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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 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 ]
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.
BASE jumping from Sapphire Tower, Istanbul. BASE jumping ( / beɪs /) is the recreational sport of jumping from fixed objects, using a parachute to descend safely to the ground. "BASE" is an acronym that stands for four categories of fixed objects from which one can jump: buildings, antennas (referring to radio masts ), spans ( bridges ), and ...
Rafting is also a competitive sport practiced around the world which culminates in a world rafting championship event between the participating nations. The International Rafting Federation , often referred to as the IRF, is the worldwide body which oversees all aspects of the sport.
Varies between outdoor (fields or woods) and indoor. A player in the middle of a popular style of paintball known as "woodsball". Paintball is a competitive team shooting sport in which players eliminate opponents from play by hitting them with spherical dye -filled gelatin capsules called paintballs that break upon impact.
The term "air sports" covers a range of aerial activities, including air racing, aerobatics, aeromodelling, hang gliding, human-powered aircraft, parachuting, paragliding and skydiving. [ 1 ] Recognized and regulated air sports
Combat sport. A combat sport, or fighting sport, is a contact sport that usually involves one-on-one combat. In many combat sports, a contestant wins by scoring more points than the opponent, submitting the opponent with a hold, disabling the opponent ( knockout, KO), or attacking the opponent in a specific or designated technique.