Sports have been an integral part of human culture for thousands of years: Ancient Times: Olympic Games: Originated in ancient Greece around 776 BC as a series of athletic competitions held in honor of Zeus. Mesoamerican Ballgame: An ancient sport played by the Aztecs and Mayans, involving a rubber ball and often featuring religious significance. Roman Gladiators: Combat sports in ancient Rome where gladiators fought in arenas for public entertainment. Medieval Period: Jousting: A popular sport among knights during medieval times, involving mounted combat with lances. Archery and Hunting: Common recreational activities among the nobility. Modern Era: 19th Century: The formalization and codification of many sports, such as soccer (football), rugby, cricket, and modern Olympic Games (revived in 1896). 20th Century: The rise of professional sports leagues, international competitions, and global sporting events. Types of Sports Sports can be broadly categorized based on various criteria such as team vs. individual, indoor vs. outdoor, and the nature of the activity: Team Sports: Soccer (Football): The world's most popular sport, played by two teams of eleven players each, aiming to score goals by getting a ball into the opponent's net. Basketball: Played by two teams of five players each, aiming to score points by shooting a ball through the opponent's hoop. Baseball: A bat-and-ball game played between two teams of nine players each, with the objective of scoring runs by hitting the ball and running around bases. Individual Sports: Tennis: Played by two (singles) or four (doubles) players, aiming to hit a ball over a net into the opponent's court. Golf: Players use various clubs to hit a ball into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible. Boxing: Two competitors fight using their fists, aiming to score points or knock out the opponent. Racquet Sports: Badminton: Played with a shuttlecock and racquets, aiming to hit the shuttlecock over a net into the opponent's court. Squash: Played in an enclosed court, with players hitting a small rubber ball against the walls. Water Sports: Swimming: Competitions based on speed over various distances and strokes. Water Polo: A team sport played in a pool, where teams aim to score goals by throwing a ball into the opponent's net. Surfing: Riding ocean waves on a surfboard. Winter Sports: Skiing: Sliding down snow-covered slopes on skis. Ice Hockey: Played on an ice rink by two teams aiming to score goals by hitting a puck into the opponent's net. Figure Skating: Performing artistic routines on ice skates. Benefits of Sports Physical Health: Improves cardiovascular health and overall fitness. Enhances muscle strength, flexibility, and coordination. Reduces the risk of chronic diseases like obesity, diabetes, and hypertension. Mental Health: Reduces stress, anxiety, and depression. Improves mood, self-esteem, and cognitive function. Encourages discipline, focus, and mental resilience. Social Benefits: Fosters teamwork, cooperation, and communication skills. Builds a sense of community and belonging. Promotes fair play, respect, and sportsmanship. Major Sporting Events Olympic Games: The largest international multi-sport event, held every four years, with Summer and Winter editions. FIFA World Cup: The most prestigious soccer tournament, held every four years, featuring national teams from around the world. Super Bowl: The championship game of the National Football League (NFL) in the United States, attracting massive viewership. Wimbledon: One of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, held annually in London. Tour de France: The most famous cycling race, held annually in France. Notable Athletes Muhammad Ali: Legendary boxer known for his skills, charisma, and activism. Michael Jordan: Widely regarded as the greatest basketball player of all time. Serena Williams: Dominant tennis player with numerous Grand Slam titles. Usain Bolt: Jamaican sprinter and the fastest man in history. Pelé: Brazilian soccer legend, considered one of the greatest footballers ever. Conclusion Sports are an essential aspect of human life, offering numerous physical, mental, and social benefits. They bring people together, promote healthy lifestyles, and provide entertainment and inspiration. Whether participating in or spectating, sports have a universal appeal that transcends cultures and borders. 