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.
Athletics
Track and field athletics.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
Sport in which the athletes fight each other.- 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.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.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.Target Sports
Sports where the main objective is to hit a certain target.- Archery
- Atlatl
- 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)