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The following is a 'list of sports', divided by category. There are many more sports to be added. This system has a disadvantage because some sports may fit in more than one category. Here they are only listed in one.

Contents

Adventure

Air sports

Animal sports

Athletics (track and field)

Combat sports

Court sports

Cycling

Endurance sports

Entertainment sports

Extreme Sports

Gymnastics

Miscellaneous

Motor Vehicle racing

Multiple sports

Racquet (or racket) sports

Skating sports

Skiing or Snowboard sports

Sled sports

Strength sports

Table sports

Target sports

Team sports

Towing sports

Water sports

Dancesport

External links

Adventure

★ Amateur Radio Direction Finding ★ Caving ★ Geocaching ★ Ice climbing

★ Orienteering ★ Mountaineering ★ Rock climbing

Air sports

★ Aerobatics ★ Ballooning ★ BASE jumping ★ Hang gliding

★ Parachuting ★ Paragliding ★ Wingsuit flying

Animal sports

★ Angling

★ Dog sports: See List of dog sports

★ Cockfight

★ Elephant polo

★ Ferret legging

★ Hamster racing

★ Pigeon sport

★ Sport fishing

★ Surf fishing

★ Equestrianism

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★ Quarterhorse racing

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★ Steeplechase

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★ Equestrianism

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★ Thoroughbred racing

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★ Western Pleasure

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★ Harness racing

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★ Pato

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★ Polo

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★ Chilean rodeo

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★ Buzkashi

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★ Dressage

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★ Hunter-jumpers

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★ Combined training

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★ Vaulting

Athletics (track and field)

★ Jumping

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★ Triple jump

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★ Long jump

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★ High jump

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★ Pole vault

★ Throwing

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★ Discus

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★ Hammer throw

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★ Javelin

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★ Atlatl

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★ Shot put

★ Race walking
== Boardsports ==
Sports that are played with some sort of board as the primary equipment.
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★ Surfing

★ Windsurfing

★ Bodyboarding

★ Wakeboarding

★ Skurfing

★ Kneeboarding

★ Kiteboarding

★ Skimboarding

★ Riverboarding

★ Skateboarding

★ Streetboarding

★ Mountainboarding

★ Kite landboarding

★ Pineboarding

★ Rope boarding

★ Snowboarding

★ Snowskating

★ Snowkiting

★ Sandboarding

★ Skysurfing

★ Streetluge
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Combat sports

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

★ Aba Guresi

★ Adithada

★ Ado Murai

★ Aikido

★ Akroteri Punching

★ Apelbauming

★ Armkast

★ Armtag

★ Arnis

★ At Glimast

★ At Klaves

★ Atemi Jutsu

★ Att Kasta

★ Bafaquan

★ Baguazhang

★ Bajiquan

★ Bak Mei

★ Bando

★ Banshay

★ Battojutsu

★ Black Tiger Kung Fu

★ Bōjutsu

★ Bokator

★ Bokhin Barildaan

★ Bothati

★ Boxing

★ Brata

★ Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

★ Broeratok

★ Bugei

★ Bujinkan

★ But Marma Atti

★ Bijutsu

★ Borneo Silat

★ Bukestag

★ Butt Tag

★ Buno

★ Byxkast

★ Byxtag

★ Cage Fighting

★ Capoeira

★ Chaquan

★ Cheibi Gad-Ga

★ Chess boxing

★ Chinna Adi

★ Chow Gar

★ Choy Lay Fut

★ Cinco Teros

★ Daito-Ryu Aiki-Jujitsu

★ Dambe (Hausa Boxing)

★ Dinni Style

★ Ditangquan

★ Do Pi Kung Fu

★ Dra Balte

★ Dragon Kung Fu

★ Drunken Boxing

★ Dumog

★ Eagle Claw

★ Emeiquan

★ Erhim-Buhudbur

★ Eskrima

★ Espada y Daga

★ Famnkast

★ Fanziquan
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★ Fencing

★ Five Ancestors

★ Fujian White Crane

★ Fu Jow Pai

★ Galhofa

★ Gatka

★ Genbukan

★ Gialki

★ Glima

★ Gongfu

★ Goresh

★ Goshin Jujitsu

★ Gou Quan

★ Gouren

★ Hakko Ryu

★ Hapkido

★ Hau Kuen

★ Houquan

★ Hsing Yi

★ Hung Fut

★ Hung Gar

★ Hryggspenna

★ Iaido

★ Inbuan Wrestling

★ Jeet Kune Do

★ Jendo

★ Jinenkan

★ Jing Quan Do

★ Jojutsu

★ Jow-Ga Kung Fu

★ Judo

★ Jujutsu (Ju-Jitsu)