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] Acrobatic arts Main article: List of acrobatic activities Breakdancing Color guard (flag spinning) Dancing Cheerleading Dancesport Dragon dance and Lion dance Figure skating Freerunning High kick Paragliding Parkour Pole sports Stunt Trampolining Air sports Lima Lima aerobatics team performing over Louisville. Main article: Air sports Aerobatics Air racing Cluster ballooning Hopper ballooning Drone racing Wingsuit flying Gliding Hang gliding Powered hang glider Human powered aircraft Model aircraft Parachuting (Bodyflight) Banzai skydiving BASE jumping Skysurfing Wingsuit flying Indoor skydiving Paragliding Paramotoring Ultralight aviation Aquatic and paddle sports These sports use water (a river, pool, etc.). For a more comprehensive list, see List of water sports. Further information: Outline of kayaking and canoeing Canoeing Canoeing Outrigger canoeing Kayaking Main article: Kayaking Creeking Flyak Freeboating Sea kayaking Squirt boating Surf kayaking Whitewater kayaking Rafting Rafting Rafting White water rafting Rowing Rowing (sport) Gig racing Coastal and ocean rowing Surfboat Single scull Other paddling sports Dragon boat racing Stand up paddle boarding Greece – Hungary water polo match (World Junior Championship 2004 Naples, Italy) Aquatic ball sports Surface Water polo Canoe polo Stone skipping Waboba Underwater Underwater salami Underwater rugby Underwater hockey Underwater ice hockey Competitive swimming Main article: Competitive swimming Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly stroke Freestyle swimming Individual medley Synchronized swimming Medley relay Kindred activities Bifins (finswimming) Surface finswimming Subsurface and recreational Main articles: Underwater sports and Recreational diving Apnoea finswimming Aquathlon (underwater wrestling) Freediving Immersion finswimming Scuba diving Spearfishing Snorkelling Sport diving (sport) Underwater orienteering Underwater photography (sport) Underwater target shooting Diving Cliff diving Diving Archery Members of the Gotemba Kyūdō Association demonstrate Kyūdō. Main article: Archery Archery Field archery Flight archery Gungdo Indoor archery Kyūdō Mounted archery Popinjay Run archery Target archery Ball games Main article: List of ball games Bat-and-ball games Main article: Bat-and-ball games Awaiting a pitch: batter, catcher, and umpire in baseball Baseball Baseball5 Corkball – four bases (no base-running) Kickball Matball Over-the-line – qv Punchball Softball 16-inch softball Fast-pitch softball Stickball – variable Vitilla Tee-ball Wiffleball Wireball Bat and trap Bete-ombro Brännboll – four bases British baseball Cricket – two creases 100-ball cricket Backyard, Beach and Street cricket Blind cricket Club cricket Deaf cricket First-class cricket French cricket Ice cricket Indoor cricket Indoor cricket (UK variant) Kilikiti Kwik cricket Last man stands cricket Limited overs cricket List A cricket One-armed versus one-legged cricket One Day International Short form cricket Single wicket/Double wicket T10 cricket Tape ball cricket Tennis ball cricket Test cricket Trobriand cricket Twenty20 Twenty20 International Windball cricket Danish longball Elle Lapta – two salos (bases) The Massachusetts Game – four bases Oină Old cat – variable Palant Pesäpallo – four bases Plaquita Rounders – four bases or posts Schlagball Scrub baseball – four bases (not a team game per se) Stoolball – two stools Stoop ball Town ball – variable Vigoro – two wickets Invasion games Main article: Goal (sport) Sports in which the method of scoring is through goals. Basketball family