Marathon
A long-distance Olympic running event covering 42.195 kilometres, traditionally contested on city streets.
5 sports starting with the letter M — each with origin, classification, and notes.
If you've been searching for sports that start with M, you'll find 5 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.
For sports, that means origin, category, equipment, governing body, and Olympic status.
| Marathon | Mixed Martial Arts | Motocross | MotoGP |
| Muay Thai |
A long-distance Olympic running event covering 42.195 kilometres, traditionally contested on city streets.
A full-contact combat sport combining striking and grappling from boxing, wrestling, Muay Thai, and Brazilian jiu-jitsu.
A motorcycle racing discipline contested on closed off-road circuits with jumps, ruts, and natural obstacles.
The top class of motorcycle road racing, contested by purpose-built prototype bikes on grand prix circuits worldwide.
A Thai striking martial art known as the "art of eight limbs" for its use of fists, elbows, knees, and shins.
That's our current list of sports starting with the letter M. We add new entries every week — if you have a favorite sport starting with M that isn't on this page, let us know and we'll write it up.
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