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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.
If you've been searching for sports that start with C, you'll find 4 detailed sports below. We're not interested in giving you only a list of names — every entry on this page links to a full profile with the kind of detail you'd actually want to know.
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| Canoeing | Cricket | Cross-country Skiing | Curling |
List of Sports That Start With C
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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.
About sports starting with C
That's our current list of sports starting with the letter C. We add new entries every week — if you have a favorite sport starting with C that isn't on this page, let us know and we'll write it up.
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