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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.
Below are sports that contain the letter T anywhere in the name. Each of the 40 sports below opens to a full profile.
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List of Sports That Contain T
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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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Basketball
A fast-paced indoor team sport where players score by shooting a ball through an elevated hoop.
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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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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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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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Decathlon
A two-day men's multi-event athletics competition combining ten track and field disciplines scored on a points table.
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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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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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Football (Soccer)
The world's most popular team sport — an eleven-a-side ball game played on a rectangular pitch with two goals.
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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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Hammer Throw
A throwing Olympic field event in which athletes spin and release a heavy metal ball attached to a wire for distance.
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Heptathlon
A two-day women's multi-event athletics competition combining seven track and field disciplines scored on a points table.
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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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Karate
A Japanese striking martial art emphasising punches, kicks, and open-hand techniques delivered with control.
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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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Marathon
A long-distance Olympic running event covering 42.195 kilometres, traditionally contested on city streets.
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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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Motocross
A motorcycle racing discipline contested on closed off-road circuits with jumps, ruts, and natural obstacles.
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MotoGP
The top class of motorcycle road racing, contested by purpose-built prototype bikes on grand prix circuits worldwide.
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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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Netball
A non-contact team sport derived from basketball played mostly by women in seven assigned court zones.
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Pole Vault
A vertical Olympic field event in which athletes use a flexible fibre pole to vault over a crossbar set at extreme heights.
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Racquetball
An indoor racquet sport similar to squash in which players use a short racquet and a hollow rubber ball on a fully enclosed court.
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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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Shot Put
A throwing Olympic field event in which athletes propel a heavy metal sphere from a small circle for maximum distance.
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Skeleton
A winter Olympic sport in which competitors race head-first on their stomach down a refrigerated ice track on a small steel sled.
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Softball
A bat-and-ball team sport similar to baseball played with a larger ball on a smaller field.
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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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Sprinting
The shortest, fastest track events in athletics, contested over distances up to 400 metres from a starting block.
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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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Taekwondo
A Korean martial art and Olympic combat sport famous for fast, high kicks and spinning techniques.
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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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Water Polo
A demanding team sport played in deep water where players swim, pass, and shoot a ball into the opposing goal.
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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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