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Slamball

Slamball is a ball or target-game sport in which points, goals, hits, or sets decide competition. At its core, the sport is about score more points than the opponent through shots and dunks…

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Sledding

Sledding here means recreational sledding on suitable snowy hills. The focus is safe hill choice, helmet, warm clothing, spacing, controlled riding and clear runout.

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Sledge Hockey

Sledge hockey is para ice hockey: players sit in specialised sledges on blades and use two short sticks with picks for propulsion and puck control. The German name Sledge-Eishockey routes t…

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Slinging

Slinging, in the Balearic context tir de fona, is a target-throwing sport with sling, throwing line, safety area and target plate. The Balearic federation documents stone, tennis-ball and t…

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Slopestyle

Slopestyle is a snow-park format where athletes on skis or snowboards ride a line over rails, boxes, jumps and other features. Difficulty, execution, amplitude, creativity and overall impre…

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Slopestyle Skiing

Slopestyle skiing is freeskiing in a snow park: athletes on twin-tip/freeskis ride a line over rails, boxes and jumps. Tricks, difficulty, execution, amplitude, variety and overall impressi…

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Slopestyle Snowboarding

Slopestyle snowboarding is a snowboard park-and-pipe format: riders take a line over rails, boxes and jumps. Difficulty, execution, amplitude, style, variety and overall impression are judg…

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Slow-Pitch Softball

Slow-Pitch Softball is a ball or target-game sport in which points, goals, hits, or sets decide competition. At its core, the sport is about score runs while batting and record outs on defe…

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Smashball

Smashball is a modified volleyball entry format for kids and beginners. Volleyball Canada and Ontario Volleyball sources describe small teams, low nets, light balls, level rules and a focus…

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Smolball

Smolball is a ball or target-game sport in which points, goals, hits, or sets decide competition. At its core, the sport is about score more goals with the Smolball racket than the opponent…

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Snatch

Snatch is a strength sport in which load, technique, repetitions, or physical strength performance are evaluated. At its core, the sport is about move the barbell from the floor to a stable…

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Snocross / Snowcross

Snocross/snowcross is winter motorsport with snowmobiles on compact snow race courses with jumps, turns, whoops and heats. Vehicle setup, track clearance, protection, starts and race lines…

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Snooker

Snooker is a precision sport in which accuracy, control, and tactical placement determine the score. At its core, the sport is about score more points than the opponent by legally potting r…

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Snow Golf

Snow golf is a golf variant on snow or ice surfaces: the aim remains playing the ball to the target/hole in as few strokes as possible, but visibility, ball roll, clothing and local rules d…

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Snow Kayaking

Snow kayaking or snowboating is a winter sport in which athletes ride kayaks down snowy slopes or slalom courses. Competition formats usually use knockout or timed races on prepared snow tr…

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Snow Polo

Snow polo is polo on compacted snow or ice, usually on a smaller field and with a highly visible ball. It remains an equestrian sport: riding, mallet technique, team tactics, right-of-way a…

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Snow Rugby

Snow rugby is a winter rugby variant on a small snow pitch. Regional rule sets document short matches, small teams and rugby core logic; the entry remains review-marked because governance i…

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Snow Tubing

Snow tubing is an accessible snow-sliding context on designated snow or resort lanes. The focus is controlled lanes, tube, winter clothing, start signal, runout and local safety rules; one…

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Snow Volleyball

Snow volleyball is the FIVB/CEV volleyball variant on snow: teams play on an 8 x 16 m snow court over a net, usually three-a-side, with rally scoring and winter-suitable equipment.

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Snowbiking

Snowbiking means skibike/snowbike riding on snow, usually with a bicycle-like frame and skis/runners. The source base is school, resort and manufacturer/association oriented, so the entry r…

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Snowboarding

Snowboarding is winter sport on a board with bindings: riders use slopes, freeride terrain or competition formats such as snowboard cross, halfpipe, slopestyle, big air and alpine snowboard…

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Snowkiting

Snowkiting combines skis or snowboard with a traction kite on snow, ice or open winter terrain. Wind window, spot choice, kite control, snow skill and backcountry/weather risk are decisive;…

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Snowmobile Racing

Snowmobile racing is winter motorsport with snowmobiles in classes and formats such as oval, cross-country, drag or snocross. Series rules, scrutineering, protective gear, track, flags and…

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Snowshoeing

Snowshoeing ranges from recreational snowshoe walking to snowshoe running/racing. Entry needs snowshoes, warm layers and trail/avalanche awareness; competition context is governed in part b…

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Soccer

Soccer, or association football, is a team sport in which two teams try to play the ball legally into the opponent's goal with feet, head or body. Field players have limited hand/arm use; p…

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Soccergolf

Soccergolf is a football-code variant in which teams use possession, territory, and scoring plays to win points. At its core, the sport is about score more goals than the opposing team. Par…

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Soft Tennis

a version of the game of tennis played primarily in Asia, very similar except they play with soft balls. At its core, the sport is about hit the ball over the net into the opponent's court…

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Softball

there are three styles of softball: fast pitch, "modified" fast pitch, and slow pitch. At its core, the sport is about score runs while batting and record outs on defense. Participation for…

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Softball Throw

Softball Throw is a ball or target-game sport in which points, goals, hits, or sets decide competition. At its core, the objective is the fastest time, greatest height/distance, or highest…