Basketball player Dwight Howard making a slam dunk at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Basketball 3x3 basketball Beach basketball Deaf basketball Donkey basketball Rezball Streetball Unicycle basketball Water basketball Wheelchair basketball Cestoball Flickerball Korfball Netball Fastnet Indoor netball Ringball Slamball Football family Main article: Football Tyrone try for a goal against Westmeath in a Gaelic football match Ancient games Chinlone Cuju Episkyros Harpastum Kemari Ki-o-rahi Marn Grook Sepak Takraw Woggabaliri Yubi lakpi Medieval football Ba game Caid Calcio Fiorentino Camping (game) Cnapan Cornish hurling Haxey Hood Knattleikr La soule Mob football Royal Shrovetide Football Uppies and Downies Association football Jorkyball Paralympic football CP football Powerchair Football Reduced variants Beach soccer Crab soccer Fireball Five-a-side football Futsal Ice football Indoor soccer Masters Football Papi fut Rush goalie Seven-a-side football Kings League Walking football Street football Freestyle football Keepie uppie Swamp football Three sided football Australian football AFLX Metro footy Nine-a-side footy Rec footy English school games Eton College Field game Wall game Harrow football Gaelic football Ladies' Gaelic football Gridiron football American football Eight-man football Flag football Indoor football Arena football Nine-man football Six-man football Sprint football Street football (American) Touch football Unicycle football XFL rules football (2001, 2020) Canadian football Underwater football Rugby football Rugby league Masters Rugby League Mod league OzTag Rugby league nines Rugby league sevens Tag rugby Touch football Wheelchair rugby league Rugby union American flag rugby Beach rugby Mini rugby Rugby sevens Rugby tens Rugby X Snow rugby Tag rugby Touch rugby Wheelchair rugby Underwater rugby Hybrid codes Austus International rules football Samoa rules Speedball Universal football Volata Handball family A 7-meter throw in Handball. Main article: Handball Balle à la main Ballon au poing Downball Four Square or FS Handball Beach handball Czech handball Field handball Goalball Spikeball Tchoukball Torball Water polo Wheelchair handball Rollball Stick and ball family Hornussen hurling/camogie Hockey Ice hockey players Roman Hamrlik and Joffrey Lupul dueling for position Hockey Ball hockey Bando Bandy Rink bandy Broomball Field hockey Indoor field hockey Floorball Floor hockey Ice hockey Pond hockey Power hockey Sledge hockey Underwater ice hockey Ringette Gym ringette Rinkball Roller hockey Roller hockey (quad) Inline hockey Inline sledge hockey Inline skater hockey Moscow broomball Rossall Hockey Spongee Street hockey Underwater hockey Underwater ice hockey Unicycle hockey Hurling and shinty Cillian Buckley in action for Kilkenny against Galway in a hurling league game Cammag Hurling Camogie Shinty Composite rules shinty-hurling Lacrosse Lacrosse Box lacrosse Field lacrosse Intercrosse Polocrosse Women's lacrosse Polo Polo A polo player. Bicycle polo Canoe polo Cowboy polo Elephant polo Hobby horse polo Segway polo Yak polo Net and wall games Main article: Net and wall games An international match of volleyball. Games involving opponents hitting a ball over a net using a racket, or other piece of equipment, or merely gloved/barehanded: Badminton Ball badminton Biribol Bossaball Crossnet Fistball Footbag net Football tennis Footvolley Jianzi Jokgu Miniten Padel Peteca Pickleball Real Tennis Rocball Sepak takraw Sipa Table squash Table tennis Tamburello Te ano Tennis Beach tennis Paddle tennis Platform tennis Teqball Throwball Volleyball Beach volleyball Sitting volleyball Water volleyball Wallyball A game of squash Games involving opponents hitting a ball against a wall/walls using a racket, or other piece of equipment, or merely gloved/barehanded: American handball Australian handball Basque pelota Butts Up Chinese handball Fives Gaelic handball International fronton Jai alai Jorkyball Rackets Racquetball Squash Squash