Talk:List of sports

Large messy page

Reading comments I know some people have stated they want everything in one place but I feel it might be worth looking at changing that. The current list is large and cumbersome. It might be worth creating smaller lists for each category and using the List of sports page as a link to these smaller catagories. Roomoneohone (talk) 21:13, 23 May 2009 (UTC)

We could eliminate 90% of this list as not being a sport. Egg and spoon race? Really?! For starters, I propose that only the "Physical Sports" remain. And even most of that could be eliminated. Anyone against that?

Styles of martial arts

Styles of martial arts aren't sports... they are styles of martial arts. Clinch fighting isn't a sport, it is an aspect of certain fight sports. It's the equivalent of saying that kicking a ball in and of itself is a sport. Same for ground fighting. I left a bunch of terms I was unfamiliar with because I was unsure if they had a large sport aspect, but the ones I deleted do not.

Moved Fictitious Sports to bottom of page

Thought it looked akward in the middle of the page. Felt it should belong at the bottom. Clavette 21:58, 20 March 2006 (UTC)

Moved dog sports list to separate page

I'm of two minds about this. First, it might be nice to have one place where every sport in the known universe is listed so that one doesn't have to hop back and forth following dozens of links and attempt to compile one's own list.

However, while working on the few dog-related pages that currently exist, the phrase dog sports looks like it is (or will be) a commonly referenced term, and it didn't seem to make sense to redirect it to "List of sports", wherein the reader would have to search for the appropriate subtopic. In addition, I didn't want anyone to have to maintain the list in two separate places. Elf 01:05, 29 Jan 2004 (UTC)

Should polo also be listed under animal sports>equestrian? --Suitov

listing each sport only once

I think it's time to revisit the way this list is kept. The categories are really not mutually exclusive enough to only list each sport once, and there are some sports that can be played both as team sports and individual sports (chess and laser tag both come to mind). I am of the opinion it would make for an easier to use list if some sports which fit into multiple categories were listed multiple times. Shawn K. Quinn 22:35, 2004 Oct 20

I agree, although I think the team sports category should be reserved for sports that are inherently played by teams - so chess doesn't really qualify. sjorford 07:35, 21 Oct 2004 (UTC)

I can see the argument there, maybe an "inherently team sports" list versus a "frequently played as team sport" list? Or would that be too confusing? Shawn K. Quinn 18:12, 2004 Oct 21 (UTC)

I agree too. It would make perfect sense for someone to look for ice hockey under either team sports or skating sports, so I think it should be listed under both. Generic Player 01:38, 6 Apr 2005 (UTC)

There is also a need for a list of ball sports somewhere, or is this already covered by a category? Andrewa 16:16, 15 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Sorry, I started a new category, when maybe what I said about team sports would fit better here. I think ball sports is a good category.

Motoball

In Russia there is such a sport that is called "Motoball", which is football on motorcycles. There should it be listed? I also founed a cycleball does cycle stand for bicycle of motorcycle? --DimaY2K 11:25, 21 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Speedball

Those who've played "speedball" would be surprised to see it listed as fictional! I fixed that by moving the entry to "team sports", but it still needs its own article. Best I could do for now is adding a sentence about it on the disambiguation page for "speedball". -- robgood@bestweb.net, 1 May 2005

Skateboarding

Deleted skateboarding from the list for two reasons: 1) its not a sport, its a pursuit - most skateboarders do so for personal satisfaction/fulfilment and there is no specific purpose other than this. Also, it does not feature side-by-side competition, except for the skate comp version of it. Maybe you can list this seperately. 2) Even if it was a sport, it definitly should not be in the 'skating' section - it does not use skates but a skateboard - big distinction. Cheers.

Video Gaming?

Could competitive computer games be considered mind sports?

No, they would be games. Though if you're going to allow Sudoku, why not allow these? Why not allow the crossword puzzle or the Jumble?

I definitly think that Video Games should be considered a sport. If you look at the definition of a sport, I believe that video games easily fits. You need MAD skill to play many games, and it can take crazy physical training to be able to move your hands fast enough, in the right directions, and with enough precision to be successful. If you don't think it fits in the first definition, it easily fits in the third. Primal 20:17, 24 October 2007 (UTC)

I think that Video Games should be added under the "electronic sports" section, especially Competetive Gaming such as that played in a league such as MLG. Any objection? Prymal (talk) 00:36, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

Yes, it is deffinitely a sport. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 189.141.245.3 (talk) 04:48, 19 June 2008 (UTC)

If Chess, Checkers and Stratego are mind sports then certain video games (call them competetive video games) certainly are. There seems to be a consensus here, so I'll just go ahead and add some of the most videly accepted competetive video games under the "mind sports" section. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 194.144.3.66 (talk) 15:02, 11 March 2009 (UTC)

Video Games are for nerds, so put in under nerds. NOT A SPORT!!! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 150.113.8.138 (talk) 14:36, 30 May 2013 (UTC)

Teams

I think the "team sports" heading is misleading, as many of the other sports are often played by teams. For example, swimming, track, and cross country. I don't disagree that those are racing sports, but they are certainly not unique for having teams. I always thought of many of those sports as "game sports," just meaning that the action consists of a game, rather than a race or fight, or something else, but I guess some people are offended by that.

