form. ... A modern bobsleigh toboggan A toboggan is a simple sled used on snow, to carry one or more people (often children) down a hill or other slope, for recreation. ...

Shooting sports

Main article: Shooting sports

Sports using a firearm: The shooting sports include those competitive sports involving tests of proficiency (accuracy and speed) using various types of guns such as firearms and airguns (see Archery for more information on shooting sports that make use of bows and arrows). ...

Clay pigeon shooting, formally known as Inanimate Bird Shooting, is the art of shooting at special flying targets, known as clay pigeons or clay targets, with a shotgun. ... // Field Target is an outdoor air gun discipline originating in the United Kingdom, but gaining popularity worldwide. ... Fullbore target rifle (TR) is a distinctively British and Commonwealth of Nations shooting discipline that evolved from Service rifle (SR) shooting in the late 1960s, and is governed by the rules of the National Rifle Association, UK (NRA). ...

Sport Stacking

Sport stacking (formerly known as cup stacking and commonly known as speed stacking) is an individual and team activity played using plastic cups. ...

Street stunts

Main article: Street stunts

Street stunts is an extreme type activity practiced by the free runners, tricksters and stuntman. ... This article is about the physical art. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... Freestyle football is the art of juggling with a football using feet, knees, chest, shoulders, and head while simultaneously performing creative, skillful moves and keeping the ball airborne. ...

Swimming

Ball sports

Underwater Football is a sport that shares common elements of Underwater Hockey and Underwater rugby. ... Underwater Rugby (UWR) is the only sport in which the players can move in three dimensions. ... Water polo is a team water sport. ...

Competitive Swimming

Backstroke swimming (amateur competition, non-optimal style) Backstroke also sometimes called back crawl is one of the three swimming styles regulated by FINA, and the only regulated style swum on the back. ... Breaststroke by Michael Phelps at 2008 Missouri Grand Prix. ... The butterfly, (fly for short) is a swimming stroke swum on the breast, with both arms moving simultaneously. ... Freestyle is one of the official swimming competitions according to the rules of FINA. However, it is technically not a style, as there are very few regulations about the way freestyle has to be swum. ... Medley is a combination of four different swimming styles into one race. ...

Diving

For other uses, see Dive. ...

Underwater hockey

Underwater hockey (also called Octopush) is a non-contact sport in which two teams compete to manoeuvre a puck across the bottom of a swimming pool into goals. ...

Synchronized swimming

Russian synchronized swimming team, May 2007 Synchronized swimming is a hybrid of swimming, gymnastics, and dance, consisting of swimmers (either individuals, duets, trios, teams or combos) performing a synchronized routine of elaborate and dramatic moves in the water, accompanied by music. ...

Underwater Diving

Freedive photographer Free-diving is an aquatic sport, considered an extreme sport, in which divers attempt to reach great depths unassisted by breathing apparatus. ... Scuba diving is swimming underwater while using self-contained breathing equipment. ... A snorkeler amid corals on a coral reef near Fiji. ...

Tag games

Main article: Tag (game)

Tag (also known as tip, it, touch, tig, tiggy, tick, chasing, chasemaster, chasey, cops and robbers) is an informal playground game that usually involves one or more players attempting to tag other players by touching them with an object, usually their hands. ... British Bulldogs (often used in the singular - British Bulldog - or simply Bulldog[s]) is a tag-based game, of which Red Rover is a descendant, played mainly in the United Kingdom, Australia, and other Commonwealth countries by children at school. ... Hana Ichi Monme ) is a traditional Japanese childrens game. ... Hide and seek is a childrens game. ... Kabaddi (sometimes written Kabbadi or Kabadi) (Telugu: , Punjabi: , Marathi: , Hindi: ,Urdu: ; IPA: ) is a team sport originally from the Indian subcontinent. ... Kho Kho is an Indian sport played by teams of twelve players who try to avoid being touched by members of the opposing team. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Tag (also known as tip, it, touch, tig, tiggy, tick, chasing, chasemaster, chasey, cops and robbers) is an informal playground game that usually involves one or more players attempting to tag other players by touching them with an object, usually their hands. ...

Walking

Two hikers in the Mount Hood National Forest Eagle Creek hiking Hiking is a form of walking, undertaken with the specific purpose of exploring and enjoying the scenery. ... Mens 20 km walk during the 2005 World Championships in Athletics in Helsinki, Finland. ...

Mind Sports by Family

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

Main article: Card Games

See List of card games Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... For the game on The Price Is Right, see Card Game (pricing game). ...


Speedcubing

Rubiks Cube being speedsolved. ...

Strategy Board Games

Backgammon is a board game for two players in which the playing pieces[1] are moved according to the roll of dice. ... This article is about the Western board game. ... starting position on a 10×10 draughts board Draughts, also known as checkers, is a group of mental sport board games between two players which involve diagonal moves of uniform pieces and mandatory captures by jumping over the enemys pieces. ... Chinese checkers Chinese checkers or Chinese chequers is a board game that can be played by two to six people. ... For other uses, see Draft. ... Go is a strategic board game for two players. ... Gomoku, go-moku, or gobang (Japanese: 五目, five points) is a board game traditionally played with go pieces (black and white stones) on a go board (19x19 intersections). ... Jacquet or Jaquet is a French name who in the Middle Age designed pilgrims on the Way of St. ... Mancala is a family of board games played around the world, sometimes called sowing games or count and capture games, which comes from the general gameplay. ... This article is about the four-player game of Chinese origin. ... A selfmade Score Four game Score Four is a 3-D version of the abstract strategy game Connect Four. ...