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Sojutsu

Sojutsu is Japanese spear martial art, today mainly preserved in koryu/Hozoin-ryu contexts through kata, demonstrations and traditional practice. It is modelled here as a historical weapon…

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Sorro Wrestling

Sorro wrestling is described as a traditional wrestling form from Niger: upright wrestling on sand, with the objective of putting the opponent down. The source base is narrow and partly cul…

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Spartan Race

Spartan Race is an obstacle racing series with distances and formats combining running, climbing, carrying, crawling, and technical obstacles. At its core, the objective is the fastest rule…

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Speckbrett

Speckbrett is a regional Muenster racket sport using a perforated wooden paddle, tennis ball, net and marked court. It is played in singles, doubles, league or city championship formats; th…

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Speed Badminton

Speed Badminton is a racket or striking sport in which a ball or object is played with a hand, racket, or wall across or against a court. At its core, the sport is about place the speeder s…

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Speed Climbing

athletes climb a set route on a vertical wall in the fastest time possible. At its core, the objective is the highest reached zone/height, fastest time, or best combined score depending on…

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Speed Flying

Speed flying is high-risk air sport using small fast paraglider/speedwing canopies for close-to-terrain descents. Entry is defensible only through paragliding/speed-flying instruction, suit…

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Speed Golf

a variation of golf in which the objective is to complete the course in the fewest possible number of strokes and the fastest time possible. At its core, the sport is about play the ball fr…

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Speed Pool

Speed Pool is a precision sport in which accuracy, control, and tactical placement determine the score. At its core, the sport is about legally pot balls with the cue and complete the game'…

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Speed puzzling

Speed puzzling is competitive jigsaw puzzling against the clock. Individuals, pairs or teams usually receive the same puzzle; scoring uses completion time or progress at the time limit.

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Speed riding

Speed riding combines skiing with a small paraglider/speed wing. Riders alternate in steep terrain between snow contact and short flight phases; training, weather, terrain and protection ar…

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Speed Skating

Speed skating is ice racing with long-track and short-track contexts. Edge work, low position, corner line, starts, speed and either time or placing decide depending on format.

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Speed Skiing

Speed skiing is an FIS skiing discipline for maximum speeds on a secured course. Aerodynamic position, ski setup, start, line, timing and strict safety clearance decide.

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Speed-Ball

Speed-ball is a racket sport using a ball attached by cord to a central pole, played in solo, singles, doubles and relay/team formats. FISB/World Speedball sources and international rules d…

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Speedball

Speedball here is the American school and recreational field game combining elements of soccer, basketball and handball. The focus is on quick transitions, team movement, catching, passing…

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Speedcubing

players solve single piece 3D puzzles in the quickest time possible. At its core, the sport is about solve a puzzle as fast as possible after an official scramble while following the regula…

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Speedklettern

Speedklettern is an outdoor sport in which terrain, technique, navigation, or body control is decisive. At its core, the objective is the highest reached zone/height, fastest time, or best…

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Speedminton

Speedminton is a racket or striking sport in which a ball or object is played with a hand, racket, or wall across or against a court. At its core, the sport is about place the speeder so th…

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Speedrunning

Speedrunning is a digital competition practice in which games or game segments are completed as quickly as possible under category, version, timing and proof rules. Route, execution, timer/…

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Spelling Bee

A spelling bee is a spelling competition in which participants must spell words correctly after official pronunciation, definition and rule protocol. Scripps sources document eligibility, r…

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Spongee

Spongee / sponge hockey is a regional ice-hockey variant on ice, usually without skates, using a soft sponge puck, sticks and goals. The source base is league/community and rule-sheet based…

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Sport Acrobatics

the previous name for Acrobatic Gymnastics. At its core, the sport is about perform routines judged by difficulty, execution, and discipline-specific requirements. Participation format: Ind…

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Sport Climbing

rock climbing competitions, can be Lead Climbing, Speed Climbing or Bouldering. At its core, the objective is the highest reached zone/height, fastest time, or best combined score depending…

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Sport Diving

Sport diving is a CMAS underwater sport in the pool in which scuba, apnea, fin, transition, obstacle or team tasks are completed for time under rules. The focus is controlled underwater tec…

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Sport Fishing

Sport fishing is competition-oriented angling under CIPS/FIPS structures or local angling rules. It includes freshwater, sea and fly fishing; key factors are rule compliance, licence, water…

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Sport Kite

Sport kite is precision and freestyle flying with steerable kites. Wind, line control, figures, ballet/precision and team coordination on an open wind field are central.

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Sport Spearfishing

Sport spearfishing is a CMAS-adjacent open-water and freediving discipline in which athletes without breathing apparatus selectively catch rule-compliant fish in cleared zones. Safety, budd…

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Sport Stacking

stack a number of plastic cups in a pre-determined sequence as fast as possible. At its core, the objective is the fastest fault-free cup sequence. Participation format: Individuals, double…

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Sportholzfällen

Sportholzfällen is a sport or discipline with its own rules, equipment, and scoring formats. At its core, the sport is about complete logging-skill disciplines such as chopping, sawing, cli…

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Sporting Clays

one of the disciplines of clay pigeon shooting, shooters move about a course, attempting to hit varying targets projected at different angles, speed, elevation, and distances. At its core,…

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Sportklettern

Sportklettern is an outdoor sport in which terrain, technique, navigation, or body control is decisive. At its core, the objective is the highest reached zone/height, fastest time, or best…

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