I Win?

"I Win" looks like a little self-promotion. It is not a sport, but a website which offers online games. In my opinion, for what it's worth, it should not be in this list.

I agree. It does seem to be self-promotion. I've never heard of it before. I'll remove it, unless someone has a justification for it then I'd gladly put it back. Xtanstic 01:12, 27 January 2006 (UTC)

Court Sports

What about the sports that are played on courts like Basketball, Volleyball, Tennis and many more? tdwuhs

Cross-country skiing

Pardon my ignorance perhaps, but I was hoping that a widely enjoyed sport or form of exercise like Cross-Country Skiing would have a User Box. Can this sport get more recognition among Wikipedian interests or pastimes? Is a user box possible? (Sorry, I'm not a technician or artist who would make a very good box... please pass this suggestion along to someone who might like to do the job. Thanks.)

Also, I'll make a similar request in relation to the somewhat more obscure sport/pastime of Dogsledding (pursued by many enthusiasts, still, in the Northern climes; I'll admit, I've only driven a sled once).

Joel Russ

Extreme sports

There is no easy definition of an extreme sport and so it shouldn't be used as a classification. I have moved the air sports out already but those remaining need to be reclassified. There is also a discussion in the Talk Page for Extreme sports. JMcC 17:45, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

I removed the whole list about very dangerous sports, see also Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of extreme sports. Carlosguitar 18:39, 24 September 2007 (UTC)

Category:Extreme sports was also deleted, see Wikipedia:Categories_for_discussion/Log/2008_February_20#Category:Extreme_sports. Carlosguitar ^{(Yes Executor?)} 12:06, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

Hoax

I've added a {{hoax}} tag to this page due to the vast number of redlinked "sports" that may or may not be real. I'm not saying they are all fake, although I am saying that I doubt they are all real. I think anything redlinked needs to be verified, and if it's real, perhaps have a stub created. Eron 22:19, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

The red linked sports from Martial Arts are all real and factual. The world is a vast place with a variety of sports. In the World Sports Encyclopeda (Wojciech Liponski published 2003) there are more then 8,000 indigeneous sports and games.

Sex

I removed the entry for sex as an endurance sport. I'd almost say it's vandalism, but I could see how someone would think that's a legitimate entry. Cereal Box Conspiracy 21:08, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

It may have been in reference to xkcd #940: Oversight. IndigoGollum (talk) 15:10, 8 September 2022 (UTC)

Caber Toss

Should the Caber Toss be added under Strength or Throwing? (See also other events of the Highland Games.)

• Both sports can be under more then one classification —Preceding unsigned comment added by 194.82.121.38 (talk) 01:31, 23 February 2008 (UTC)

GOLF?

The Wikipedia definition of a sport is: "Sport is an activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often engaged in competitively. Sports commonly refer to activities where the physical capabilities of the competitor are the sole or primary determiner of the outcome (winning or losing)"

Based on that definition Golf is definitely a sport, as much as baseball is. The physical skill involved in being able to drive a ball 300+ yards is something not everyone has and not everyone can do. Why dont you go ask all the pro athletes why they take up golf after they retire from football or Basketball. Its because they enjoy the concept of sport, but they need to take up a sport that is less hard on thier bodies than their original sport. Also, ask these pro athletes if they could compete on the PGA  :) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.24.60.12 (talk) 16:34, 1 October 2008 (UTC)

golf is not a sport. it is a game, or hobby.

If you can't edit Wikipedia constructively, please don't edit it all. A warning has been posted on your talk page. - Dudesleeper · Talk 02:04, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

Dude, 90% of the crap on this page isn't sports. Finger jousting? Connect-Four? Sudoku? Ghost Riding? Give me a break.

You better read the definition of sport first, instead of thinking in modify. -- Damërung ^{...ÏìíÏ...}_{_ΞΞΞ_} . 22:36, 23 August 2008 (GMT-5) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 189.217.116.138 (talk)

Pineboarding?