tennis Stoop ball Suicide (game) Valencian frontó Wallball Wallyball Pilota family Valencian pilota. American handball Australian handball Basque pelota Jai alai Fives Eton fives Rugby fives Frisian handball Four square Gaelic handball Jeu de paume Longue paume Palla Pallone Patball Roundnet Valencian pilota Llargues Racket (or racquet) sports Sports that use a netted racket Badminton Ball badminton Frontenis Battledore and shuttlecock Crossminton (previously "Speedminton") Qianball Racketlon (a series of other racket and paddle sports) Rackets Racquetball Real tennis Road tennis Soft tennis Speed-ball Squash Hardball squash Squash tennis Stické Tennis Tennis polo Touchtennis Sports that use a non-netted racket, or paddle Basque pelota Beach tennis The Downside Ball Game Four wall paddleball Matkot Miniten One wall paddleball Paddle ball Paddle tennis Padel Paleta Frontón Pan Pong Pelota mixteca Pickleball Pitton Platform tennis Sphairee Stoolball Table squash Table tennis (Ping Pong) Board sports Skateboard vert jump at the Sprite urban games 2006 in London. Snowboard figure at the 2008 Shakedown Surfing in Hawaii Main article: Board sports Sports that are played with some sort of board as the primary equipment. Skateboarding Casterboarding Freeboard (skateboard) Longboarding Streetboarding Scootering Skysurfing Streetluge Snowboarding Mountainboarding Sandboarding Snowkiting Surfing Bodyboarding Dog surfing Riverboarding Skimboarding Wakesurfing Windsurfing Wakeboarding Kneeboarding Paddleboarding Standup paddleboarding Climbing Canyoning Main article: Climbing Seiling Competition climbing Competition bouldering Competition ice climbing Competition lead climbing Competition speed climbing Ice climbing Dry-tooling Mixed climbing Mountaineering Alpine climbing Expedition climbing Rock climbing Aid climbing Big wall climbing Bouldering Deep-water soloing Multi-pitch climbing Sport climbing Traditional climbing Speed climbing Solo climbing Free solo climbing Rope solo climbing Top rope climbing Other Canyoning (Canyoneering) Coasteering Hiking Pole climbing Rope climbing Sawanobori Cycling A track cycling Race Main article: Cycle sport Sports using bicycles or unicycles. Bicycle Main article: Bicycle Artistic cycling BMX Cycle ball Cycle polo Cycle speedway Cyclo-cross Dirt jumping Downhill mountain biking Freestyle BMX Bike Trials Hardcourt Bike Polo Mountain biking Road bicycle racing Track cycling Underwater cycling Skibob Skibobbing Unicycle Main article: Unicycle Mountain unicycling Street unicycling Unicycling Unicycle basketball Unicycle hockey Unicycle trials Combat sports: wrestling and martial arts Main articles: Combat sport and Martial arts A combat sport is a competitive contact sport where two combatants fight against each other using certain rules of engagement. Grappling Main article: Grappling Two men compete in freestyle wrestling. Aiki-jūjutsu Aikido Jujutsu Judo Brazilian jiu-jitsu Sambo (martial art) Sumo Wrestling Amateur wrestling Greco-Roman wrestling Freestyle wrestling Folk wrestling Boli Khela Catch wrestling Collar-and-elbow Collegiate wrestling Cornish wrestling Devon wrestling Dumog Glima Gouren Kurash Lancashire wrestling Malla-yuddha Mongolian wrestling Pehlwani Schwingen Shuai jiao Ssireum Varzesh-e Pahlavani Yağlı Güreş Greek wrestling Mud wrestling Oil wrestling Professional wrestling Striking Main article: Strike (attack) A kick in kickboxing. Bajiquan Bare knuckle boxing Bokator Boxing Capoeira Chess boxing Choi Kwang-Do Fujian White Crane Karate Kenpō Kickboxing Lethwei Muay Thai Pradal serey Savate Shaolin kung fu Shin-kicking Sikaran Silat Subak Taekkyeon Taekwondo Taidō Tang Soo Do Vovinam Wing Chun Mixed or hybrid Further information: Hybrid martial arts Ground fighting in MMA. American Kenpo Baguazhang Bando Bartitsu Bujinkan Hapkido Chun Kuk Do Hwa Rang Do Jeet Kune Do Kajukenbo Kalaripayattu Krav Maga Kuk Sool Won Marine Corps Martial Arts Program Mixed martial arts Northern Praying Mantis Ninjutsu Pankration Pencak