List of basic sports topics
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A sport is a physical activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often engaged in competitively. Basic topics in sports include:
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[edit] Nature of sports
[edit] Types of sport
[edit] Racing
- Human-powered: Running, swimming...
- Human-assisted: Cycling, rowing, canoeing...
- Animal: Horse racing, greyhound racing, pigeon racing...
- Machine-powered: Auto racing, motorboat racing, motorcycle racing...
[edit] Opponent
- Combat: Wrestling, Judo, karate, boxing, fencing, tae kwon do...
- Court: Tennis, shuttlecock sport, badminton, volleyball, squash, table tennis, handball...
- Team: Baseball, cricket, football (soccer), rugby, ice hockey, hockey, roller hockey, softball, basketball, American football, Australian rules...
[edit] Achievement
- Target: Archery, shooting, darts, curling...
- Display: Gymnastics, bodybuilding, equestrianism, diving, ski jumping, ice dance...
- Strength: Weight-lifting...
- Distance: Long jump, high jump, triple jump, pole vault, shot put, javelin, hammer...
- Multi-discipline: Decathlon, heptathlon, pentathlon, modern pentathlon, triathlon, biathlon, ironman...
[edit] Mind sports
[edit] Sports that fall into multiple categories
[edit] History of sports
- Main article: History of sports
[edit] Basic sports concepts
- Athlete
- Coach
- Disabled sports
- Extreme Sports
- Fan (aficionado)
- Fantasy sports
- Female sport
- Gamesmanship
- Multi-sport events
- Nationalism and sport
- Olympic Games
- Performance art
- professionalism
- Professional sports
- Regulation of sport
- Spectator sport
- Sponsorship
- Sporting club
- Sport Record
- Sports coaching
- Sports equipment
- Sports injuries
- Sportsmanship
- Sports marketing
- Sports memorabilia
- Sportsmen
- Sports timeline
- Sportswear
- Violence in sports
- "Winning isn't everything; it's the only thing."
[edit] Sports scholars
[edit] Leaders in sports
[edit] Sport in popular culture
[edit] Sports-related lists
- Main article: List of sports
[edit] Sporting governing bodies
- Main article: Sport governing bodies
Governing bodies of the most popular world sports [1]:
- International Olympic Committee
- FIFA (football's world governing body)
- International Cricket Council
- The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews (Golf in Europe)
- United States Golf Association (Golf in US)
- Royal Canadian Golf Association (Golf in Canada)
- FIBA (Basketball)
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