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360Ball

360Ball is a circular racket game with a central rebound disc. Singles or doubles move around the disc without fixed court sides; teams can set the ball and score when the other side cannot…

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3D Archery

3D archery is archery on an outdoor course with three-dimensional target models and marked scoring zones. Safe shooting discipline, distance estimation, terrain reading, bow control and rul…

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3x3 Basketball

3x3 basketball is FIBA's half-court format with one hoop, two teams of three players plus a substitute, 10 minutes of playing time, a 12-second shot clock and 1/2-point scoring. The format…

Astro medya Org. Ltd. STI. · CC BY 2.0

Abseiling

Abseiling, also called rappelling, is controlled rope descent from rock, walls, structures or natural terrain. Safe anchors, correct rope handling, brake hand, partner checks and guided ris…

Herve Sergeraert · CC BY 3.0

Acrobatic Gymnastics

Acrobatic gymnastics is pair and group sport acrobatics. Routines combine balance elements, dynamic throw/catch skills, tumbling and choreography on the floor; difficulty, execution and art…

Poleydee · CC BY 4.0

Acroski

Acroski, also called ski ballet, is a historical freestyle-skiing context: athletes combined turns, edge work, jumps, steps and choreography to music on snow. This entry is not treated as a…

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AcroYoga

AcroYoga combines yoga-adjacent body work with partner acrobatics. Typical roles are base, flyer and spotter; safety comes through progression, communication, spotting and controlled exits…

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Adventure Golf

Adventure golf is a miniature-golf variant on themed short holes with artificial turf, obstacles, terrain shapes and landscaped features. The goal is to putt the ball from the start area in…

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Adventure Racing

Adventure racing is a team outdoor race built around navigation. Teams move through checkpoints across disciplines such as trekking, mountain biking and paddling; map, compass, mandatory ge…

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Aerial Hoop

Aerial hoop is aerial acrobatics on a suspended metal ring. Training and competition combine mounts, holds, spins, lines, transitions, rigging safety and controlled exits.

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Aerial Silks

Aerial silks is aerial acrobatics on two suspended fabric panels. Climbs, foot locks, wraps, drops, strength endurance, rigging safety and controlled exits shape training and performance.

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Aerial Straps

Aerial straps is advanced aerial acrobatics on two loops/straps. Shoulder control, pulling strength, core tension, grip variations, line work and safe progression are central; one unified g…

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Aerial Yoga

Aerial yoga is a yoga/fitness method using a suspended hammock or fabric. The entry is modelled as studio and mind-body training; a uniform global competition system is not documented.

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Aerials

Aerials is a freestyle-skiing discipline. Athletes jump from shaped snow kickers, perform flips and twists, and are scored by air, form, landing and degree of difficulty.

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Aerobatics

Aerobatics is competition aerobatic flying: pilots fly known or free figure sequences in defined airspace. Precision, figure shape, positioning and deductions are judged under strict safety…

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Aerobic Gymnastics

Aerobic gymnastics / sport aerobics is a FIG gymnastics discipline with choreographed routines, aerobic movement patterns, difficulty elements, execution, artistry and judging.

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Aeromodeling

Aeromodeling is model aircraft sport. Depending on class, remote-controlled, free-flight or control-line model aircraft are built, trimmed and flown; competitions differ by precision, durat…

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Aeronautical Pentathlon

Aeronautical pentathlon is a CISM military multi-event for air-force contexts. Despite the name, the scored part uses six sport disciplines such as shooting, fencing, orienteering, basketba…

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Aesthetic Group Gymnastics

Aesthetic group gymnastics is a group gymnastics discipline based on natural whole-body movement, coordination, expression, music and synchronisation. Teams perform choreographies on a comp…

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AFL Wheelchair

AFL wheelchair is an adapted form of Australian football on a rectangular indoor court. Two teams move the ball with handpass, underarm throw and chair skills; scoring uses goals and behind…

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AFLX

AFLX was a short-form version of Australian rules football introduced by the AFL and played on a rectangular field. Senior showcase tournaments ran in 2018 and 2019; current participation i…

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Aggressive Inline Skating

Aggressive inline skating is a roller sport on specialised inline skates focused on tricks, grinds, slides, airs and lines in skateparks, halfpipes or street spots. It is not speed skating…

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Agility

Agility is a dog sport in which a handler-dog team completes an obstacle course as quickly and cleanly as possible. Handling, timing, training, body language and a safely built course are c…

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Aikibudo

Aikibudo is a Japanese-influenced martial art using locks, throws, control techniques, kata and weapons context. It emphasises partner work, technical form, grading programmes and controlle…

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Aikido

Aikido is a Japanese martial art built around partner practice, throws, joint controls, evasive movement and breakfalls. Its main context is dojo training rather than a standardized direct…

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Air Hockey

Air hockey is a table game in which a lightweight puck glides over an air-cushion table. Players use mallets/pushers, defend their goal and try to score with fast angles.

