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]
See main article: article and List of acrobatic activities.
See main article: article and Air sports.
See main article: Sport of athletics.
See main article: Track and field.
See main article: article and Running.
See main article: article and List of ball games.
See main article: article and Bat-and-ball games.
See main article: Dodgeball.
See main article: article and Golf.
See main article: article and Goal (sport).
Sports in which the method of scoring is through goals.
See main article: article and Football.
See main article: article and Handball.
See main article: Hockey.
See main article: Lacrosse.
See main article: Polo.
See main article: article and Net and wall games. Games involving opponents hitting/throwing a ball over a net using a racket, or other piece of equipment, or merely the body:
Games involving opponents hitting/throwing a ball against walls o any rebounding surface using a racket, or other piece of equipment, or merely gloved/barehanded:
Games that use both walls and net
See main article: article and Cue sports.
See main article: Ground billiards.
See main article: article and Board sports.
Sports that are played with some sort of board as the primary equipment.
See main article: Boules.
See main article: Bowling.
See main article: article and Climbing.
See main article: article, 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.
See main article: article and Grappling.
See main article: article and Strike (attack).
See main article: article and Blood sport.
See main article: article and Flying disc games.
See main article: article.
Decathlon, heptathlon, and the pentathlons consist of ten, seven, and five-component contests that are scored together using one points system.
See main article: article and Motorsport.
Sports involving the use of motorized vehicles
See main article: Air racing.
See main article: article and Offshore powerboat racing.
See main article: article and Auto racing.
See main article: article and Motorcycle sport.
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.
Human-powered vehicles propelled by pedals
See main article: article and Cycle sport.
Sports using bicycles, quadracycles, tricycles or unicycles.
See main article: article and Bicycle.
See main article: article and Unicycle.
See main article: article and Skiing.
See main article: article and Sledding.
See main article: article and Shooting sports.
See main article: article and Archery.
Sports using guns (firearms, air guns, etc.).
These sports use water (a river, pool, etc.).
See main article: List of water sports.
See main article: article and Kayaking.
See main article: article and Sailing.
See main article: article and Competitive swimming.
See main article: article, Underwater sports and Recreational diving.
See main article: article, Olympic weightlifting and Powerlifting.
See main article: Animals in sport.
Sports in which dogs participate.
See main article: article and List of dog sports.
See main article: article and List of equestrian sports.
Sports using a horse.
See main article: article and Fishing.
See main article: article and Hunting.
Sometimes considered blood sports.
See main article: Rodeo.
Sports that have originated from rodeos in the old Western Americas.
See main article: article and 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.
See main article: article and Card game.
See main article: Combination puzzle.
See main article: article, Esports and List of esports games.
See main article: article, Board Games and List of board games.
Sports falling into two or more categories.
Potentially other sports are listed here.
Versions of sports played on sand
Sports played using electronic devices.
See
Sports mainly based on sheer power.
Sports where the main objective is to hit a certain target.
See main article: Team sport. Sports that involve teams.
Para-versions of sports played using wheelchairs
Sports which use the wind (apart from sailing):
See main article: article.
Fictional sports that are played in real life: