Individual sports

Jousting is a medieval and renaissance martial game or hastilude between two combatants either on horse or on foot. The joust became an iconic characteristic of the knight in Romantic medievalism.

variant of tennis, played with soft rubber balls instead of hard yellow balls.

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sport in which a participant works alone

Activity in which participants compete to consume large quantities of food

traditional Scottish athletic event

thumb|right|The pentathlon was first documented in Ancient Greece, and included the discus and [[javelin throw.]] A pentathlon is a contest featuring five events. The name is derived from Greek: combining the words pente (five) and -athlon (competition) (). The first pentathlon was documented in Ancient Greece and was part of the Ancient Olympic Games. Five events were contested over one day for the Ancient Olympic pentathlon, starting with the long jump, javelin throwing, and discus throwing, followed by the stadion (a short foot race) and wrestling. Pentathletes were considered to be among t

subclass of boxing

Racketlon is a multisport competition in which competitors play a sequence of four popular racket sports: table tennis, badminton, squash, and tennis. It originated in Finland and Sweden and was modeled on other combination sports like the triathlon and decathlon.

gymnastics discipline

thumb|MBS Pro 100 Mountainboard with noSno soft bindings thumbMountainboarding (also known as dirtboarding or all-terrain boarding) is an action sport that combines elements of snowboarding, skateboarding, and mountain biking. Riders use a board with four pneumatic tires, bindings, and trucks to ride over a variety of off-road terrain. The sport developed in the early 1990s and has since gained international recognition with competitions, freestyle events, and recreational communities around the world.

type of rock climbing without protection

thumb|A man riding a wave with a bodyboard Bodyboarding is a water sport in which the surfer rides a bodyboard on the crest, face, and curl of a wave which is carrying the surfer towards the shore. Bodyboarding is also referred to as Boogieboarding due to the invention of the "Boogie Board" by Tom Morey in 1971. The average bodyboard consists of a short, rectangular piece of hydrodynamic foam. Bodyboarders typically use swim fins for additional propulsion and control while riding a breaking wave.

equestrian sport

sport that combines dance and color guard to create coordinated routines

form of inline skating that focuses on doing tricks

indoor racquet sport

individual sport discipline derived from ski jumping

thumb|A man Kiiking Kiiking () is a sport which involves a person making a swing gain increasingly more momentum, to pass over the spindle with the longest shafts possible. It was invented in Estonia by Ado Kosk in 1993; in Estonian, kiik means a swing.

form of ice speed skating

Dwarf-tossing, also called midget-tossing, is a pub/bar attraction or activity in which people with dwarfism, wearing special padded clothing or Velcro costumes, are thrown onto mattresses or at Velcro-coated walls. Participants compete to throw the person with dwarfism the farthest. Dwarf-tossing was started in Australia as a form of pub entertainment in the early 1980s. A related, formerly practiced activity was dwarf-bowling, in which a person with dwarfism was placed on a skateboard and used as a bowling ball.

full contact sport based on medieval hand-to-hand combat

Hybrid sports

competitive horse-riding discipline

combat sport and a stand-up fighting promotion company based in Tokyo, Japan

thumb|A game of tetherball

variety of court sports

sport variant of triathlon

sport

thumb|Coasteering near Porthclais, [[Pembrokeshire]] Coasteering is movement along the intertidal zone of a rocky coastline on foot or by swimming, without the aid of boats, surf boards or other craft.

sports discipline

water sport

boxing by non-professionals

form of free solo climbing over water

A quadrathlon (or quadriathlon, tetrathlon) is an endurance sports event composed of four individual disciplines. All four disciplines are completed in succession and the lowest overall time decides the winner.

multi-disciplinary sport using inline skates

horse riding on a trail

indirect style ball game

sport in which participants throw mobile phones

specialist skateboard designed to closely simulate the behavior of a snowboard

Woodchopping (also spelled wood-chopping or wood chopping), called woodchop for short, is a sport that has been around for hundreds of years in several cultures. In woodchopping competitions, skilled contestants attempt to be the first to cut or saw through a log or other block of wood. It is often held at state fairs and agricultural shows. Participants (especially men) are often referred to as axemen. thumb|right|Woodchopping competition at Avilés, Spain

traditional sports in the alps

track and field throwing event for disability athletes

thumb|Surfing is the "grandfather" of all board sports, originating from Polynesian culture thumb|right|Skateboarding was invented as a way for surfers to feel like surfing on land Boardsports are active outdoor sports that are played with any sort of board as the primary equipment. These sports take place on a variety of terrains, from paved flat-ground and snow-covered hills to water and air. Most boardsports are considered action sports or extreme sports, and thus often appeal to youth. Some board sports were marginalized in the past. However, many board sports are gaining mainstream recogn

Headis is a mix of table tennis and the heading of association football. It is played at a regular table tennis table so it combines tactical elements of table tennis and the legwork of tennis. In mid-2016, the 11th Headis World Championship was held with players from 12 countries. thumb|upright=1.3|Two Headis players at a final of a tournament in Göttingen, Germany

traditional Spanish sport

thumb Speed-Ball ( / ) is a racquet sport invented in Egypt in 1961 by Mohamed Lotfy, father of Hussein Lotfy (first world champion) and Ahmad Lotfy (the present president of FISB), for the training of beginner tennis players. Today it is a sport in its own right, enjoying popularity not only in Egypt but in other countries. Several of these countries make up the International Federation of Speed-Ball (FISB).

type of climbing that assesses the ability to ascend walls in three main categories: difficulty, bouldering, and speed.

folk sport practised in the Canary Islands

style of climbing in which the climber climbs alone

thumb|Cruising on a longboard Longboarding is a variation of skateboarding typified by the use of longer boards ("decks") with longer wheelbases and softer wheels. While longboards vary widely in shape and size, compared to street skateboards longboards are designed to be more stable at speed and to have more traction due to larger wheel sizes and softer wheel durometers. While standard street skateboards may typically be between 28 and 34 inches long, longboards can range anywhere from 32 to 50 inches in length. Ride characteristics of longboards generally differ from that of street skateboar

variant of golf

sport

the traditional bare-knuckle boxing of Russia

sports equipment

combined track and field competition for women

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freestyle BMX riding style

thumb|Steinstossen (1981 Unspunnenfest) Steinstossen (translated to 'stone throwing' in English) is the Swiss variant of stone put, of throwing a heavy stone overhead using both arms for the longest distance. Practiced among the alpine population since prehistoric times, it is recorded to have taken place in Basel in the 13th century. During the 15th century, it is frequently recorded to have been practiced alongside the Schützenfeste of the Old Swiss Confederacy.