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Air Racing

Air racing is aviation racing in class and organiser contexts. Pilots fly class-legal aircraft around courses, pylons or race tasks; speed, line, safety, formation and penalties are central…

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AirBadminton

AirBadminton is an outdoor form of badminton using the AirShuttle. It is played on grass, sand or hard surfaces; wind, court marking and the more stable shuttle change pace, flight and entr…

Simonhenni · CC BY-SA 4.0

Airboarding

Airboard sledding is descending snow on an inflatable snow bodyboard. Riders lie belly-down and head-first on the board; safe practice needs approved pistes, helmet, braking/turning techniq…

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Airsoft

Airsoft is a safety-critical scenario, team and target game using 6 mm BBs, eye protection, field rules and an honour system. Depending on format, mission objectives, called hits, time or t…

Tasleeh · CC BY-SA 4.0

Akontion

Akontion refers to javelin throwing in ancient Greek athletics and pentathlon contexts. Sources describe the implement, run-up, distance scoring and sometimes a throwing thong/amentum; mode…

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Alpine climbing

Alpine climbing is climbing in mountain terrain: often multi-pitch routes, rock, snow or ice, long approaches, weather windows, route-finding and rope-team decisions. It is not IFSC competi…

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Alpine Skiing

Alpine skiing is downhill ski sport on marked courses and pistes. In disciplines such as downhill, super-G, giant slalom, slalom and combined, line, edge control, speed and legal gates matt…

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Alysh

Alysh is a Central Asian belt-wrestling style. Two athletes grip the belt, try to score throws on a UWW mat and win by fall, points or technical rules.

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Amateur Pankration

Amateur pankration is treated as a pankration/amateur-MMA-adjacent rule context with stronger protection, age and amateur framing. Because catalogue boundaries can vary by federation/event,…

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Amateur Radio Direction Finding

Amateur radio direction finding, also ARDF or radio orienteering, combines orienteering with radio direction-finding technique. Participants use receiver, antenna, map and compass to find h…

Dale Hunt WB6BYU · CC BY-SA 3.0

American Football

American Football is a football-code variant in which teams use possession, territory, and scoring plays to win points. At its core, the sport is about advance the ball into the end zone by…

Damon J. Moritz · Public domain

American Handball

American handball is a wall-based rebound game in which a small ball is struck with the hand against a front wall. It is played in one-wall, three-wall or four-wall variants, usually as sin…

Gabeguss · CC BY-SA 3.0

Amputee Football

Amputee football is an adapted football format for players with an amputation or limb deficiency. International play is usually 7v7 on a smaller field; outfield players use forearm crutches…

Bieniecki Piotr · CC BY-SA 4.0

Angling

Angling is an outdoor skill context in which water knowledge, tackle, bait choice, patience and local rules matter. Competitions may score catch weight, length, species or catch-and-release…

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Angling Versatility Test

The angling versatility test is treated as a source-critical angling combined-skills event. Documented contexts combine casting-sport elements such as target and distance casting with conse…

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Animal Flow

Animal Flow is a brand-based bodyweight and movement system with ground-based movements, transitions and flows. It is catalogued as a training/certification method, not as a globally unifor…

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Aqua Fitness

Aquatic fitness is joint-friendly water training with endurance, strength, mobility and coordination exercises in a pool. It is modelled as a class and fitness method, not as a competition…

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Aqua jogging

Aqua jogging is running-based endurance training in water, often with a flotation belt in deep water. It is mainly used for low-impact fitness, rehab-adjacent endurance training and running…

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Aquaball

Aquaball is a non-contact team ball game in chest-deep water. Mixed teams usually play four versus four; a shot on goal counts only after at least three passes within the team.

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Aquabike

Aquabike here means motorized personal-watercraft racing in the UIM/IJSBA context, not the swim-bike multisport discipline that uses the same term. Vehicle control, racing line, safety, cla…

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Aquathlon

Aquathlon is a multisport race combining swimming and running. Unlike triathlon it has no bike leg; depending on temperature and rules it is usually staged as swim-run or run-swim-run. Wate…

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Archery

Archery is a precision sport in which arrows are shot with recurve, compound, barebow, longbow or other bow types at target, field, 3D, clout or flight tasks. Entry should run through a cou…

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Archery Tag

Archery Tag is a team tag game with bows, foam-tipped arrows, protective masks, cover elements and clear hit/catch rules. It combines bow feel, dodging and team tactics in short arena or ev…

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Arena Football

Arena football is an indoor variant of American/gridiron football on a much smaller, usually padded field. Teams commonly play eight versus eight; short spaces, wall proximity and pass-heav…

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Arena Polo

Arena polo is a polo variant played in a bounded arena with boards or walls and typically smaller teams than field polo. Riding, mallet work, ball control, team tactics and safe horse handl…

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Arena Rugby

Arena rugby is only weakly documented as an indoor variant in the rugby sevens/rugby union context. It is best handled as a rare organiser-dependent format on a smaller indoor area; no stan…

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Armlifting

Armlifting is a grip-strength sport using specialist implements such as rolling handles, axle, Saxon bar, hub or pinch setups. Legal lifts or holds are scored; the federation and event land…

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Armwrestling

Armwrestling is a strength and technique duel at a dedicated table. Grip, wrist position, body angle, force transfer, referee commands and safe loading are decisive.

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Arnis

Arnis is a Filipino martial art and competition discipline with stick, weapon and empty-hand training forms. In sport context, controlled sparring, protective equipment, target areas, techn…

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Artistic Billiards

Artistic billiards is a carom discipline: players attempt predefined artistic-shot figures on a pocketless billiards table. Ball setup, spin, cushion paths and completing the figure within…

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Artistic Cycling

Artistic cycling is an indoor cycling discipline in which athletes perform figures, stands, turns and pair or team shapes on special fixed-gear hall bikes. Difficulty, execution, order and…

Bene bugner · CC BY-SA 4.0

Artistic Gymnastics

Artistic gymnastics is apparatus gymnastics with short judged routines on defined apparatus. International women's artistic gymnastics includes vault, uneven bars, balance beam and floor; m…

Martin Rulsch, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Artistic Pool

Artistic pool is a WPA-linked pocket-billiards discipline for trick and artistic shots on a pool table. Competitions use skill categories such as trick/fancy, special arts, draw, follow, ba…

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Artistic Roller Skating

Artistic roller skating is performed on roller skates or inline artistic skates. Programmes, technical elements, execution, presentation, choreography and deductions are judged under World…

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