Browse by Sport
List of categories:
Stadium Team Sports, Court Games, Target Ball Games, Athletics, Gymnastics, Combat Sports, Target Sports, Motor Sports, Water Sports, Winter Sports, Activity & Adventure Sports, Animal SportsStadium Team Sports
Includes those sports that are played either in stadiums or in large outdoor areas, usually because they are played by teams consisting of at least 10 players per side and require large pitches. They are often some of the most popular spectator sports, attracting as many as 100,000 people.
Australian Rules Football
Canadian Football
Field Hockey
Highland Games
Lacrosse
Rugby League
Shinty
Softball
Stadium Architecture
Canadian Football
Field Hockey
Highland Games
Lacrosse
Rugby League
Shinty
Softball
Stadium Architecture
Court Games
Includes those games played on courts, either indoor or outdoor, as well as table tennis, which is not played on a court but is closely related to tennis. They are mostly played with rackets or hands hitting balls through or over nets or against walls.
Target Ball Games
These sports involve using a ball to hit a target, whether it be knocking over skittles or trying to get a golf ball into a small hole. Some of them, such as snooker and pool, are played on tables with pockets as targets, while others are played outdoors, with the golf course being one of the biggest arenas in sport.
Athletics
This area comprises running, jumping and throwing events, either in a specialized stadium or on more open terrain (cross-country running, for example). It also includes multi-discipline events such as the modern pentathlon, triathlon and ironman, which include swimming, but are grouped here because they are chiefly races between athletes.
Cross Country Running
Field Events - Discus
Field Events - Hammer
Field Events - Javelin
Field Events - Pole Vault
Field Events - Triple Jump
Modern Pentathlon - General Terms
Modern Pentathlon - Shooting
Orienteering
Track Events - General Terms
Track Events - Marathon
Track Events - Steeplechase
Triathlon/Ironman - Cycling
Triathlon/Ironman - Running
Field Events - Discus
Field Events - Hammer
Field Events - Javelin
Field Events - Pole Vault
Field Events - Triple Jump
Modern Pentathlon - General Terms
Modern Pentathlon - Shooting
Orienteering
Track Events - General Terms
Track Events - Marathon
Track Events - Steeplechase
Triathlon/Ironman - Cycling
Triathlon/Ironman - Running
Cross Country Running - Mountain/Fell Running
Field Events - General Terms
Field Events - High Jump
Field Events - Long Jump
Field Events - Shot Put
Modern Pentathlon - Fencing
Modern Pentathlon - Riding
Modern Pentathlon - Swimming
The Olympic Games
Track Events - Hurdles Events
Track Events - Relay Events
Track Events - Walking Events
Triathlon/Ironman - General Terms
Triathlon/Ironman - Swimming
Field Events - General Terms
Field Events - High Jump
Field Events - Long Jump
Field Events - Shot Put
Modern Pentathlon - Fencing
Modern Pentathlon - Riding
Modern Pentathlon - Swimming
The Olympic Games
Track Events - Hurdles Events
Track Events - Relay Events
Track Events - Walking Events
Triathlon/Ironman - General Terms
Triathlon/Ironman - Swimming
Gymnastics
This category involves sports which require competitors to perform set moves either on the floor or in the air, requiring a high level of flexibility, suppleness and strength. Trampolining is included because it is a form of gymnastics performed in the air, and the same applies to acrobatics to some extent.
Men's Gymnastics
Men's Gymnastics - Horizontal Bar
Men's Gymnastics - Pommel Horse
Men's Gymnastics - Vault
Sports Acrobatics
Trampolining
Men's Gymnastics - Horizontal Bar
Men's Gymnastics - Pommel Horse
Men's Gymnastics - Vault
Sports Acrobatics
Trampolining
Men's Gymnastics - Floor Exercise
Men's Gymnastics - Parallel Bars
Men's Gymnastics - Rings
Rhythmic Gymnastics
Sports Psychology
Women's Gymnastics
Men's Gymnastics - Parallel Bars
Men's Gymnastics - Rings
Rhythmic Gymnastics
Sports Psychology
Women's Gymnastics
Combat Sports
Most of these sports are derived from genuine forms of combat but have been refined to make them highly-formalized disciplines with the element of danger reduced as much as possible. They are mostly performed between two competitors, with the object being to score points rather than to hurt or maim the opponent.
Target Sports
These are sports that involve a target but not a ball. Shooting and archery originated as forms of combat but live targets are no longer used in sporting events. Darts may be considered by some to be merely a pub game, but it is the same in principle as archery.
Archery
Archery - Field Archery
Darts
Shooting - Clay Pigeon Shooting
Shooting - General Terms
Shooting - Rifle Shooting
Archery - Field Archery
Darts
Shooting - Clay Pigeon Shooting
Shooting - General Terms
Shooting - Rifle Shooting
Archery - Crossbow Archery
Archery - Target Archery
Guns and Ammunition
Shooting - Free Pistol Shooting
Shooting - Rapid Fire Pistol Shooting
Archery - Target Archery
Guns and Ammunition
Shooting - Free Pistol Shooting
Shooting - Rapid Fire Pistol Shooting
Motor Sports
As well as recognized motor sports like Formula One, rallying and motorcycling events, this section also covers powerboat racing and aerobatics (flying). The latter two could have been included under Water Sports or Activity & Adventure Sports, but have more in common with other motorized forms of racing.
Aerobatics
Engines and Technology
IndyCars
Motocross
Motorcycling - Trials
Powerboat Racing
Rallycross
Stock Car Racing
Engines and Technology
IndyCars
Motocross
Motorcycling - Trials
Powerboat Racing
Rallycross
Stock Car Racing
Water Sports
The common thread running through these sports is that they all take place in or on water, either in some form of floating vessel (rowing, canoeing or yachting) or with the competitor immersed in water (swimming or diving). Synchronized swimming has close links with gymnastics, but is officially classified as a swimming event.
Winter Sports
Winter sports all originated in cold, wintry weather, usually on snow or ice, but many of them can now be performed throughout the year in carefully regulated conditions. Ice hockey and figure skating, for example, played all year round at indoor stadiums.
Bandy
Bobsled
Figure Skating
Luge
Skibob Racing
Skiing - Alpine Skiing
Skiing - Nordic Skiing
Speed Skating
Bobsled
Figure Skating
Luge
Skibob Racing
Skiing - Alpine Skiing
Skiing - Nordic Skiing
Speed Skating
Activity & Adventure Sports
The common feature of many of these sports is a sense of action and adventure, and there are obvious dangers attached to sports such as ballooning, mountaineering, hang-gliding and parachuting. Others, such as sand-yachting and skateboarding, are less dangerous, but are characterized as all-action sports.
Animal Sports
A wide range of sports involve animals - from straightforward racing, with horses, dogs or birds, to complex and highly disciplined equestrian events such as dressage and eventing. Many of these sports involve partnerships between humans and animals, whilst angling is the only one which involves the animal as a "target".