By other

Air sports

The Frecce Tricolori aerobatic team of the Italian Air Force, flying at the Royal International Air Tattoo, Fairford, England, in 2005 The UK Utterly Butterly display team perform an aerobatic maneuvre with their Boeing Stearmans Red Arrows Hawks in Concorde formation Indian Air Forces Surya Kiran during an aerobatic... Balloons are often used or given on special occasions, like cards or flowers. ... BASE jumping is the sport of using a parachute to jump from fixed objects. ... Hang gliding is one of the windsports. ... Paragliding is a recreational and competitive flying sport. ... Wingsuits in flight Wingsuit flying is the art of flying the human body through the air using a special jumpsuit, called a wingsuit, that shapes the human body into an airfoil which can create lift. ... Skydiver about to land Parachuting, or skydiving, is a recreational activity, competitive sport and method of deployment of military personnel (and occasionally, firefighters). ... Bungee Jump in Normandy, France (Souleuvre Viaduct) Bungee jumping (or bungy jumping) is the sport that originated from New Zealand and was created by maverick daredevil A J Hackett, and his original jump from a bridge in Greenhithe, Auckland. ... Parasailing in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic Parasailing, also known as parascending, is a recreational activity where a person is towed behind a vehicle (usually a boat) while attached to a specially designed parachute, known as a parasail. ...

Animal sports

Angling. ... Bull Riding in Del Rio, Texas Bull riding is a rodeo sport that involves a rider getting on a large male bovine, and attempting to stay mounted for at least 8 seconds. ... Bull attacking a matador Bullfighting or tauromachy (Spanish toreo, corrida de toros or tauromaquia; Portuguese corrida de touros or tauromaquia) is a blood sport that involves, most of the times, professional performers (matadores) who execute various formal moves with the goal of appearing graceful and confident, while masterful over the... Dog sports are activities that involve dogs. ... Dog sports are activities that involve dogs. ... This camel is driven by a child jockey. ... Elephant polo is a variant of polo played whilst riding elephants. ... Ferret legging is a sport practiced in Yorkshire, England, UK. It was first brought to light by Donald Katz, in an article entitled King of the Ferret Leggers, in the October 1987 issue of Outside magazine; the sport is illegal in some countries (e. ... Standard hamster race track with webcam for online viewing Hamster racing is a sport in which hamsters are placed in hamster balls fitted to miniature racing vehicles and raced down a straight 9 meter (30 ft) course. ... There are at least four main types of competitive pigeon sport: Pigeon racing Tumbling Mumbling Tippler Though not quite a sport, fancy breeds of pigeons are also bred to standards and judged in a competitive fashion. ... Sport fishing is a popular attraction in Cabo San Lucas Sport fishing is a term (often used interchangeably with game fishing) that describes recreational fishing where the primary reward is the challenge of finding and catching the fish rather than the culinary or financial value of the fishs flesh. ... Surf Fisherman Surf fishing is the sport of catching fish standing on the shoreline or wading in the surf. ... This article is about the hunting of prey by human society. ... Horse-racing is an equestrian sporting activity which has been practiced over the centuries; the chariot races of Roman times were an early example, as was the contest of the steeds of the god Odin and the giant Hrungnir in Norse mythology. ... A steeplechase race The steeplechase is a form of horse racing (primarily conducted in the United Kingdom, United States, and Ireland) and derives its name from early races in which orientation of the course was by reference to a church steeple, jumping fences and ditches and generally traversing the many... For the Roman class, see Equestrian (Roman) A young rider at a horse show in Australia. ... Monmouth Racetrack in New Jersey in May 2005. ... Western Pleasure is an equestrian show event that tests a the suitability of the horse for appropriate gait cadence and speed, along with suitable disposition traits. ... A trotter training at Vincennes hippodrome Harness racing is a form of horse-racing in which the horses race in a specified gait. ... Pato is a game played on horseback that combines elements from polo and basketball. ... For other uses, see Polo (disambiguation). ... Natonal champions of 2006 In Chile the Rodeo is the second sport but practiced, after soccer. ... Game of Buzkashi in Mazari Sharif, Afghanistan Buzkashi, Kok-boru or Oglak Tartis (Persian: بزکشی buzkashī: goat grabbing) (Uzbek, Tatar, Turkmen: kökbörü, kök blue + börü wolf, Kazakh: көкпар, Kyrgyz: улак) is a traditional Central Asian team sport played on horseback. ... An upper-level dressage competitor performing an extended trot Dressage (a French term meaning training) is a path and destination of competitive horse training, with competitions held at all levels from amateur to the Olympics. ... Hunter/Jumper is a division of english riding. ... Eventing, is an equestrian event which comprises dressage, show-jumping and cross-country. ... A Dutch vaulting team Equestrian vaulting is most often described as gymnastics and dance on horseback, and like these disciplines, it is both an art and a highly competitive sport. ... For other uses, see Rodeo (disambiguation). ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ...

