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Jump in and tell us what you know about these sports.
I have tried to do a classification of sports in categories.
Speed sports (where the goal is to be as quick as possible. No or very little contact with your opponents.):
- BiCycling
- RunninG
- OrienteerinG
Precision sports (where the goal is to be as accurate as possible in throwing, tossing, rolling, ... No or very little contact with your opponents.):
- ArcherY
- BilliardS
- BowlinG
- CroqueT
Ball sports (where you and your opponent(s) are working to get control of and place a ball):
- BadmintoN
- BaseBall
- BasketBall
- AmericanFootBall
- AustralianRulesFootball
- CrickeT
- FieldHockey
- FootBall
- IceHockey
- TableTennis
- TenniS
Fighting (where you and your opponents compete against each other using your strength and speed in contact.):
- ArmWrestling
- BoxinG
- WrestlinG
- FencinG
- MartialArts
Motor sports (where you use the power of an engine as an important part of the sport.):
- AutoRacing
- EndurO
- Formula1
Combination sports (where the winning is decided by putting together results from several of the other categories):
- BiathloN
- PentathloN
Comparison sports (where the winning is decided by a judge):
- BodyBuilding
- CheerLeading
- FigureSkating
Sports without competition (where the ultimate goal is not to win but to have fun):
- BushWalking
- SnowBoarding
- SkiIng
Hunting sports (where the sport is to find, lure, catch some animal):
- BassFishing
- FoxHunt
brain-sports (where you have to think):
- ChesS
- GoO - How bout the AncientOrientalGameOfGo? Enough texts refer to it as that. :)