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Alpine Skiing
A winter Olympic sport in which racers descend a snowy slope at high speed through a course marked by gates.
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List of Sports That Contain I
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American Football
A high-contact team sport played with an oval ball where teams advance downfield in scripted plays to score touchdowns.
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Australian Rules Football
A free-flowing team sport played on a large oval where players kick and handball an oval ball through goalposts.
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Badminton
A high-speed racquet sport played with a feathered shuttlecock that must clear a high net without touching the ground.
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Bartitsu
A British self-defence sport blending boxing, savate kicking, jujitsu grappling, and walking-stick combat into one curriculum.
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Biathlon
A winter Olympic sport combining cross-country skiing and rifle shooting, demanding endurance and steady aim under fatigue.
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Billiards
A pocketless cue sport played with three balls on a heated table, in which players score cannons by contacting both opponent balls.
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Bobsleigh
A winter Olympic sport in which teams pilot a streamlined sled down a refrigerated ice track at high speed.
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Bowling
An indoor target sport in which players roll a heavy ball down a wooden lane to knock over ten pins arranged in a triangle.
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Boxing
A combat sport between two fighters who wear gloves and exchange punches in a roped ring over timed rounds.
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Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
A grappling combat sport emphasising ground control, joint locks, and chokes that allow a smaller fighter to defeat a larger one.
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Canoeing
A paddle sport in which athletes propel an open canoe with a single-bladed paddle on flatwater sprint or whitewater courses.
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Capoeira
An Afro-Brazilian art form that blends martial movement, acrobatics, and music played in a circle called a roda.
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Cheerleading
A judged team sport featuring acrobatic stunts, gymnastic tumbling, dance, and synchronised chants on a sprung mat.
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Cricket
A bat-and-ball team sport played on a circular field with a central pitch where bowlers deliver to batters defending wickets.
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Cross-country Skiing
An endurance winter Olympic sport in which racers traverse a marked snow course using classic or skating technique.
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Curling
A winter Olympic team sport in which players slide heavy granite stones down a sheet of ice toward a circular target.
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Cycling
A multi-format sport raced on bicycles across road stages, track ovals, mountain trails, and BMX dirt courses.
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Discus Throw
A throwing Olympic field event in which athletes rotate inside a circle to fling a heavy circular disc for distance.
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Diving
An aquatic Olympic sport in which competitors perform acrobatic dives from springboards and platforms judged on execution.
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Drag Racing
A motor racing discipline in which two vehicles accelerate from a standing start along a straight quarter-mile or eighth-mile strip.
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Dragon Boat Racing
A team paddling sport raced in a long ornate canoe with a drummer, helmsman, and 20 paddlers stroking in unison.
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Endurance Riding
A long-distance equestrian sport in which horse and rider cover challenging trails of up to 160 kilometres in a single day.
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Equestrian
An umbrella discipline in which a rider and horse compete as a team in dressage, jumping, or eventing on a course or arena.
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Eskrima
A Filipino martial art and combat sport built around stick, blade, and improvised weapon techniques drilled at fighting speed.
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Fencing
An Olympic combat sport in which competitors score by touching their opponent with a thin sword on valid target areas.
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Field Hockey
A team stick sport played on grass or turf where players strike a small ball into a goal.
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Figure Skating
A winter Olympic sport in which athletes glide on ice performing jumps, spins, and choreographed routines judged on technical merit and artistry.
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Gaelic Football
An Irish team sport blending elements of soccer and rugby, played with a round ball on a large pitch.
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Gymnastics
A judged sport featuring acrobatic routines on apparatus or floor, rewarding strength, flexibility, balance, and choreography.
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High Jump
A vertical Olympic field event in which athletes leap over a horizontal bar set at increasing heights.
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Hurling
An ancient Irish team stick sport in which players strike a small ball with a wooden hurley at high speed.
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Iaijutsu
A Japanese sword art focused on the rapid draw, cut, and resheathing of the katana from a seated or standing posture.
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Ice Hockey
A fast-paced team sport played on ice in which skaters shoot a puck into the opposing net with curved sticks.
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Ice Skating
A winter sport of moving on ice using bladed boots, with competitive forms in speed, figure, and short track racing.
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IndyCar
The premier American open-wheel motor racing series, blending oval, road, and street courses in a single championship.
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Inline Hockey
A fast team sport played on inline skates with hockey sticks and a puck or ball on a smooth indoor or outdoor surface.
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Jai Alai
A high-velocity Basque ball game played in a three-walled court with a curved wicker basket strapped to the hand.
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Javelin Throw
A throwing Olympic field event in which athletes hurl a long spear-like implement for maximum distance after a running approach.
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Jet Skiing
A motorised water sport in which riders race or perform freestyle on a personal watercraft over a buoyed course.
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Jousting
A historic mounted combat sport in which two armoured riders charge at each other with lances and aim to strike a target.
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Kabaddi
A South Asian team sport in which a raider holds breath while tagging defenders and returns home to score points.