Athletics (track and field)

The term cross-country, when used by itself, can refer to: Cross-country running Cross-country skiing Cross-country equestrianism Cross-country or XC mountain biking Fell running also known as hill running and mountain running This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might... Look up Jumping in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This article is about the athletics event. ... Long jumper at the GE Money Grand Prix in Helsinki, July 2005. ... This article is about the athletic event. ... Pole vaulting is an athletic event where a person uses a long, flexible pole (usually made either of fiberglass or carbon fiber) as an aid to leap over a bar. ... Throwing can have different meanings depending on the context. ... Discus redirects here. ... A hammer thrower competing in a Highland games event in Dornoch, Scotland The modern or Olympic hammer throw is an athletic throwing event where the object is to throw a heavy metal ball attached to a wire and handle. ... Javelin throw An athlete throwing the javelin. ... An atlatl (from Nahuatl ahtlatl ; in English pronounced [1] or [2]) or spear-thrower is a tool that uses leverage to achieve greater velocity in spear-throwing, and includes a bearing surface which allows the user to temporarily store energy during the throw. ... Shot put The shot put is an athletics (track and field) event involving putting (throwing in a pushing motion) a heavy metal ball (called the shot) as far as possible. ... Mens 20 km walk during the 2005 World Championships in Athletics in Helsinki, Finland. ...

Court sports

Other than racquet sports

American (or court) handball, usually referred to simply as handball, is an American form of fives played against one or more walls. ... T Ball can refer to several different sports: Tee Ball Tetherball Category: ... This article is about the sport. ... Netball is a non-contact generally indoor sport similar to, and derived from, basketball. ... For the ball used in this sport, see Volleyball (ball). ... Handball is the name of several different sports: Team handball, or Olympic/European Handball is a game somewhat similar to association football, but the ball is played with the hand, not the foot. ... Footballtennis is a hybrid sport originating in Czechoslovakia; in both the Czech and the Slovak languages it is called nohejbal. ... Prisoner Ball (sometimes referred to as Nukeem ) is a game similar to volleyball. ...

Electronic sports

Sports played using electronic devices.

Robot Combat is a hobby in which two or more radio-controlled machines use varied methods of destroying or disabling the other robot. ... For other uses, see Remote control (disambiguation). ... A Geocache in Germany Geocaching is an outdoor treasure-hunting game in which the participants use a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver or other navigational techniques to hide and seek containers (called geocaches or caches) anywhere in the world. ... A German competitor on a two-meter ARDF course. ... Champions of the 2002 World Radiosport Team Championship (WRTC), Helsinki, Finland. ... High Speed Telegraphy (HST) competitions challenge individuals to correctly receive and copy Morse code transmissions sent at very high speeds. ...

Endurance sports

Cycling is the use of bicycles, or - less commonly - unicycles, tricycles, quadricycles and other similar wheeled human powered vehicles (HPVs) as a means of transport, a form of recreation or a sport. ... This article is about movement. ... An ultramarathon is any running event longer than the traditional marathon length of 42. ... Swimmer redirects here. ... This article is about a type of athletic competition. ... The international orienteering symbol. ... Decathlon is an athletic event combining 10 track and field events. ... Inline skaters competing. ... A coxless pair which is a sweep-oar boat. ... Wheelchair racingis the racing of wheelcahirs, typically by athletes who are unable to run. ... Woodchop or wood chopping is a woodworking task that has become a traditional sport in several cultures. ... Tartu Marathon 2006 cross-country ski race in Estonia. ...

Miscellaneous

It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Baton (twirling). ... Bungee Jump in Normandy, France (Souleuvre Viaduct) Bungee jumping (or bungy jumping) is the sport that originated from New Zealand and was created by maverick daredevil A J Hackett, and his original jump from a bridge in Greenhithe, Auckland. ... Sonya Thomas and Tim Janus at the 2005 Midway Slots Crabcake Eating Competition Competitive eating involves the consumption of large quantities of food in a short time period – typically 15 minutes or less. ... In primary schools throughout the United Kingdom, eggs play an important role in the Egg and Spoon Race, where an egg is placed on a small spoon receptacle, and the children run along straight track, the object being to: Win the race as usual, and Not smash the egg by... This article is about the sport, which is distinguished from stage fencing and academic fencing (mensur). ... Frisbee redirects here. ... A typical freestyle footbag. ... A Hacky Sack Hacky Sack is the trademarked name of a type of footbag. ... Haggis hurling is a Scottish sport involving the hurling of a haggis as far as possible for distance and accuracy from atop a platform (usually a whisky barrel). ... Lumberjacks in Oregon, c. ... Ringo is a sport played mainly in Poland. ... For the Catatonia album, see Paper Scissors Stone (album). ... A game of tetherball Tetherball is a game for two opposing players. ... A favorite at community picnics and school carnivals, a three-legged race is a game of cooperation between partners as much as it is one of speed. ... The sack race is a competitive game in which participants place both of their legs inside a sack or pillow case and hop from a starting point toward a finish line. ... Soap Shoes are shoes made for grinding. ... PATBALL Patball is a massively popular playground game, generally played by boys rather than girls. ... Wall Ball, also called Ball Wall, Suicide, Patball, Off the Wall, thumb, red butt, or Wallsies is a type of ball game involving a group which involves the bouncing of a ball against a wall, and may involve throwing the ball or shoes at other players. ... A game of broomball begins with a face-off Broomball is a popular recreational ice sport originating in Canada and played around the world. ... Quidditch is a fictional sport developed by J. K. Rowling, found in the internationally bestselling Harry Potter novels and films. ... Trapeze artists, in lithograph by Calvert Litho. ...

