List of sports
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The following is a list of sports and games, divided by category.
According to the World Sports Encyclopaedia (2003), there are 8,000 known indigenous sports and sporting games.
Acrobatic arts
Acrobatics
Acrobalance
Adagio
Acro dance
Acroyoga
Artistic cycling
Color guard (flag spinning)
Dancing
Dancesport
Ballroom dancing
Standard
Latin
Salsa
Breakdancing
Acrobatic rock and roll
Wheelchair dancesport
Dragon dance and Lion dance
Gloving
Cheerleading
Figure skating
High kick
Motorcycle stunt riding
Paragliding
Pole sports
Pole dance
Quadrobics
Slackwire
Slacklining
Tightrope walking
Trampolining
Parkour/Freerunning
Sport Parkour and Freerunning are empirically measured competitions of skill, speed or style on an obstacle based course. Self expression, demonstration of control and power are measured.
Freerunning
Martial Arts Tricking
Ninja Warrior
Obstacle racing (OCR)
Parkour
World Chase Tag
Air sports
Aerobatics
3D Aerobatics
Competition aerobatics
Air racing
Drone racing
Airspeeder
Formula One Air Racing
Formula V Air Racing
Red Bull Air Race World Championship
Hot air ballooning
Cluster ballooning
Hopper ballooning
Gliding
Hang gliding
Powered hang glider
Human-powered aircraft
Kiteboarding
Model aircraft
Parachuting
BASE jumping
Canopy piloting
Skysurfing
Wingsuit flying
Airplane wingsuit formation
Bodyflight (indoor skydiving)
Paragliding
Powered paragliding (paramotoring)
Ultralight aviation
Animal sports
Bovines
Bull-leaping
Course landaise
Jallikattu
Recortes
Bull wrestling
Bataille de Reines
Combat de Reines
Tōgyū
Idi probak
Kambala
Pacu jawi
Running of the bulls
Yak polo
Yak racing
Yak skiing
Dog sports
Sports in which dogs participate.
Baiting
Dog fighting
Venatio
Hog-dog rodeo
Sheepdog trial
Treibball
Heelwork to music
Musical canine freestyle
Obedience trial
Rally obedience
Schutzhund
Bikejoring
Canicross
Carting
Dog scootering
Mushing
Skijoring
Weight pulling
Dachshund racing
Greyhound racing
Shepherd's Shemozzle
Sled dog racing
Terrier racing
Beagling
Coon hunting
Coursing
Drag hunting
Earthdog trial
Field trial
Fox hunting
Hare coursing
Hound trailing
Hunting the clean boot
Lure coursing
Nosework
Tracking trial
Trail hunting
Dock jumping
Dog surfing
Agility
Dog show
Dog skateboarding
Disc dog
Flyball
Junior showmanship
Puppy Bowl
Equines
Sports using a horse.
Fishing
Angling
Big-game fishing
Casting
Noodling
Spearfishing
Sport fishing
Surf fishing
Rock fishing
Fly fishing
Ice fishing
Bass fishing
Hunting
Sometimes considered blood sports.
Beagling
Big game hunting
Boar hunting
Hunting by cheetah
Deer hunting
Fox hunting
Wolf hunting
Rodeo-originated
Sports that have originated from rodeos in the old Western Americas.
Barrel racing
Bronc riding
Saddle Bronc Riding
Bareback Bronc Riding
Bull riding
Miniature Bull Riding
Charrería
Jaripeo
Chilean rodeo
Goat tying
Indian rodeo
Pole bending
Roping
Breakaway Roping
Tie-down Roping
Team roping
Steer roping
Steer riding
Steer wrestling
Others
Athletics
Jumping
Long jump
Standing long jump
Triple jump
Standing triple jump
High jump
Standing high jump
Pole vault
Vertical jump
Throwing
Boomerang
Discus
Hammer throw
Javelin
Shot put
Parasports
Club throw
Softball throw
Throws pentathlon
Traditional
Keg-tossing
Weight over bar
Weight throw
Running
Combined
Pentathlon
Throws pentathlon
Women pentathlon
Hexathlon
Heptathlon
Octathlon
Decathlon
Tetradecathlon
Icosathlon
Ball games
Bat-and-ball games (safe haven games)
Games in which the objective of the offensive team is to reach safe havens to score runs, and of the defense to prevent it.
Billiards
Cue sports
Ground billiards
Pall-mall
Croquet
Roque
Gateball
Trucco
Woodball
Boules sports
Games which the objective is to throw, roll or slide balls as closely as possible to a jack or target.
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