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Sports that start with D

4 sports starting with the letter D — each with origin, classification, and notes.

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DecathlonDiscus ThrowDivingDrag Racing

List of Sports That Start With D

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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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    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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