Motor vehicle racing

Juuso Pykälistö driving a Peugeot 206 World Rally Car at the 2003 Swedish rally Racing cars redirects here. ... Start of a Motocross race Motorcycle Racing A Motor Cross Bike A Speedway Bike There are a variety of sports involving racing motorcycles. ... A kart racer takes a turn on an indoor track Kart racing (as the word is so spelled by enthusiasts) or karting is a variant of open-wheeler motor sport with simple, small four-wheeled vehicles called karts, go-karts, or gearbox/shifter karts depending on the design. ... Motorcycle speedway, normally referred to as Speedway, is a motorcycle sport that involves usually 4 and sometimes up to 6 riders competing over 4 laps of an oval circuit. ... Drifting in technical racing terms refers to a cars slip angle. ... Power boating describes activities performed in a motorized boat. ... Yachting is a physical activity involving boats. ...

Racquet (or racket) sports

Sports where a player use a racquet (or racket) to hit a ball or other objects. Squash racquet and ball Racquetball racquet and ball A racquet (or racket) is a sports implement consisting of a handled frame with an open hoop across which a network of cord is stretched. ...

This article is about the sport. ... Ball Badminton is a type of racquet sport, very similar to badminton, popular in some parts of South India. ... Frontenis is a variation on the game of Jai Alai and found primarily in Mexico. ... Jai-Alai (IPA: in English and IPA: in Basque) means Merry Festival in the Basque language. ... -1... Paddle ball is a one-person game played with an attached ball and paddle. ... A deerskin-lined pelota mixteca de forro ball. ... Pickleball is a sport described as a combination of ping-pong, tennis, and badminton, played in schools, parks and recreation centers, correctional facilities, camps, and retirement communities mostly in North America. ... Platform tennis is unique as the only racquet sport that is played outdoors in cold weather. ... Pington is a sport played by either two opposing players (singles) or two opposing pairs (doubles) and is played indoors. ... Racquetball racquet and ball Racquetball is a sport played with racquets and a hollow rubber ball on an indoor or outdoor court. ... R. P. Keigwin (right) with AEJ Collins the Colleges racquets team at Clifton College circa 1902 Rackets (British English) or Racquets (American English), is an indoor racquet sport played in the United Kingdom, United States, and Canada. ... Racketlon is a racquet-sport cousin of the triathlon and decathlon. ... Rapid Ball is a relatively new sport derived from Squash and Raquetball. ... Jeu de paume in the 17th century. ... Soft tennis is a racket game played on a court of two halves, separated by a net. ... Speedball is a quick, fast paced sport that is simple to teach and combines many aspects of other sports. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... Squash racquet and ball Players in a glass-backed squash court International Squash Singles Court, as specified by the World Squash Federation Squash is an indoor racquet sport that was formerly called Squash racquets, a reference to the squashable soft ball used in the game (compared with the harder ball... Squash tennis is an American variant of squash racquets, but played with a ball and racquets that are closer to the equipment used for lawn tennis, and with somewhat different rules. ... Stické (also Sticke Tennis) is a racquet sport invented in the late 19th century merging aspects of real tennis, racquets, and lawn tennis. ... Ping Pong redirects here. ... For other uses, see Tennis (disambiguation). ... Tennis Polo is a unique field sport played with racquets and a ball similar to those used in tennis – hence how it acquired its name. ... Xare is racquet sport, a form of Basque pelota. ...

Skating sports

Brazilian skater Bruna Santos skates a free skating program Artistic roller skating (sometimes called roller figure skating) is a group of roller skating events similar to figure skating on ice. ... Look up bandy in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... Outdoor ice skating in Austria Ice skating is travelling on ice with skates, narrow (and sometimes parabolic) blade-like devices moulded into special boots (or, more primitively, without boots, tied to regular footwear). ... Inline skaters competing. ... Inline hockey is a variation of roller hockey very similar to ice hockey, from which it is derived. ... Figure skating is an ice skating sporting event where individuals, mixed couples, or groups perform spins, jumps, and other moves on the ice, often to music. ... Ringette is a team sport played on an ice surface. ... Rinkball was discovered in the 1960’s in Sweden. ... Rink hockey is a variant of Roller hockey and is one of the three most popular hockey variants, along with Field hockey and Ice Hockey. ... Skateboarders Skateboarding is the act of riding on and performing tricks with a skateboard. ... Freestyle skaters in action at Les Invalids, Paris. ... For the skate brand of the same name, see Roller Derby (brand). ... Roller Hockey is a form of hockey played on a dry surface using skates with wheels. ... Blading redirects here. ... Roller speed skating is a form of the olympic sport, speed skating. ... Short track speed skating (also Shorttrack speedskating) is a form of competitive ice speed skating. ... Skater hockey is an indoor team sport played with a plastic ball. ... Speed skating, or long track speedskating, long track speed skating, is an Olympic sport where competitors are timed while crossing a set distance. ... Marigold IceUnity Synchronized skating, a large and fast-growing, yet little recognized discipline, consists of 12-16 athletes skating on ice at one time moving as one flowing unit at high speeds. ...

