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The following is a list of sports/games, divided by category. According to the World Sports Encyclopaedia (2003), there are 8,000 indigenous sports and sporting games . [ 1 ]
It should only contain pages that are Sports by type or lists of Sports by type, as well as subcategories containing those things (themselves set categories).
A sport consists of a physical activity or skill carried out under a publicly agreed set of rules, and with a recreational purpose: for competition, for self-enjoyment, to attain excellence, for the development of skill, or some combination of these.
Sport psychology is the study of how psychological factors can impact engagement in professional and recreational sports, as well as how sports impact an athlete's psychological state. [27] After becoming popular in the early 20th century, it is now a recognized scientific field which is relevant to many different sports. [28]
Racket sports (or racquet sports) are games in which players use a racket or paddle to hit a ball or other object. [1] Rackets consist of a handled frame with an open hoop that supports a network of tightly stretched strings.
All events within the sport are forms of running, walking, jumping or throwing. These events are divided into the sub-sports of track and field, road running, racewalking and cross country running. The Olympic athletics programme has played a significant role in shaping the most common events in the sport.
Pages in category "Team sports" The following 183 pages are in this category, out of 183 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
These sports were removed because of lack of interest or the absence of an appropriate governing body, [4] and are considered unlikely to ever return. Five early Olympic sports that were removed by the IOC have managed to return to the Olympic program: archery in 1972, tennis in 1988, curling in 1998, golf in 2016 and cricket in 2028.