It looks like the sort of 'sport' played by about a dozen people. I suggest removing it.--124.170.13.86 (talk) 06:30, 24 November 2007 (UTC)

I just noticed 'chess boxing' and 'competitive eating' too. The same goes for them.--124.170.13.86 (talk) 06:33, 24 November 2007 (UTC)

Jai Alai

Somebody knowledgeable about the sport should add jai alai. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.165.35.141 (talk) 18:05, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

Use of this page outside wikipedia

Just a heads-up for anyone editing this page: we're proposing to use it as *the standard* list of sports for OpenStreetMap -- see https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/Proposed_features/all_sports Ojw (talk) 22:07, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

Moved and Removed

I moved Agressive Skating from misc sports to skating sports. The name gives it away. I also removed Ping Pong and draughs from table sports as they were listed there already under alternative names (Table Tennis and Chequers respectively. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 194.82.121.38 (talk) 01:28, 23 February 2008 (UTC)

Removed

I removed competitive cheerleading from the gymnastics section as it's already there under cheerleading. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 194.82.121.38 (talk) 02:08, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

Moved ski pole javalin

It is a throwing sport which requires no skiing. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 194.82.121.38 (talk) 20:49, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

Removed Snowball Association

I've replaced snowball association with snowball fight for two reasons. 1. As there is no artical I looked it up on the internet and could only find a drugs rehab group. 2. It sounds more like a governing body than a sport in its own right and so sould not be in a list of sports. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 194.82.121.38 (talk) 03:51, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

Dispute tag

Hi, I am not involved with editing this topic, but am just stopping in as a wandering admin. I see that this article has been tagged as disputed for over a year. Has this been resolved yet? If not, I recommend either moving forward on resolving the dispute (starting with articulating just what exactly is still disputed), or deleting the disputed information, or else just removing the tag. --Elonka 23:27, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

I do not know who and why tagged this list as disputed, but I think that this list will be inaccurate for indefinite time since it is very hard to define what is or is not a sport. Feel free to remove this tag if you think that it is not more disputed. Carlosguitar ^{(ready and willing)} 01:12, 13 March 2008 (UTC)

Recent edits

I just wanted to say that I don't agree with the recent edits that have been, and are being, performed by User:Dakota Blue Richards. Adding lists of card games here is duplicating material that is already available at the article Card game. Inserting a list here brings the situation where there are two lists, neither one of which might be "complete" (in some sense of that word). People who may not know about one list or the other might add a game to one list but not the other. I strongly urge the course of adding a link to the article Card game, say under the subheading "Table sports" and leave it at that. I have already left a message on Dakota Blue Richards' talk page with this same suggestion. --Craw-daddy | T | 15:43, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

I mostly agree, but I do feel strongly that bridge should stay on the list. The IOC is one of the most important authorities on sports in the world, and it recognizes bridge as a sport. [1] -- Jao (talk) 12:47, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

Bowling is a sport ! Uno is a sport ! Bowling and uno are sports ! Bowling is recognized by IOC ! Uno is a sport but not recognized by International Olympic Comittee !

Ciao , Nastasija Marachkovskaja ! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Nastasija Marachkovskaja (talk • contribs) 09:19, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

Note

Don't include Parkour under sports. While its counterpart Free Running may be slightly appropriate due to its aesthetic values, Parkour does not qualify as a sport because, although it requires much physical ability, it is not meant for competing (unless you are talking about extreme tag) and is further much less focused on the aesthetics. In fact, neither should really be a "sport" due to a complete lack of competition (it is against the philosophy of both). Further, neither is designed with any set of formal rules.

--Heero Kirashami (talk) 00:08, 11 September 2008 (UTC)

Double Listing

We only need to list a sport once. We don't need sections listing sports by medium then by category.174.3.103.39 (talk) 07:16, 26 June 2009 (UTC)

Alternate structure

Field (team)

• Football (soccer) family
  • Soccer
  • Gaelic football (see also team handball)
• Rugby family
  • Rugby football
  • Gridiron football
    • American football
    • Australian rules football
    • Canadian football
• Sedentary stick-and-ball family
  • Cricket
  • Baseball
  • Stickball
  • Softball
  • Whiffle ball
• Mobile stick-and-ball family
  • Field hockey
  • Street hockey
  • Hurling (several variants)
  • Lacrosse
  • Bandy
  • Polo
• Flying disc:
  • ultimate (and its variants)
  • Fricket (and variants)

See also Table, deck and lawn section for usually individual lawn sports; see Rink, ramp and obstacle park section for indoor team sports; and see Martial arts and combat section for dodge ball and disc games.