Snowsports

Cross-country skiing (skating style) in Einsiedeln, Switzerland. ... Alpine skier carving a turn on piste Alpine skiing (or downhill skiing) is a recreational activity and sport involving sliding down snow-covered hills with long, thin skis attached to each foot. ... Freestyle skiing began in the 1930s, when Norwegian skiers began performing acrobatics during alpine and cross-country training. ... Speed skiing is the sport of skiing downhill in a straight line as fast as possible. ... Telemark skiing is a term used for skiing using the Telemark turn, which is a technique first popularized by Sondre Norheim. ... Nordic skiing is a winter sport that encompasses all types of skiing where the heel of the boot cannot be fixed to the ski. ... Several biathletes in the shooting area of a competition Biathlon (not to be confused with duathlon) is a term used to describe any sporting event made up of two disciplines. ... Cross-country skiing (aka XC skiing) is an adventure and fitness activity as well as a competitive winter sport popular in many countries with large snowfields, primarily in Europe and Canada. ... The Nordic combined is a winter sport in which athletes compete in both cross-country skiing and ski jumping. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with ski-jumping. ... Ski jumping is a sport in which skiers go down an inrun with a take-off ramp (the jump), attempting to go as far as possible. ... Telemark skiing is a term used for skiing using the Telemark turn, which is a technique first popularized by Sondre Norheim. ... Skinning up the mountain Ski touring, also referred to as ski mountaineering, ski randonnée, and alpine touring (or AT), is a form of backcountry skiing (off-piste skiing) involving trekking from place to place in the wilderness, that has parallels with hiking, backpacking and Alpine climbing or mountaineering. ... Skijoring is a winter dog-powered sport popularized in North America and derived from the Scandinavian sport of pulka. ... SKIBOBS - STALMACH GROUP AUSTRIA : www. ... Snowboarder dropping a cornice. ... Snowboard Cross (sometimes referred to as Boarder Cross) is a snowboard competition in which a group of racers (usually four or more) start simultaneously atop an inclined course, then attempt to reach the end of the course first. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... Snowkiting on lake Kallavesi, Kuopio, Finland in March 2005. ... Snowshoers in Bryce Canyon Snowshoes are a form of footwear devised for travelling over snow. ...

Strength sports

Sports mainly based on sheer power.

This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Thumb wrestling (also Thumb war) is a popular childrens game played with two players, or in tournaments. ... Professional Bodybuilder Gustavo Badell posing Bodybuilding is the process of maximizing muscle hypertrophy through the combination of weight training, sufficient caloric intake, and rest. ... Powerlifting is a strength sport, consisting of three events: the squat, the bench press, and the deadlift. ... Toe wrestling is a popular childrens game played with two players, or in tournaments of more with all individual matches in pairs. ... Tug of war Tug of war or tug o war, also known as rope pulling, is a sport that directly pits two teams against each other in a test of strength. ... Zurkhaneh or zourkhaneh (literally; house of strength) is the Iranian traditional gymnasium, in which the national Iranian sport so called Varzesh-e Pahlavani or Varzesh-e Bastani is practiced. ...

Tables sports

Current World #7 Rank, Danny Hynes Air hockey is a game for two competing players trying to score points in the opposing players goal. ... Backgammon is a board game for two players in which the playing pieces[1] are moved according to the roll of dice. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... This article is about the Western board game. ... Chinese checkers Chinese checkers or Chinese chequers is a board game that can be played by two to six people. ... Connect Four (also known as Plot Four) is a two-player board game in which the objective is to be the first to get four of ones own discs in a line. ... Billiards redirects here. ... Carambole billiards (or carom) is a billiards game possibly developed in the 18th century in France, though the exact date of invention is not clear. ... Louis XIV playing billiards (1694) Carom billiards, sometimes called carambole billiards or simply carambole and, in some cases, used as a synonym for the game of straight rail from which many carom games derive, is the overarching title of a family of billiards games generally played on cloth-covered, five... Five-pins (Italian cinque birilli), also known as five-pin billiards or Italian billiards (It. ... Inset from School of Recreation, 1710. ... Jacob Schaefer, Sr. ... There are two similar yet distinct carom billiard games known as 4-ball. ... Paul Gauguins Night Café at Arles (1888) Artistic billiards, sometimes called fantasy billiards or fantaisie classique, is a carom billiards discipline in which players compete at performing 76 preset shots of varying difficulty. ... Pocket billiards at a pub in Groningen, Netherlands 8 ball pool in Beijing, China Pocket billiards, most commonly referred to as pool, is the general term for a family of games played on a specific class of billiards table, having 6 receptacles called pockets (or holes) along the rails, in... Eight ball players Eight ball is a billiards game played with a cue ball and 15 billiard balls on a pool table with 6 pockets. ... A kick shot in action. ... A correct nine ball rack Nine ball is a contemporary variation of pocket billiards, with historical beginnings rooted in the United States and traceable to the 1920s. ... A straight pool rack, right before the opening break. ... Please wikify (format) this article as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Three Ball is a gambling game of pocket billiards, playable by any number of persons in rotation. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... 10-Ball is basically 9-Ball with the number 10 ball added to the game. ... Rotation (or rotation pool) is a pocket billiards (pool) game played using a standard pool table and standard triangular rack of fifteen (solid/stripe) billiard balls. ... Woodcut detail from A Little Pretty Pocket-Book (1744), providing the first known reference to baseball. ... Vincent Van Goghs The Night Café Cribbage, sometimes called cribbage pocket billiards, cribbage pool, fifteen points and pair pool, is a two player pocket billiards game that, like its namesake card game, has a scoring system which awards points for pairing groups of balls (rather than playing cards) that... Bank pool has been gaining popularity in recent years. ... A trick shot (or trickshot) is a shot played on a billiards table (usually a pool table, though snooker tables are also used), which does something with the balls that would seem unlikely. ... A trick shot is a shot played on a billiards table (usually a pool table, though snooker tables are also used), which does something with the balls that would seem unlikely. ... Speed Pool is a solitary billiard game. ... Bowlliards is a pool game often used as a training drill. ... Chicago is a money ball pocket billiards gambling game. ... A leather shake bottle and plastic pills or peas as used in Kelly pool. ... Cutthroat is a three-player pocket billiards game, played on a pool table using cue sticks. ... Killer is a multi-player folk variant of straight pool in which each player is assigned a set number of lives and takes one shot per inning to attempt to pocket (pot) a ball, or else lose a life. ... Russian Billiards pyramid. ... Snooker is a cue sport that is played on a large baize-covered table with pockets in each of the four corners and in the middle of each of the long side cushions. ... Snooker Plus was a variation on the game of snooker and it was created by Joe Davis, the reigning World snooker champion of the time. ... A snooker table English Billiards is a form of billiards played on a 6 × 12 rectangular table with pockets in the four corners and in the middle of the long sides (see Snooker for markings and a diagram). ... The leather shake bottle used as a carom target in bottle pool. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Bagatelle (from French by way of the Italian bagattella, a trifle) is a game, the object of which is to get a number of balls past pins (which act as obstacles) into holes. ... Bar billiards is a form of billiards which was possibly initially based on the traditional game of bagatelle. ... Bumper pool is a casual billiards game played on an octagonal or rectangular table with one pocket centered on each end. ... For other uses, see Draft. ... Domino redirects here. ... Go is a strategic board game for two players. ... Gomoku, go-moku, or gobang (Japanese: 五目, five points) is a board game traditionally played with go pieces (black and white stones) on a go board (19x19 intersections). ... Jacquet is a game of the Backgammon family that was once very popular in Europe. ... Mancala is a family of board games played around the world, sometimes called sowing games or count and capture games, which comes from the general gameplay. ... This article is about the four-player game of Chinese origin. ... Reversi and Othello are names for an abstract strategy board game which involves play by two parties on an eight-by-eight square grid with pieces that have two distinct sides. ... This article is about the Japanese board game. ... The verb to scrabble also means to scratch, scramble or scrape about: see Wiktionary:scrabble. ... Rubiks Cube being speedsolved. ... This article is about the board game. ... Table football (Bonzini style table). ... Ping Pong redirects here. ... Table hockey being played Table hockey is a sport played on table hockey games. ... Chinese chess redirects here. ...

