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Extreme sports is a sub-category of sports that are described as any kind of sport "of a character or kind farthest removed from the ordinary or average". [27] These kinds of sports often carry out the potential risk of serious and permanent physical injury and even death. [ 28 ]
The Extreme Sports Channel is a pay television channel that was launched from Amsterdam on 1 May 1999. [2] The channel broadcasts in over 60 countries and 12 languages, and covers extreme sport and adventure sports which include surfing, skateboarding, snowboarding, wakeboarding, motocross, BMX, mountain biking, FMX, music, gaming and fashion.
The scope of the project includes all extreme sports-related articles in this category. The goals of this WikiProject are: To create Extreme Sports articles that do not exist. To improve Extreme Sports articles that already exist. To protect Extreme Sports articles from vandalism. To organize Extreme Sports articles into reasonable categories ...
Planet X Television is a famous global youth TV programming brand, with a focus on action and extreme sports; launched in early 1995 on Prime Sports (now known as FSN / Fox Sports Net) and numerous broadcast, cable and TV channels worldwide; the same summer as ESPN's X Games (then known as the Extreme Games) and the Warped Tour (all soon to have their 30th Anniversary summer of 2025).
Parachuting is performed as a recreational activity and a competitive sport, and is widely considered an extreme sport due to the risks involved. In 2018, there were 3.3 million jumps in the US. [1] Modern militaries utilize parachuting for the deployment of airborne forces and supplies.
Xtreme triathlon (or extreme triathlon) is a type of triathlon competition on extreme courses, which include night or cold swims, and important elevation gain and high altitude during both the cycling and running sections. Athletes also deal with extreme weather conditions due to the remote locations and altitude changes.
Freestyle scootering (also known as scootering or scooter riding) is an extreme sport that involves using kick scooters to perform freestyle tricks. This is done mainly in skateparks but also in urban environments on obstacles such as stairs, hand rails and curbs.
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 . [ 1 ]