★ Junta

★ Juppermringen

★ Kabaddi

★ Kalarippayattu

★ Kaipor

★ Kalari-Payat

★ Kali Sikaran

★ Karate

★ Ke Nang Haun

★ Kempo

★ Kendo

★ Kenjutsu

★ Kenpo

★ Kenpo Kai

★ Khmer Boxing

★ Khmer Traditional Wrestling

★ Kickboxing

★ Kinomichi

★ Kirip

★ Kito

★ Kombatan

★ Koshti Choukheh

★ Kragenringen

★ Kragtag

★ Krav Maga

★ Kuen-Do

★ Kung-fu

★ Kuntao

★ Kuresh

★ Kusak Guresi

★ Kuttu Varisai

★ Kyokushin
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★ Kyudo

★ Lathi

★ Lanthwei

★ Lau Gar

★ Lausaglima

★ Leopard Kung Fu

★ Leibringen

★ Liu Seong Kuntao

★ Liuhe Bafa

★ Lucha De Roncal

★ Lucta Voluctatoria

★ Luohan Quan

★ Malla-Yuddha/Mallakrida

★ Malyutham

★ Mansei-Kan

★ Mei Hua Quan

★ Mian Quan

★ Mixed martial arts

★ Mizo Inchai

★ Mongolian wrestling

★ Monkey Kung Fu

★ Mukna

★ Muay Thai

★ Mukna

★ Mustlasemaadlus

★ My Jong Law Horn

★ Naban

★ Naginata-Do

★ Nakamuru Ryu

★ Nanbudo

★ Nanquan

★ Nguni Stick Fighting

★ Ninjitsu

★ Nippo Kempo

★ Niyuddha-Kride

★ Northern Praying Mantis

★ Paochui

★ Paintball

★ Pak Mei (White Eyebrow)

★ Pa Kua Chang

★ Pananjakman

★ Pangmut

★ Pelivanski Borby

★ Pehlwani

★ Pencak Silat

★ Peroresu

★ Piguaquan

★ Pradal Serey

★ Probar A Juntar

★ Professional wrestling

★ Ringtapaini

★ Rough and Tumble

★ Rutzen

★ Ryssankasti

★ Silat

★ Sambo

★ San Shao

★ San Soo

★ Sarit Sarak

★ Savate

★ Schwingen

★ Shanzo (Hydrabadi Martial Arts)

★ Shaolin Nam Pai Chuan
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★ Shaolin Quan

★ Shastar Vidiya

★ Shidokan

★ Shindo Yoshin Ryu

★ Shinkendo

★ Shintaido

★ Shintai Do

★ Shnei-Taido

★ Shoot Boxing

★ Shooto

★ Shorinji Kempo

★ Shuai Jiao

★ Shequan

★ Siddebde Hanekamp

★ Silambam Nillakalakki

★ Silat

★ Sindo

★ S'istrumpa

★ Skiamachia

★ Sikaran

★ Skindtraekning

★ Slengjetag

★ Southern Praying Mantis

★ Ssirum

★ Sumo

★ Suntukan

★ Sviptimgar

★ Taekwondo

★ Tae-Kyon

★ Tai Chi Chuan

★ Taido

★ Taijiquan

★ Taijutsu

★ Tang Soo Do (tangsudo)

★ Tantui

★ Tendo-Ryu

★ Thang-Ta

★ Tien Shan Pai

★ Tipn

★ Tomiki

★ Tongbeiquan

★ Vajra Mushti (Vajra Mukti)

★ Varma Kalai

★ Varzesh-E Pehlivani

★ Wing Chun

★ Wrestling

★ Wado Ryu

★ Wado Kai

★ Whatoto

★ Whawhai Mekemeke

★ Wing Chun

★ Wudangquan

★ Wushu

★ Xingyiquan

★ Yağlı güreş

★ Yau Kung Mun

★ Yawyan

★ Yingzhaoquan

★ Yiquan

★ Yosei-Kan

★ Yoshin-Kan

★ Zui Quan
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Court sports

Other than Racquet sports

★ American handball

★ Fives

★ Basketball

★ Netball

★ Volleyball

★ Handball

Cycling

Sports using bicycles or unicycles.
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★ Bicycle polo

★ BMX racing

★ Cyclo-cross

★ Mountain bicycling

★ Mountain unicycling
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★ Road bicycle racing

★ Track cycling

★ Unicycle trials
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Endurance sports

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★ Cycling

★ Running

★ Ultramarathon

★ Swimming
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★ Triathlon

★ Inline speed skating

★ Rowing
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Entertainment sports

★ Professional Wrestling

★ Winterguard

★ Color Guard

★ Marching Band

★ Drum Corps
Cheerleading, if a sport would be in this category. Cheerleading was designated NOT a sport in 1933 by the Sports Association of America.