Target sports

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

Archery is the practice of using a bow to shoot arrows. ... This article contains a trivia section. ... A Duckpin bowling ball Duckpins in relation to the ball Duckpin bowling is a form of bowling that is popular along the eastern coast of the United States, from Virginia through the south coast of New England, and in Quebec. ... An atlatl (from Nahuatl ahtlatl ; in English pronounced [1] or [2]) or spear-thrower is a tool that uses leverage to achieve greater velocity in spear-throwing, and includes a bearing surface which allows the user to temporarily store energy during the throw. ... Five-pin bowling is a bowling variant which is only played in Canada, where many bowling alleys offer it, either alone or in combination with ten-pin bowling. ... This article is about the various cue sports. ... Bar billiards is a form of billiards which was possibly initially based on the traditional game of bagatelle. ... For other uses, see Bowl (disambiguation). ... Bowling Pin Shooting is a shooting sport (primarily for handguns) in which the competitors try to knock standard bowling pins from a table in the shortest elapsed time. ... Carom is a board game. ... Candlepin Bowling pins are specified as 15 3/4 inches (400 mm) in height, have identical ends, and are almost 3 inches (76 mm) in diameter at the center. ... This article is about the American-style game. ... Snooker is a cue sport that is played on a large baize-covered table with pockets in each of the four corners and in the middle of each of the long side cushions. ... Bocce players scoring Bocce is a precision sport closely related to bowls and pétanque with a common ancestry from ancient games played in the Roman Empire. ... Boccia is a competitive sport, similar to bowls (but closer to bocce as the balls are not biased), but designed to be played by people with disabilities _ specifically, cerebral palsy and other locomotor disabilities (those which affect motor skills). ... Boules /bul/ is a collective name for games played with metal balls. ... A calva throw Calva is a traditional sport played in certain parts of Spain. ... For the Smalltalk based 3D software platform, see Croquet project. ... For other uses, see Curling (disambiguation). ... Darts is a game in which darts are thrown at a target hung on a wall. ... Gateball is a mallet sport similar to croquet. ... A player putting at Cass Benton Disc Golf Course; Northville, Michigan. ... Speed Golf (also known as Extreme Golf and Fitness Golf) is a sport started in California in 1979 and which involves completing an 18-hole golf course in the shortest possible time. ... Golfcross is a sport developed by New Zealander Burton Silver. ... For the 1923 film starring Oliver Hardy, see Horseshoes (film). ... Knife throwing is an art, sport, or variously an entertainment technique, involving an artist skilled in the art of throwing knives, the weapons thrown, and a target. ... Soldiers of the 2e REI training with laser tag equipment. ... Men playing bowls Bowls (or Lawn Bowls) is a precision sport where the goal is to roll slightly radially asymmetrical balls (called bowls) closer to a smaller white ball (the jack) than ones opponent is able to do. ... Hand-made marbles from West Africa Different glass marbles from a glass-mill For other uses, see Marbles (disambiguation). ... Matball, is a sport widely played in schools inside the United States. ... Pall mall illustrated in Old English Sports, Pastimes and Customs, published 1891 Pall mall (pronounced pal-mal) or palle maille was a game played in the 16th and 17th centuries, and a precursor to croquet. ... On the beach at Nice, France Pétanque is a form of boules where the goal is to throw metal balls as close as possible to a jack (a small wooden ball called a cochonnet in French, which means piglet). ... A woodsball player firing at opponents from behind cover. ... The shooting sports include those competitive sports involving tests of proficiency (accuracy and speed) using various types of guns such as firearms and airguns (see Archery for more information on shooting sports that make use of bows and arrows). ... Pins and ball Large scale game Skittles is an old European target sport, a variety of bowling, from which Ten-pin bowling, Duckpin bowling, and Candlepin bowling in the United States, and Five-pin bowling in Canada are descended. ... Ten-pin bowling. ... Trugo, or alernatively TruGo, is a sport invented in the railway repair workshops of Newport, in the Western suburbs of Melbourne, by railway workers in the 1920s. ... Skittles (sport) is the sport from which bowling originated. ... The object is to collect as many points as possible by rolling balls into the holes. ... Pitch and putt is a short form of golf played by people of all ages. ...