Silat Sanda Shidōkan Karate Shōrin-ryū Shidōkan Shooto Shoot boxing Shootfighting Shorinji Kempo Systema Tai chi Unifight Vajra-mushti Vale tudo Xingyiquan Zen Bu Kan Kempo Weapons and kicking Axe throwing at the Ming Culture Village, a theme park near the Yangshan Quarry, China Two kendōka. Battōjutsu Bojutsu Boffer fighting Buhurt Canne de combat Cardboard Tube Fighting Eskrima Egyptian stick fencing Fencing Gatka Historical European martial arts Hojōjutsu Iaidō Iaijutsu Jōdō Jogo do pau Jūkendō Jittejutsu Kendo Kenjutsu Krabi–krabong Kumdo Kung fu Kyūdō Kyūjutsu Medieval MMA Modern Arnis Naginatajutsu Nguni stick-fighting Okinawan kobudō Pillow Fight Championship Shurikenjutsu Silambam Sōjutsu Sword fighting Wing Chun Wushu lathi khela Other Main article: Blood sport Flying disc sports Australia vs Canada ultimate players WUGC 2012 in Japan. Ultimate Canada Main article: Flying disc games Disc dog Disc golf Disc golf (urban) Dodge disc Double disc court Freestyle Fricket Frisbee Goaltimate KanJam Guts Flutterguts Hot box Schtick Ultimate Gymnastic Trampoline gymnast Jason Burnett at 2008 Canadian National Championships Main article: Gymnastics Acrobatic gymnastics Aerial hoop Aerial silks Aerobic gymnastics Artistic gymnastics Balance beam Floor High bar Parallel bars Pommel horse Still rings Uneven bars Vault Calisthenics Competitive yoga Juggling Mallakhamba Parkour Pole dance Rhythmic gymnastics Ball Club Hoop Ribbon Rope Rope jumping Rope climbing Slacklining Baton twirling Trampolining Trapeze Flying trapeze Static trapeze Tumbling Wheel gymnastics Ice sports Bandy Rink bandy Barrel jumping Bobsleigh Broomball Crokicurl Curling Figure skating Four skating Ice dancing Ice theatre Pair skating Single skating Synchronized skating Ice baseball Ice cross downhill Ice football Ice hockey Sledge hockey Spongee Ice stock sport Ice fishing Ice yachting Luge Moscow broomball Ringette Skeleton Speed skating Long track speed skating Short track speed skating Kite sports Hang gliding Kite buggy Kite fighting Kite landboarding Kitesurfing Parasailing Snow kiting Sport kite (Stunt kite) Marker sports Airsoft Archery Paintball Darts Mixed discipline The three components of triathlon: swimming, cycling, running Decathlon, heptathlon, and the pentathlons consist of ten, seven, and five-component contests that are scored together using one points system. Adventure racing Aquathlon Biathlon Duathlon Decathlon Heptathlon Icosathlon Modern pentathlon Pentathlon Tetrathlon Triathlon Motorsports Main article: Motorsport Sports involving the use of motorized vehicles Air racing Auto racing The start of a Formula One race in 2008 Main article: Auto racing Autocross (a.k.a. Slalom) Autograss Banger racing Board track racing Demolition derby Desert racing Dirt track racing Drag racing Drifting Endurance racing Folkrace Formula racing Formula Libre Formula Student Hillclimbing Baseball racing Ice racing Kart racing Land speed records Legends car racing Midget car racing Monster truck Mud bogging Off-road racing Pickup truck racing Production car racing Race of Champions Rally raid Rallycross Rallying Regularity rally Road racing Short track motor racing Snowmobile racing Sports car racing Sprint car racing Street racing Stock car racing Time attack Tractor pulling Touring car racing Truck racing Vintage racing Wheelstand competition Motorboat racing Main article: Offshore powerboat racing Drag boat racing F1 powerboat racing Hydroplane racing Jet sprint boat racing Offshore powerboat racing Personal water craft Motorcycle racing MotoGP racing Main article: Motorcycle racing Auto Race Board track racing Cross-country rally Endurance racing Enduro Freestyle motocross Grand Prix motorcycle racing Grasstrack Hillclimbing Ice racing Ice speedway Indoor enduro Motocross Motorcycle drag racing Motorcycle speedway Off-roading Rally raid Road racing Superbike racing Supercross Supermoto Supersport racing Sidecar racing Track racing Trial TT racing Free-style moto ATV racing ATV racing