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Karting
A motor racing discipline contested in small open-wheel karts on short purpose-built circuits, often a stepping stone to higher categories.
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Kayaking
A paddle sport in which athletes sit in a closed kayak and use a double-bladed paddle on flatwater or whitewater.
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Kickboxing
A stand-up combat sport blending boxing punches with karate-style kicks under various rule sets.
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Lethwei
A Burmese bare-knuckle striking sport that permits headbutts alongside the punches, kicks, knees, and elbows of kickboxing.
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Mixed Martial Arts
A full-contact combat sport combining striking and grappling from boxing, wrestling, Muay Thai, and Brazilian jiu-jitsu.
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Muay Thai
A Thai striking martial art known as the "art of eight limbs" for its use of fists, elbows, knees, and shins.
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Naginata
A Japanese martial art and modern sport practised with a long polearm tipped by a curved single-edged blade.
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Nine-pin Bowling
A European bowling sport in which players roll a heavy ball at nine pins arranged in a diamond pattern on a narrow lane.
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Nordic Combined
A winter sport that pairs ski jumping with cross-country skiing, with the jump result setting the starting order for the race.
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Orienteering
A navigational endurance sport in which competitors race to find control points marked on a detailed topographic map.
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Outrigger Canoeing
A Polynesian paddling sport raced in a long canoe with a lateral float that stabilises the hull through ocean swells.
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Pickleball
A paddle sport mixing elements of tennis, badminton, and table tennis played on a small court with a perforated plastic ball.
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Quad Bike Racing
A motor sport in which riders race four-wheeled all-terrain vehicles over closed dirt circuits or open desert routes.
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Quoits
A traditional throwing sport in which players toss metal or rope rings at a fixed pin or peg from a set distance.
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Real Tennis
The ancestral indoor court game from which lawn tennis evolved, played on an asymmetric court with sloped roofs and odd angles.
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Rowing
A power endurance water sport in which crews propel a long narrow shell with oars across a measured course.
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Rugby Union
A full-contact team sport played with an oval ball where players advance by running, passing backward, and kicking.
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Sailing
A wind-powered water sport in which crews race specialised boats around a course defined by buoys.
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Ski Jumping
A winter Olympic sport in which athletes slide down an inrun, leap from a takeoff, and fly through the air for distance and style.
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Snowboarding
A winter Olympic sport in which riders descend snow on a single board, competing in racing, freestyle, and big-mountain disciplines.
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Speed Skating
A winter Olympic sport in which skaters race across a 400-metre oval ice track at high speed in long, sweeping strokes.
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Sport Climbing
A timed and judged Olympic discipline combining speed wall, boulder, and lead climbing on artificial vertical surfaces.
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Sprinting
The shortest, fastest track events in athletics, contested over distances up to 400 metres from a starting block.
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Surfing
A water sport in which athletes ride breaking ocean waves on a buoyant board, judged on style, power, and difficulty.
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Swimming
An aquatic Olympic sport in which competitors race across a marked pool using one of four recognised strokes.
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Synchronized Swimming
An aquatic Olympic sport blending swimming, dance, and gymnastics in choreographed routines performed in a pool.
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Table Tennis
A fast indoor racquet sport played on a table with small paddles and a lightweight celluloid or plastic ball.
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Tai Chi
A Chinese internal martial art practised as slow-flowing solo forms and as a competitive push-hands grappling sport.
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Tennis
A racquet sport played on a rectangular court where opponents hit a felt ball over a net using strung racquets.
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Triathlon
An endurance multi-sport race combining swimming, cycling, and running performed consecutively without breaks.
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Triple Jump
A horizontal Olympic field event in which athletes perform a hop, step, and jump into a sandpit for maximum total distance.
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Ultimate Frisbee
A non-contact team sport played by passing a flying disc, with points scored by catching the disc in the opposing end zone.
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Vaulting
An equestrian sport in which an athlete performs gymnastic and dance movements on the back of a cantering horse on a lunge line.
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Vovinam
A Vietnamese martial art combining strikes, throws, scissor kicks, and weapon forms in a unified sporting curriculum.
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Wrestling (Freestyle)
An Olympic combat sport in which competitors use throws, takedowns, and pins, with attacks allowed across the whole body.
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Wrestling (Greco-Roman)
A classical Olympic wrestling style in which competitors may only attack and grip above the waist.
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Xingyi Quan
A Chinese internal martial art built on linear striking and animal-form movements, with both performance and sparring competitions.
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Xistera Pelota
A family of Basque pelota games played with a long curved wicker scoop used to catch and hurl the ball at a stone wall.
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Yachting
A competitive sailing discipline raced on keelboats and large sailing yachts over inshore or offshore courses.
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Zorbing
A recreational and competitive sport in which a participant rolls downhill or across water inside a large transparent inflatable sphere.
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Zui Quan
A Chinese martial art and wushu event styled on the off-balance gait of a drunken person, with judged performance routines.
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Zumba Fitness
A Latin-inspired dance fitness activity now contested as a judged competitive event of choreographed routines to music.
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