Team sports

Sports that involve teams.

United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... Kilikiti ( kirikiti, Samoan cricket) is one of several forms of cricket. ... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... High marking is a key skill and spectacular attribute of Australian rules football Precise field and goal kicking using the oval shaped ball is the key skill in Australian rules football Australian rules football, also known as Australian football, Aussie rules, or simply football or footy is a code of... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Look up bandy in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This article is about the sport. ... This article is about the sport. ... Beach handball is a team sport where two teams pass and bounce a ball trying to throw it in the goal of the opposing team. ... Beach Soccer game Beach Soccer (Beasal) or Beach football is a variant of the sport of association football. ... Beach Rugby is a sport based off of Rugby Football and, more specifically, rugby league. ... For the ball used in this sport, see Volleyball (ball). ... Bossaball court Bossaball court. ... Victoria Shamrocks vs Peterborough Lakers, Mann Cup 2005. ... the sport of cricket|Bowling (cricket)}} For other uses, see Bowling (disambiguation). ... Pelota Vasca or Pelota Valenciana (in Spanish; pilota in Basque, Valenciano and Catalan; pelote in French, from Latin pila) is a name for a variety of court sports played with a ball using ones hand, a racket, a wooden bat (pala), or a basket propulsor, against a wall (front... A game of broomball begins with a face-off Broomball is a popular recreational ice sport originating in Canada and played around the world. ... Camogie (in Irish, camógaíocht) is a Celtic team sport, the womens variant of hurling. ... Diagram of a Canadian football field. ... This article is about the sport. ... For other uses, see Curling (disambiguation). ... For the 2004 film, see Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story. ... The wallgame has been played since 1766 The Eton Wall Game originated at Eton College. ... A game of field hockey in progress Field hockey is a popular sport for men, women and children in many countries around the world. ... Fistball is a very old sport which continues to be practiced all over the world: in Europe, North and South America, Africa and Asia. ... A floorball match between Sweden (yellow) and Finland (white) Floorball is a gay indoor team sport played using composite or carbon sticks with a plastic vented blade where the aim is to put a light plastic ball into the opponents goal. ... Cubbies (or Cuppies) is an informal variant on football originating spontaneously in different parts of the world. ... Footballtennis originated from Czechoslovakia, where is called nohejbal. In 1922 members of soccer club Slavia Praha, started playing game which they called soccer over the rope, because in first times was played over rope, which later was substited by net. ... Footvolley is a sport which combines field rules that are based on those of volleyball with ball-touch rules taken from football. ... Impression of Frisian handball Frisian handball (Dutch: kaatsen, Frisian: Keatsen) is a traditional Frisian sport, related to American handball and fives, that is most commonly practiced by people from the northern province of Fryslân/Friesland. ... Futsal in Germany Futsal is an indoor version of football (soccer). ... Gaelic Football (Irish: Peil, Peil Gaelach or Caid ), commonly referred to as football, or Gaelic , is a form of football played mainly in Ireland. ... Gaelic handball (Irish: Liathróid Láimhe) (also known as handball, Irish handball, court handball or wall handball) is a sport similar to racquetball and squash in that it is one of the four Gaelic Games organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association. ... Gateball is a mallet sport similar to croquet. ... Goalball is a team sport designed for blind athletes. ... Handball player leaps towards the goal prior to throwing the ball, while the goalkeeper extends himself trying to stop it. ... Harrow Football is a football style game played exclusively at Harrow School. ... Hornussen is an indigenous Swiss sport and is like a cross between baseball and golf. ... For other uses, see Horseshoe (disambiguation). ... For the Cornish sport, see Cornish Hurling. ... An indoor soccer game in Mexico. ... Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... Inline hockey is a variation of roller hockey very similar to ice hockey, from which it is derived. ... Kabaddi (sometimes written Kabbadi or Kabadi) (Telugu: , Punjabi: , Marathi: , Hindi: ,Urdu: ; IPA: ) is a team sport originally from the Indian subcontinent. ... Adults playing kickball. ... A korfball match in the Netherlands between Trekvogels and OZC Korfball (Dutch: Korfbal) is a team ball game, similar in many ways to mixed netball. ... For other uses, see Lacrosse (disambiguation). ... Ballcourt at Monte Alban Ballcourt at Uaxactun The Mesoamerican ballgame[1] was a sport with ritual associations played for over 3000 years by the peoples of Mesoamerica in Pre-Columbian times. ... An American college marching band on the field (Kansas State University) A marching band is a group of instrumental musicians who generally perform outdoors, and who incorporate movement â€“ usually some type of marching and other movements  â€“ with their musical performance. ... Netball is a non-contact generally indoor sport similar to, and derived from, basketball. ... Oina is a Romanian sport, similar in some ways to the American baseball. ... A woodsball player firing at opponents from behind cover. ... Girls playing pesäpallo in Siilinjärvi Pesäpallo (Swedish: Boboll, also referred to as Finnish baseball) is a fast-moving ball sport thats quite often referred to as the national sport of Finland and has some presence in other countries, such as Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, Australia, and Northern... On the beach at Nice, France Pétanque is a form of boules where the goal is to throw metal balls as close as possible to a jack (a small wooden ball