List of sports

The following is a list of sports, divided by category. These categories are based on how the sport is played, and there are many more sports to be added. This system has the disadvantage that that some sports may fit in more than one category. Here they are only listed in one.

Table of contents

1 Athletics 2 Animal Sports 3 Combat Sports 4 Cycling 5 Extreme sports 6 Gymnastics 7 Motorized Sports 8 Other 9 Outdoor Sports 10 Power Sports 11 Racket Sports 12 Skating 13 Skiing / Snowsports 14 Sleighing 15 Target Sports 16 Team Sports 17 Mind Sports 18 Water Sports

Athletics

Track and field athletics.

• Jumping
  • Triple jump
  • Long jump
  • High jump
• Running
• Throwing
  • Discus
  • Dwarf throw
  • Hammer throw
  • Horseshoe
  • Javelin
  • Atlatl
  • Shotput
• Walking

Animal Sports

Sports in which animals play a role.

• Camel racing
• Equestrianism
• Greyhound racing
• Harness racing
• Pigeon sport
• Quarterhorse racing

• Steeplechase
• Thoroughbred racing
• Agility (dogs)

Combat Sports

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

• Aikido
• Boxing
• Capoeira
• Fencing
• Hapkido
• Judo
• Ju-jitsu
• Karate
• Kendo
• Muay Thai
• Naginata-do
• Sambo
• Sumo
• Taekwondo
• Wing Chun
• Wrestling
• Wushu

Cycling

Sports using bicycles or unicycles.

• BMX
• Cycloball
• Cyclocross
• Mountain bicycling
• Mountain unicycling
• Road cycling
• Track cycling
• Unicycle trials

Extreme sports

• BASE jumping
• Bodyboarding
• Bungee jumping
• Military Fitness
• Motocross
• Parkour
• Rock climbing
• Skateboarding
• Snowboarding
• Wakeboarding

Gymnastics

Gymnastic sports.

• Aerobics
• Acrobatics
• Artistic gymnastics
• Rhythmic gymnastics
• Trampolining

Motorized Sports

Sports based on motorized vehicles.

• Autosport
• Motorboat racing
• Motorcycle racing

Other

Sports not in any of the other categories.

• Children playground sport
• Combat robot
• Dance sport
• Disabled sports
• Foosball
• Footbag (hacky sack)
• Modern pentathlon
• Triathlon
• Mesoamerican ballgame

Outdoor Sports

Sports not based on a specific field.

• Aerobatics
• Aeromodelling
• Ballooning
• Casting
• Canyoning
• Flying disc
• Gliding
• Hang gliding
• Mountaineering
• Orienteering
• Parachuting
• Paragliding
• Scuba diving
• Skydiving
• Sled-dog sports
• Sport fishing
• Zorbing

Power Sports

Sports mainly based on sheer power.

• Bodybuilding
• Powerlifting
• Tug of war
• Weightlifting

Racket Sports

Sports where players use rackets to hit a ball or other object.

• Badminton
• Racquetball
• Real tennis
• Soft tennis
• squash
• Table tennis
• Tennis

Skating

Sports in which skates are used.

• Figure skating
• Roller hockey
• Roller skating, Inline skating

• Short-track speed skating
• Speed skating
• Synchronized skating

Skiing / Snowsports

Sports in which skis or snowboards are used.

• Alpine skiing (also known as Downhill skiing)
• Backcountry skiing (also known as Off Piste skiing)
• Biathlon
• Cross country skiing (together with ski jumping and nordic combined also known as Nordic skiing)
• Firngleiten
• Freestyle skiing
• Grass skiing
• Nordic combined
• Roller skiing
• Skibob
• Skijoring
• Ski jumping
• Ski touring
• Speed skiing
• Telemark skiing

• Snowboarding
• Freestyle snowboarding
• Extreme snowboarding

Sleighing

Sports that use sleighs.

• Bobsleigh
• Land luge
• Luge
• Skeleton

Target Sports

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

• Archery
  • Kyudo
• Atlatl
• Billiards
  • Bar billiards
• Bocce
• Bowling
• Croquet
• Curling
• Darts
• Golf
• Disc golf
• Horseshoe throwing
• Laser Tag
• Lawn bowls
• Petanque
• Pool
• Shooting
• Skittles
• Snooker

Team Sports

Sports that involve teams.

• Airsoft
• American football
• Australian rules football
• Bandy
• Baseball
• Basketball
• Basque pelota

• Camogie
• Canadian football
• Canoe Polo
• Cricket
• Curling

• Faustball
• Floorball
• Football (soccer)
• Gaelic football
• Handball
• Hockey
• Hurling
• Ice hockey
• Kabaddi
• Korfball
• Lacrosse
• Netball
• Paintball
• Petanque
• Polo
• Roller Hockey
• Rugby
• Sepak Takraw
• Shinty
• Skittles
• Softball
• Volleyball
• Ultimate (Frisbee)

Mind Sports

Sports that involve no physical abilities, only mental (see also board games).

• Bridge
• Chess
• Checkers (draughts)
• Poker
• Go
• Scrabble
• Shogi

Water Sports

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