Extreme Sports

sport featuring speed, height, danger, a high level of physical exertion, highly specialized gear, or spectacular stunts.
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★ Aggressive skating

★ BASE jumping

★ Barefoot skiing

★ BMX freestyle

★ Bodyboarding

★ Bouldering

★ Climbing

★ Drag racing

★ Extreme Ironing

★ Freebording

★ Flowboard

★ Freestyle Motocross

★ Ghost riding the whip

★ Gliding

★ Hang gliding
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★ Ice climbing

★ Kite landboarding

★ Kitesurfing

★ Kitewing

★ Kneeboarding

★ Motocross

★ Mountain biking

★ Mountain boarding

★ Mountaineering

★ Paintballing

★ Paragliding

★ Paramotoring

★ Poweriser

★ Rock climbing
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★ Roller derby

★ Sandsurfing

★ Scuba diving

★ Skateboarding

★ Skiboarding

★ Skimboarding

★ Skydiving

★ Skysurfing

★ Slamball

★ Snakeboarding

★ Snowboarding

★ Snowskating

★ Spearfishing

★ Street luge
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★ Stunt pogo

★ Surfing

★ Surf fishing

★ Tricking

★ Unicycling

★ Wakeboarding

★ Water skiing

★ Whitewater kayaking

★ Whitewater rafting

★ Windsports

★ Wingsuit flying

★ Windsurfing

★ Wing walking

★ Zorbing
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Gymnastics

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★ Artistic gymnastics

★ Rhythmic gymnastics

★ Sports acrobatics

★ Tricking
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★ Sports aerobics

★ Trampolining
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Miscellaneous

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★ Kabaddi

★ Aggressive skating

★ BASE jumping

★ Bungee jumping

★ Canyoning

★ Combat robot

★ Casting

★ Competitive eating

★ Electronic sports

★ Flying disc

★ Footbag (hacky sack)

★ Ga-ga
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★ Haggis hurling

★ Keysport (La Llave)

★ Kite landboarding

★ Mountainboarding

★ Parkour

★ Ringo

★ Rock climbing

★ Sectorball

★ Sport stacking

★ Skateboarding

★ Surf fishing

★ Tetherball

★ Soap shoes
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Motor Vehicle racing

★ Auto racing

★ Motorcycle racing

★ Hallball

★ Karting

★ Speedway (track racing)

Multiple sports

★ Modern pentathlon

★ Triathlon

★ Runarchery

★ Muiti Sports

Racquet (or racket) sports

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

★ 'Ball badminton'

★ Batinton

★ Frontenis

★ Jai-Alai

★ Lotball

★ Matkot

★ Paddleball

★ Pelota

★ Pickleball

★ Platform tennis

★ Pington

★ Racquetball

★ Racquets
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★ Racketlon

★ Real tennis

★ Soft tennis

★ Speed-o-Ball (Speedball)

★ Squash

★ Squash tennis

★ Stické

★ Table tennis

★ Tambourelli

★ Tennis

★ Tennis Polo

★ Xare
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Skating sports

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★ Artistic roller skating

★ Bandy

★ Ice hockey

★ Ice Skating

★ Inline speed skating

★ Inline hockey

★ Ringette

★ Rinkball

★ Rink hockey

★ Skateboarding
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★ Freestyle slalom skating

★ Roller derby

★ Roller hockey

★ Roller skating

★ Roller speed skating

★ Short track speed skating

★ Skater hockey

★ Speed skating

★ Synchronized skating
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Skiing or Snowboard sports

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★ Alpine skiing

★ Backcountry skiing

★ Biathlon

★ BroomBall

★ Cross country skiing

★ Freestyle skiing

★ Grass skiing

★ Nordic combined

★ Roller skiing

★ Skibob
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★ Ski flying

★ Skijoring

★ Ski jumping

★ Ski touring

★ Speed skiing

★ Telemark skiing

★ Snowboarding

★ Snowshoeing

★ Freestyle snowboarding

★ Extreme snowboarding
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Sled sports

