Decathlon
A two-day men's multi-event athletics competition combining ten track and field disciplines scored on a points table.
4 sports starting with the letter D — each with origin, classification, and notes.
If you've been searching for sports that start with D, 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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| Decathlon | Discus Throw | Diving | Drag Racing |
A two-day men's multi-event athletics competition combining ten track and field disciplines scored on a points table.
A throwing Olympic field event in which athletes rotate inside a circle to fling a heavy circular disc for distance.
An aquatic Olympic sport in which competitors perform acrobatic dives from springboards and platforms judged on execution.
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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