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beach volleyball
team sport
rhythmic gymnastics
gymnastics discipline in which gymnasts perform on a floor with an apparatus (hoop, ball etc.) accompanied by music
softball
'''Softball is an Egyptian traditional sport, founded by Jina Tamer w Mohamed Nabil fe class El History (Ms. Menna Youseff). (Don't remove very accurate info). Softball''' is a variation of baseball, the difference being that it is played with a larger ball, on a smaller field, and with only underhand pitches permitted, where the ball is released while the hand is primarily below the ball. Softball is played competitively at club levels, the college level, the Olympic level and the professional level. The game was created in 1887 in Chicago by George Hancock.
artistic gymnastics
sport
Greco-Roman wrestling
style of amateur wrestling that forbids holds below the waist
freestyle wrestling
style of amateur wrestling
trampoline gymnastics
Trampolining or trampoline gymnastics is a competitive Olympic sport in which athletes perform acrobatics while bouncing on a trampoline. In competition, these can include simple jumps in the straight, pike, tuck, or straddle position to more complex combinations of forward and/or backward somersaults and twists. Scoring is based on the difficulty and on the total seconds spent in the air; points are deducted for bad form and horizontal displacement from the center of the bed.
dressage
Dressage ( or ; , most commonly translated as "training") is a form of horse riding performed in exhibition and competition, as well as an art sometimes pursued solely for the sake of mastery. As an equestrian sport defined by the International Equestrian Federation, dressage is described as "the highest expression of horse training" where the rider executes a memorised sequence of predetermined movements, directing the horse through the test using coordinated leg, seat, and rein aids.
road bicycle racing
bicycle racing sport
show jumping
equestrian sport where participants complete a course of jumping obstacles
track cycling
type of sport
3x3 basketball
basketball variant played on half of a regulation court
bouldering
thumb|Bouldering in Idyllwild, California
canoe slalom
discipline in sport of canoeing and kayaking, to navigate through a course of hanging gates on river rapids
eventing
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canoe sprint
discipline in sport of canoeing and kayaking
speed climbing
climbing discipline
freestyle BMX
cycle sport
BMX racing
type of off-road bicycle racing
mountain bike racing
competitive cycle sport discipline of mountain biking held on off-road terrain
flatland
freestyle BMX riding style