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★ Bobsleigh

★ Land luge (or street luge)

★ Luge
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★ Skeleton

★ Toboggan
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Strength sports

Sports mainly based on sheer power.
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★ Bodybuilding

★ Powerlifting
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★ Tug of war

★ Weightlifting

★ Strength athletics

★ Zourkhaneh
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Table sports

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★ Air Hockey

★ Billiard Sports

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★ Billiards

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★ Bar billiards

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★ Carambole billiard

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★ Pool

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★ Snooker

★ Backgammon

★ Blackjack

★ Carrom

★ Bridge

★ Card Games

★ Checkers
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★ Chess

★ Chinese Checkers

★ Connect Four

★ Cubing (Rubik's CubeFifteen Puzzle)

★ Dices

★ Draughts

★ Dominoes

★ Go

★ Go-Moku

★ Mancala

★ Mahjong

★ Monopoly

★ Morris
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★ Payday

★ Poker

★ Reversi(Othello)

★ Rummy

★ Shogi

★ Scrabble

★ Trading card games

★ Solitaire

★ Stratego

★ Subbuteo

★ Sudoku

★ Table curling

★ Table football

★ ITHF Table Hockey
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Target sports

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

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★ Kyudo

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★ Runarchery

★ Atlatl

★ Billiard Sports

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★ Billiards

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★ Bar billiards

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★ Carambole billiard

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★ Pool

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★ Snooker

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★ Trick Shot Snooker

★ Bocce
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★ Boccia

★ Bowling

★ Calva

★ Croquet

★ Curling

★ Darts

★ Golf

★ Disc golf

★ Speed golf

★ Golfcross

★ Horseshoes (horseshoe throwing)
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★ Knife throwing

★ Laser Tag

★ Lawn bowls

★ Marbles

★ Matball

★ Pall mall

★ Petanque

★ Shooting

★ Skittles

★ Trugo

★ Lotball
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Team sports

Sports that involve teams.
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★ American football

★ Australian rules football

★ Bandy

★ Baseball

★ Basketball

★ Beach handball

★ Beach soccer

★ Beach rugby

★ Beach volleyball

★ Box / indoor lacrosse

★ Bowling

★ Basque pelota

★ Broomball

★ Camogie

★ Canadian football

★ Canoe Polo

★ Cricket

★ Curling

★ Dodgeball

★ Eton Wall Game

★ Field Hockey
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★ Fistball

★ Floorball

★ Football (soccer)

★ Footvolley

★ Frisian handball

★ Futsal

★ Gaelic football

★ Gaelic handball

★ Gateball

★ Goalball

★ Handball

★ Harrow Football

★ Hornussen

★ Horseshoe

★ Hurling

★ Ice Hockey

★ Inline hockey

★ Kabaddi

★ Kickball

★ Korfball

★ Lacrosse

★ Laser Tag
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★ Marching Band

★ Mesoamerican ballgame

★ Netball

★ Oina

★ Paintball

★ Pesäpallo

★ Petanque

★ Polo

★ Polocrosse

★ Ringette

★ Rinkball

★ Road hockey

★ Roller Hockey (Rink Hockey)

★ Rounders

★ Rowing

★ Royal Shrovetide Football

★ Rugby football

★ Rugby league football

★ Rugby union football

★ Sepak Takraw

★ Shinty

★ Skater hockey

★ Skittles

★ Slamball
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★ Softball

★ Surfboat

★ Motorcycle speedway

★ Speedball

★ Spongee polo

★ Tennis Polo

★ Tennis

★ Tchoukball

★ Throwball

★ Ultimate football

★ Ultimate (Ultimate frisbee)

★ Underwater football

★ Underwater hockey

★ Underwater rugby

★ Volleyball

★ Viperball

★ Wallyball

★ Water polo

★ Wheelchair basketball

★ Wheelchair rugby

★ Wiffle ball
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Towing sports

Sports that include a vehicle that tows the rider:
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★ Wakeboarding

★ Water skiing

★ Kneeboarding

★ Wakeskating

★ Wakesurfing
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Water sports

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

★ Canoeing

★ Diving

★ Kayaking

★ Kitesurfing

★ Rowing

★ Sailing
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★ Scuba diving

★ Surfing

★ Surf fishing

★ Swimming

★ Wakeboarding

★ Wakeskating

★ Water Polo

★ Wakesurfing
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Dancesport

Sport played as a competitve partner dance:
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★ Dancesport
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External links

★ Countries comparison, ranking list sportsTap Dancing