on a motocross track All-terrain vehicle competition Musical Battle of the Bands Battle rap Beatboxing Music competition Orienteering Amateur radio direction finding (Radio Orienteering) Geocaching Geohashing Letterboxing Orienteering Rogaining Waymarking Parkour/Freerunning Sport Parkour and Freerunning are empirically measured competitions of skill, speed or style on an obstacle based course. Self expression, demonstration of control and power are measured. Freerunning Martial Arts Tricking Ninja Warrior Obstacle racing (OCR) Parkour Trampolining World Chase Tag Running 200 meters sprint Main article: Running Endurance 5K run 10K run Cross-country running Half marathon Marathon Road running Ekiden Tower running Ultramarathon Snowshoe running Fell running Trail running Mountain running Skyrunning Sprint Hurdles Sailing Windsurfing Main article: Sailing Dinghy sailing Ice yachting Kiteboarding Land sailing Land windsurfing Sailing Windsurfing Wing foiling Yacht racing Snow sports Broomball (outdoors, snow) Snow baseball (Indian variant of Baseball played during winters) Skiing Main article: Skiing Alpine skiing Downhill Super-G Giant slalom Slalom Alpine skiing combined Freestyle skiing Aerials Moguls Halfpipe Slopestyle Ski cross Ski ballet Speed skiing Nordic skiing Cross-country skiing Ski jumping Nordic combined Telemark skiing Ski mountaineering Ski touring Skijoring Sled sports United States Air Force Major Brady Canfield, 2003 U.S. skeleton champion, shows his takeoff form. Main article: Sledding Bobsleigh Luge Shovel racing Skibobbing Skeleton Toboggan Shooting sports Main article: Shooting sports Sports using guns (firearms, air guns, etc.). Individual Clay pigeon shooting Skeet shooting Trap shooting Sporting clays Slingshotting Bullseye shooting Rifle ISSF rifle events Fullbore target rifle High power rifle Benchrest shooting Paralympic rifle events Handgun ISSF pistol events Paralympic pistol events Field shooting Precision rifle competition Precision Rifle Series Field target Metallic silhouette shooting ICFRA Palma and F-Class Plinking Practical shooting International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC) International Defensive Pistol Association (IDPA) Multigun Cowboy action shooting Olympic dueling Match crossbow shoot the chicken paintball Athletic hybrid Bowling Modern pentathlon Biathlon Summer biathlon Ski field shooting Field running Moose biathlon Target sprint Pistol skiing Orienteering shooting Military patrol Underwater target shooting Water baseball Air baseball Ice baseball Skirmish Airsoft Laser tag Paintball Stacking Card stacking Cup stacking Dice stacking Sport stacking Street sports Free running and jumping Freestyle footbag Freestyle football Powerbocking Parkour Scootering Street workout Strength sports Strongman Arm Wrestling Toe Wrestling Powerlifting Wrestling Tag games Main article: Tag (game) § Variants Atya-patya Bo-taoshi British Bulldog (American Eagle; Australian Dingo) Capture the flag Darebase Hana Ichi Monme Hide and seek Jugger Kabaddi Kho kho Kick the can Langdi Marco Polo Oztag Red rover Tag World Chase Tag Walking Hiking Backpacking (hiking) Off-trail hiking Naked hiking Racewalking Walking Weightlifting North Korean weightlifter Pak Hyon-Suk performing the snatch, one of the two lifts in the sport of Olympic weightlifting. Main articles: Olympic weightlifting and Powerlifting Basque traditional weightlifting CrossFit Highland games Kettlebell lifting Olympic weightlifting Powerlifting Bodybuilding Strength athletics (strongman) Steinstossen Overlapping sports Sports falling into two or more categories. Chess boxing Motoball Whirlyball Sports involving animals Main article: Animals in sport Dog sports Sports in which dogs participate. Main article: List of dog sports Equestrian sports Horse racing at Arlington Park, 2007 Main article: List of equestrian sports Sports using a horse. Buzkashi Barrel racing Campdrafting Cirit Charreada Chilean rodeo Chuckwagon racing Cross country Cutting