Contact Sports
A modern Japanese martial art, which has since evolved into a combat and Olympic sport.
Most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the objective is to either throw or take down an opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue an opponent.
Judo
It is distinguished from canoeing by the sitting position of the paddler and the number of blades on the paddle.
Kayaking
The art of zooming down the face of an active volcano on a reinforced plywood toboggan.
Volcano boarding
A game for two teams, usually of six players, in which a large ball is hit by hand over a high net, the aim being to score points by making the ball reach the ground on the opponent's side of the court.
Volleyball
A sport which is also known as rappelling, is a controlled descent off a vertical drop, such as a rock face, by descending a fixed rope.
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Abseiling
A full-contact team sport that originated in England.A game played with an oval ball that may be kicked, carried, and passed from hand to hand.
Rugby
A high speed water sport that is great for developing your balance and coordination skills as well as your leg muscles.
Jet-Skiing
The act of rolling down a hill in a transparent plastic ball. Opt to zorb solo, with friends, and/or with water – all in the name of fun.
Zorbing
A team game played between two teams of eleven players each, using hooked sticks with which the players try to drive a small hard ball towards goals at opposite ends of a field.
Hockey
The activity of leaping from a high place while secured by a long nylon-cased rubber band around the ankles.
Bungee jumping
A combat sport involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds.
Wrestling
The practice of swimming on or through a body of water while equipped with a diving mask, a shaped breathing tube called a snorkel, and usually swimfins
Snorkelling
One of the climbing events you'll see in the Olympic games, is when people climb to heights of 20ft or less without ropes or harnesses.
Bouldering
A bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a 22-yard (20-metre) pitch with a wicket at each end.
Cricket
Shooting with a bow and arrows, especially at a target as a sport.
Archery
A team sport played with a lacrosse stick and a lacrosse ball. It is the oldest organized sport in North America, with its origins in a tribal game played by the indigenous peoples of the Eastern Woodlands and by various other indigenous peoples of North America.
Lacrosse
Kite-surfing
The act of traversing an incline via a pulley attached to a suspended cable.
Zip-lining
A ball game played between two teams of nine on a diamond-shaped circuit of four bases. It is played chiefly as a warm-weather sport in the US and Canada.
Baseball
A board game of strategic skill for two players, played on a chequered board on which each playing piece is moved according to precise rules. The object is to put the opponent's king under a direct attack from which escape is impossible
Chess
A competitive team sport played in water between two teams of 7 players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the two teams attempt to score goals by throwing the ball into the opposing team's goal.
Water Polo
The recreational activity of gliding through the air wearing an open parachute while being towed by a motorboat.
Parasailing
The sport or activity of jumping from an aircraft and performing acrobatic manoeuvres in the air under free fall before landing by parachute.
Sky Diving
Football’s little cousin: the teams are smaller, as are the goals, the field, and the ball.
Futsal
The sport of competing in track and field events, including running races and various competitions in jumping and throwing.
Athletics