Gymnastics, acrobatics and competitive dance

• Ballet (many varieties)
• Gymnastics (many varieties)
• Acrobatics (many varieties)
• Rhythmic and dance-based
  • Competitive dancing (numerous varieties)
  • Rhythmic gymnastics
  • Synchronized swimming
  • Competitive cheerleading and drill team
  • competitive ice dance and figure skating (several variants)

See also Rink, ramp and obstacle park section for obstacle- and ramp-based agility competition.

Martial arts and combat

• Wrestling
  • Professional Wrestling
  • Greco-Roman wrestling
  • Freestyle Wrestling
  • Submission Wrestling
  • Folk wrestling
  • Sumo
  • Sambo
  • Arm wrestling
  • Thumb wrestling
  • jiu-jitsu
  • Brazilian jiu-jitsu
• Western overall martial arts
  • Boxing
  • Savate
  • Capoeira
• Asian martial arts
  • Kung fu
  • Karate
  • judo
  • tae kwon do
  • jiu-jitsu
  • muay Thai
  • tai chi (see also sumo)
• Fusion martial arts
  • kickboxing
  • krav maga
  • Brazilian jiu-jitsu
  • bartitsu
  • jeet kune do
  • kajukenbo
• Dodge
  • fencing
  • jogo do pau
  • jousting
  • dodgeball (warball)
  • guts (and its variants)
  • paintball
  • laser tag

See also Miscellaneous achievement section for non-combative strength competitions and target shooting; see Rink, ramp and obstacle park section for elimination derbies; and see other sections for non-dodge ball and disc games.

Miscellaneous achievement

• Target
  • Archery
  • Firearm shooting (many variants)
  • Darts (see also Table, deck and lawn section – most such games are target-based in one sense or another; and see Martial arts and combat for combative games, i.e. those in which players are the targets)
• Display
  • Dressage
  • Competitive dog showing
  • Disc dogging (see also Gymnastics, acrobatics and competitive dance section for display competitions involving agility; see Rink, ramp and obstacle park section for ramp- and platform-launched aerobatic displays; and see also bodybuilding)
• Strength
  • Weight-lifting
  • Bodybuilding
  • Ironman
  • Long jump
  • High jump
  • Triple jump
  • Pole vault
  • Shot put and klootschieten
  • Javelin
  • Hammer throw
  • Discus (see also Martial arts and combat section for combative strength competitions)
• Multi-disciplinary
  • Decathlon
  • Heptathlon
  • Pentathlon
  • Modern pentathlon
  • Triathlon
  • Biathlon

Racing

• Human-powered:
  • Running (many types)
  • Swimming (many types)
  • Skiing (many types)
  • Ice speed skating
• Human-assisted:
  • Cycling (several types)
  • Rowing
  • Canoeing
  • Kayaking
  • Dragon boat racing
  • Wheelchair racing
  • Bobsledding and luge
• Animal and animal-assisted:
  • Horse racing (several types)
  • Greyhound racing
  • Pigeon racing
  • Dog racing
  • Chariot racing
• Machine-powered:
  • Auto racing (many types)
  • Motorboat racing
  • Motorcycle racing (many varieties)
  • Air racing

See also Rink, ramp and obstacle park section for non-racing-focused competitions on enclosed courses; see Miscellaneous achievement for strength sports other than speed-related ones; and see other sections for non-racing-focused competition involving animals.

Rink, ramp and obstacle park

• Indoor hockey family:
  • Ice hockey
  • Roller hockey
  • Underwater hockey
• Physical elimination
  • Roller derby
  • Demolition derby
  • Bike derby
• Ramp and platform
  • Half-pipe-based skateboarding, inline skating and bicycling
  • Diving
  • Ski jumping
  • Aerobatic
    • Aerobatic skiing
    • Aerobatic snowboarding
  • Freestyle motocross
• Obstacle
  • Freestyle
    • Freestyle skateboarding
    • Freestyle inline skating
    • Freestyle bicycling
    • Freestyle walking
  • Free running
  • Parkour

See also Racing section for race-oriented competitions on enclosed tracks; and see also curling; see also Field (team) section for outdoor team sports; and see also Gymnastics, acrobatics and competitive dance section for non-obstable-based agility competition.

Strategy

• One-on-one:
  • Chess
  • Backgammon
  • Draughts (checkers)
  • go

, many other card games and board games

• Individual:
  • Solitaire (many varieties)
• Multi-player:
  • Poker (several varieties)
  • many other card games and board games

See also Table, deck and lawn section for table games of physical skill.