called a cochonnet in French, which means piglet). ... For other uses, see Polo (disambiguation). ... Polocrosse it is a team sport that is played all over the world. ... Ringette is a team sport played on an ice surface. ... Rinkball was discovered in the 1960’s in Sweden. ... Road hockey game in Washington, DC Road hockey, also known as street hockey, dek hockey, ground hockey, or ball hockey is a version of ice hockey (or inline hockey) played with or without skates. ... Roller Hockey is a form of hockey played on a dry surface using skates with wheels. ... For the movie, see Rounders (film). ... A coxless pair which is a sweep-oar boat. ... The Royal Shrovetide Football Match occurs annually on Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday in the town of Ashbourne in Derbyshire, England. ... For other uses, see Rugby (disambiguation). ... Rugby league football is a full-contact team sport played with a prolate spheroid-shaped ball by two teams of thirteen on a rectangular grass field. ... For other uses, see Rugby (disambiguation). ... A child demonstrating sepak takraw. ... // A shinty game in progress Shinty (Scottish Gaelic camanachd or iomain) is a team sport played with sticks and a ball. ... Skater hockey is an indoor team sport played with a plastic ball. ... Pins and ball Large scale game Skittles is an old European target sport, a variety of bowling, from which Ten-pin bowling, Duckpin bowling, and Candlepin bowling in the United States, and Five-pin bowling in Canada are descended. ... Chris Young shows big air on the attack SlamBall is a four player team sport loosely based on basketball. ... Softball is a team sport popular especially in the United States. ... A surfboat is an oar-driven boat designed to go out in heavy surf or severe waves. ... Motorcycle speedway, normally referred to as Speedway, is a motorcycle sport that involves usually 4 and sometimes up to 6 riders competing over 4 laps of an oval circuit. ... For other uses, see Speedball (disambiguation). ... Tennis Polo is a unique field sport played with racquets and a ball similar to those used in tennis – hence how it acquired its name. ... For other uses, see Tennis (disambiguation). ... Tchoukball is an indoor team sport developed in the 1970s by Swiss biologist Dr. Hermann Brandt, who believed that His aim was to develop a team sport which did not involve the horrific injuries which he viewed as plaguing other such sports. ... For the womens version of the game, see Womens Test cricket. ... Throwball is a game with a basic set-up like volleyball, i. ... Ultimate Football is a football variant used in many physical education classes as a means to provide agility and endurance training while playing a competitive and fun game. ... Ultimate (sometimes called ultimate Frisbee in reference to the trademarked brand name) is a non-contact competitive team game played with a 175 gram flying disc. ... Underwater Football is a sport that shares common elements of Underwater Hockey and Underwater rugby. ... Underwater hockey (also called Octopush) is a non-contact sport in which two teams compete to manoeuvre a puck across the bottom of a swimming pool into goals. ... Underwater Rugby (UWR) is the only sport in which the players can move in three dimensions. ... For the ball used in this sport, see Volleyball (ball). ... Viperball In 2004, the sport of Viperball was created by Tennis Polo enthusiasts in the Western United States as an indoor variation of Tennis Polo. ... Wallyball (known in some places as rebound volleyball) is a fast-paced sport that was invented by Joe Garcia in 1979. ... Water polo is a team water sport. ... Wheelchair basketball is a sport played primarily by people with disabilities. ... A wheelchair tennis player serving. ... Wheelchair rugby Wheelchair rugby is a team sport for athletes with a disability. ... Wiffleball is a sport generally enjoyed by children and families. ... Bold text // Rugby sevens being played at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, which was held at Melbournes Telstra Dome. ... Six-man football is a variant of high school American football that is played with six players per team, instead of 11. ... An Intramural game of co-ed flag football at the University of Texas at Austin Flag football is a version of American football that is popular across the United States. ... The name touch football may refer to several similar but unrelated games. ... Twenty20 is a form of cricket, originally introduced in the United Kingdom for professional inter-county competition by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), in 2003. ... Prisoner Ball (sometimes referred to as Nukeem ) is a game similar to volleyball. ...

Water sports

Main article: List of water sports

There are a large number of sports that involve water. ...

Windsports

Sport which uses wind:

An ice boat (more commonly spelled as one word - iceboat, once called an ice scooter) is a boat or purpose-built framework similar in appearance to a sail boat but fitted with skis or runners (skates) and designed to run over ice instead of (liquid) water, known in the sport... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Land yacht. ... A windsurfer with modern gear tilts the rig and carves the board to perform a planing jibe (downwind turn) close to shore in Maui, Hawaii. ... Power kites at Coche, Venezuela Kitesurfing in the Columbia River Gorge Kitesurfers use power kites hooked into harnesses to glide through water and air Kitesurfing at Port Douglas, Australia Kitesurfing, also known as kiteboarding, involves using a power kite to pull a rider through the water on a small surfboard... Kite buggy and traction kite. ... Yokaichi Giant Kite Festival held on the fourth Sunday every May in Higashiomi, Shiga, Japan Kite flying is the activity of flying kites, light, man-made objects designed to fly in wind. ... Yokaichi Giant Kite Festival held on the fourth Sunday every May in Higashiomi, Shiga, Japan Kite flying is the activity of flying tethered man-made objects in wind. ... For either of the songs named Sailing, see Sailing (song). ...

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