Dressage Endurance riding English pleasure Equitation Eventing Equestrian vaulting Gymkhana Harness racing Hobby horse polo Trick riding Horse racing Horse polo, or polo Horseball Jineteada gaucha Jousting Mounted games Mounted archery Pato Pleasure driving Reining Rodeo Show hunter (British) Show jumping Steeplechase Sur-papakh Team penning Tent pegging Western pleasure Fishing Main article: Fishing Angling Big-game fishing Casting Noodling Spearfishing Sport fishing Surf fishing Rock fishing Fly fishing Ice fishing Bass fishing Hunting Main article: Hunting Sometimes considered blood sports. Beagling Big game hunting Boar hunting Deer hunting Fox hunting Wolf hunting Rodeo-originated Main article: Rodeo Sports that have originated from rodeos in the old Western Americas. Bullriding Miniature Bull Riding Barrel Racing Bronc Riding Saddle Bronc Riding Bareback Bronc Riding Pole bending Roping Breakaway Roping Tie-down Roping Team Roping Steer Roping Steer riding Steer Wrestling Goat Tying Mind sports Main article: Mind sports Requiring little or no physical exertion or agility, mind sports are often not considered true sports. Some mind sports are recognised by sporting federations. The following list is intended to represent anything that is likely to be referred to as a mind sport, not to argue their validity as sports. Card games Main articles: Card game and List of card games Contract bridge Hanafuda Poker Classic poker Omaha Online poker Texas hold'em Skat Truco Whist Esports Main articles: Esports and List of esports games Battle royale game Combat flight simulation game Digital collectible card game Fighting game First-person shooter Multiplayer online battle arena Real-time strategy Real-time tactics Rhythm game Sim racing Sports video game Third-person shooter Tile-matching video game Virtual reality game Speedcubing Speedcubing 2x2x2 3x3x3 3x3x3 One-Handed 4x4x4 5×5×5 6×6×6 7×7×7 Megaminx Pyraminx Rubik's Clock Skewb Square-1 Strategy board games A game of mahjong being played in Hangzhou, China Main articles: Board Games and List of board games Arimaa Backgammon Checkers Chess Atomic chess Bughouse chess Chess960 (also known as Fischer Random Chess) Losing chess Chinese checkers Diplomacy Dominoes Draughts Go Go-Moku Jacquet Janggi Ludo Mahjong Mancala Reversi Risk Scrabble Shōgi Sholo Guti Sogo (Score four) Stratego Sudoku Xiangqi (Chinese chess) Yut Other Competitive programming Debating Fantasy sport Quizzing Bible Quizzing Capture the flag (cybersecurity) Competitive model sports Mini 4WD Model aircraft racing Model yacht racing Neppis Remote control Drone racing Model aerobatics RC racing Robot combat Robot football Slot car racing Different classification Potentially other sports are listed here. Air sports Banzai skydiving Bungee jumping Hot air ballooning Indoor skydiving Athletics (track and field) Pole vault Athletics Track and field Steeplechase Cross country Jumping Triple jump Long jump High jump Pole vault Throwing Boomerang Discus Hammer throw Javelin Shot put Racewalking Electronic sports Sports played using electronic devices. Capture the flag (cybersecurity) Combat robot Competitive programming Contesting Fitness game Radio-control vehicles Video gaming Wire loop game Endurance sports Chariot racing Cross-country skiing Cycling Iditarod Long-distance running Rowing Swimming Wheelchair racing Wood chopping Skating sports Bandy Rink bandy Figure skating Single skating Pair skating Ice dancing Synchronized skating Four skating Ice theatre Ice cross downhill Ice dancing Ice hockey Ice skating Inline skating Aggressive inline skating Freestyle slalom skating Inline speed skating Roller in-line hockey Inline skater hockey Roller skating Artistic roller skating Roller derby Rink hockey Ringette Rinkball Speed skating Ice skating marathon Long-track speed skating Short track speed skating Tour skating Snowsports A snowboarder and a skier A ski jumper using the V-style Boardercross Freestyle snowboarding Freestyle skiing Snowboarding Ski