Table, deck and lawn

• Cue sports
  • Carom billiards
  • pool
  • Snooker and others
  • Carrom
  • Novuss
  • Troco (ground billiards)
• Sliding-disk-based
  • Shuffleboard and table shuffleboard
  • Curling
  • Carrom
  • Novuss
  • Pichenotte
  • Pitchnut
  • Air hockey
• Golf family
  • Golf
  • Miniature golf
  • Pitch and putt
  • Troco (ground billiards)
  • Croquet
  • Disc golf
• Lane bowling
  • Ten-pin bowling
  • skittles
  • Candlepin bowling
  • Five-pin bowling
  • Duckpin bowling
• Lawn bowling
  • Bowls
  • Bocce
  • Boules
  • Pétanque
• Tossing
  • Horseshoes
  • Quoits
  • Lawn darts
  • Beanbag toss (cornhole)
  • Flying disc
  • non-team variants
    • Disc golf
• Pinball-family
  • Pinball
  • Pachinko and related
• In-table miniaturizations of outdoor sports
  • Table tennis (ping-pong)
  • Foosball
  • Air hockey

See also Field (team) section for usually group field sports; and see also Strategy section for board and card games; and see "Miscellaneous achievement" section for strength-based ball- and disc-throwing games.

The above list is from a historical version of the Outline of sports. The Transhumanist 02:20, 30 June 2009 (UTC)

Suggested amendments

This is just a plain list. I think it could be developed, by adding some of the following facts for each sport:

• Country of origin
• (Approximate) year of origin
• International governing body
• World championship or world cup held regularly in the sport

Any thoughts? Bandy boy (talk) 07:48, 6 May 2014 (UTC)

Why is Marching Band Under Air Sports?

I mean, I get that sound travels by air, and maybe Marching Band is a sport (I couldn't say), but listing this as an air-sport seems unequivocably wrong, and all the other airsports are listed on the airsports page (even as contested or not). At the very least, it would make sense to move Marching Band to miscellaneous. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 73.16.9.214 (talk) 23:25, 16 May 2015 (UTC)

Proposal

Is there any consensus to change 'fantasy sports' to 'Fictional Sports' since the former could get people confused with the betting type of fantasy sports. Fictional sports would seem more appropriate. just a thought. JC7V-constructive zone 17:49, 25 August 2018 (UTC)

I believe that the 'sports' listed in the Fantasy Sports section should be moved to the fictional sports section and that the fantasy sports section be removed. So maybe we can have a vote here to reach consensus. I wasn't clear in my above statement so that's why I struck it. JC7V-constructive zone 17:56, 25 August 2018 (UTC)

Ballet/Zumba

@DH85868993: In a recent edit you have removed Ballet and Zumba from the list, saying they are probably not sports. I did a rapid check, and regarding the Ballet I found there are actually some regular Ballet competitions, e.g. Prix_de_Lausanne, which is not cross-referrenced in the main Ballet article though. My guess, it is because this is a ballet-specific thing, well known inside the Ballet community, but not outside it, thus loosely covered by Wiki. I would say, the Ballet should be returned into the sports list, also the main ballet article should be improved to cover related competitions.

I could not find the same stuff about Zumba, though probably there are some competitions as well, which would allow to classify it as a sport.

— Preceding unsigned comment added by Birdofpreyru (talk • contribs)

@Birdofpreyru: I would argue that just because an activity has competitions doesn't necessarily make it a sport. The Voice is a competition, but it doesn't mean singing is a sport. DH85868993 (talk) 20:38, 16 March 2020 (UTC)

Page sections

Having looked at previous conversations about potential deletion of this page and numerous discussions about layout, I was thinking as most subtitles now link to main articles that include descriptions and lists of that specific type of sport. We could turn this page into a higher level list of types of sports instead of including every sport. It would make this page easier to read and navigate, thoughts? DannyHatcher (talk) 19:34, 29 November 2021 (UTC)

1932 baseball 5 Burroughs league

Trying to find out about 1932 division a champions New York city 174.255.131.219 (talk) 13:54, 2 December 2021 (UTC)

Move Competitive Yoga to Miscellaneous

I don't see any reason for competitive yoga to have its own section instead of being listed under miscellaneous sports. Does anybody object? IndigoGollum (talk) 15:13, 8 September 2022 (UTC)

basketball

what is 3x3 basketball 72.74.179.137 (talk) 01:08, 22 April 2023 (UTC)

Para-Sports

Most of the para-sports (such as those played at the Paralympics) are not listed. Shaked13 (talk) 05:52, 12 November 2024 (UTC)