flying Skibob Snowshoe running Skiboarding See #Skiing Strength sports Sports mainly based on sheer power. Arm wrestling Arm wrestling CrossFit High striker Highland games Caber toss Sheaf toss Stone put Weight throw Olympic weightlifting Powerlifting Rock climbing Strongman Thumb wrestling Toe wrestling Tug-o-war Wood chopping Wood splitting Zourkhaneh Calisthenics Table sports Air hockey Backgammon Beer Pong Carrom Carrom Nok Hockey Chess Connect Four Crokinole Cue sports (a.k.a Billiards) Draughts (a.k.a. checkers) Dominoes Headis Janggi Mahjong Paper Football Reversi (a.k.a. Othello) Scrabble Shogi Subbuteo Table football Table hockey Table tennis (a.k.a. ping pong) Table Shuffleboard/Sling Puck Teqball Xiangqi Target sports Sports where the main objective is to hit a certain target. Archery Axe throwing Bocce Bocce volo Boccia Bolas criollas Boules Bowling Candlepin bowling Duckpin bowling Five-pin bowling Nine-pin bowling Ten-pin bowling Trick bowling Turkey bowling Bowls a.k.a. lawn bowls Calva Cornhole Croquet Curling Darts Horseshoes (horseshoe throwing) Jeu provençal (boule lyonnaise) Jukskei KanJam Knife throwing Kubb Lawn darts Matball Mölkky Pall mall Peashooter (toy) Pétanque Pitch and putt Ring-goal Ring toss Shooting Shuffleboard Skittles Skee ball Snowball fight Tejo Trugo Varpa Woodball Water balloon Cue sports Pool balls Snooker. Main article: Cue sports Carom billiards Straight rail Balkline One-cushion carom Three-cushion billiards Five-pins Four-ball Artistic billiards Novuss (and cued forms of carrom) Pool Eight-ball Blackball (a.k.a. British eight-ball pool) Nine-ball Straight pool (14.1 continuous) One-pocket Three-ball Seven-ball Ten-ball Rotation Baseball pocket billiards Cribbage (pool) Bank pool Artistic pool Trick shot competition Speed pool Bowlliards Chicago Kelly pool Cutthroat Killer Russian pyramid Snooker Sinuca brasileira Six-red snooker Snooker plus Hybrid carom–pocket games English billiards Bottle pool Cowboy Obstacle variations Bagatelle Bar billiards Bumper pool Table Sports Foosball Golf Main article: Golf Beach golf Clock golf Codeball Dart golf Disc golf Footgolf GolfCross Hickory golf Indoor golf Long drive Match play Miniature golf Park golf Pitch and putt Sholf Shotgun start Skins game Snow golf Speed golf Stroke play Swingolf Topgolf Urban golf Team sports Sports that involve teams. Match of lacrosse Jack and Jill competition, Lumberjack World Championships, Hayward, Wisconsin, 2007. Basketball family Bat and ball games Bowling Basque pelota Bunnock Camogie Football family Gateball Handball Hardcourt Bike Polo Hockey family Horseshoe Hurling Kickball Lacrosse Loofball Mesoamerican ballgame Newcomb ball Polo Paintball Quidditch Ringette Roller derby Rowing Sepak takraw Ultimate (sport) Woodsman Volleyball Windsports Sports which use the wind (apart from sailing): Kite flying Parachuting Hot air balloon racing Indoor skydiving Fictional sports Main article: List of fictional games § Sports Fictional sports that are played in real life: 43-Man Squamish Calvinball Quidditch (Harry Potter) Swiss Guyball BASEketball Brockian Ultra-Cricket Squid Game Hunger Games Whack-bat Blitzball Fictional Martial Arts Miscellaneous sports Logrolling Air guitar Arctic sports Cheese rolling Chess boxing Chicken fight Competitive eating Competitive math Conker fighting Drum and bugle corps Dwyle Flonking (sport) Earthball Egg and spoon race Extreme ironing Extreme Pogo Ferret legging Fierljeppen Footbag (hacky sack) Guyball Haggis hurling Hopscotch Jegichagi Jeopardy! Jump rope Double Dutch Lawn mower racing Lumberjack sports Aizkolaritza Axe throwing Logrolling Wood chopping Wood splitting Marching Object spinning Padiddling Plate spinning Top Patball Pea shooting Quiz Bowl Redneck Games Ring-goal Ringette Sack race Soap shoes Stihl Timbersports Series Tennikoit Tetherball Three-legged race Ultimate Tazer Ball Wallball Wife-carrying Woodsman Yoyoing See also Individual sport List of sports video games List of types of games Team sport