HOW MANY SPORTS EXIST?AND WHAT are THEY?

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Answer 1

Animal Fighting

Main article: Animal fighting

Often considered blood sports animal fights are illegal in many countries.

Baiting (animals)

Badger-baiting

Bear-baiting

Bull-baiting

Dog fighting

Hog-baiting

Human-baiting

Rat baiting

Coursing

Hare coursing

Lure coursing

Spider fighting

Betta-fighting

Bullfighting

Cockfighting

Insect fighting

Cricket fighting

Athletic Jumping

Fierljeppen

High jump

Hurdling

Long jump

Pole vault

Triple Jump

Auto racing

Main article: Auto racing

Autocross

Autograss

Banger racing

Board track racing

Demolition derby

Dirt speedway racing

Dirt track racing

Drag racing

Drifting

Folkrace

Hillclimbing

Ice racing

Kart racing

Legends car racing

Midget car racing

Off-road racing

Open wheel racing

Production car racing

Rallycross

Rallying

Road racing

Short track motor racing

Slalom

Sports car racing

Sprint car racing

Sprinting

Street racing

Time Attack

Touring car racing

Truck racing

Bat-and-ball

Main article: Bat-and-ball

Baseball

Brännboll

Cricket

Test cricket

First-class cricket

Blind cricket

Catchy Shubby

Club cricket

French cricket

Gilli-danda

Kilikiti

One Day International

Kwik cricket

List A cricket

Pro40

Limited overs cricket

Short form cricket

Single Wicket

Twenty20

Lapta

Oina

Old Cat

Pesäpallo

Podex

Rounders

Softball

T-Ball

Boardsports

Main article: Boardsports

Sports that are played with some sort of board as the primary equipment.

Bodyboarding

Riverboarding

Mountainboarding

Kite landboarding

Skateboarding

Freeboarding

Longboarding

Streetboarding

Skysurfing

Streetluge

Snowboarding

Sandboarding

Snowkiting

Surfing

Kitesurfing

Skimboarding

Wakeboarding

Kneeboarding

Windsurfing

Bowling

Main article: Bowling

Bocce

Boules

Five-pin bowling

Lawn bowls

Pétanque

Skittles (sport)

Ten-pin bowling

Catch games

Curby

Dodgeball

Ga-ga

Prisoner Ball

Snowball fight

Yukigassen

Climbing

Bouldering

Canyoning

Mountaineering

Rope climbing

Cycling

Cycling sports using bicycles or unicycles.

Bicycle

Main article: Bicycle

Artistic cycling

BMX racing

Bobrun cycling

Cyclo-cross

Mountain bicycling

Road bicycle racing

Track cycling

Skibob

Skibobbing

Unicycle

Mountain unicycling

Unicycle trials

Combat sports

Main article: Combat sport

Combat sport is a competitive contact sport where two combatants fight against each other using certain rules of engagement.

Grappling

Aikido

Aiki-jūjutsu

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Catch wrestling

Glima

Judo

Jujutsu

Kinomichi

Kurash

Malla-yuddha

Mongolian wrestling

Pehlwani

Sambo

Shuai Jiao

Ssireum

Sumo

Varzesh-e Pahlavani

Wrestling

Yağlı Güreş

Skirmish

Airsoft

Laser tag

Paintball

Weapons

Battōjutsu

Eskrima

Egyptian stick fencing

Fencing

Gatka

Haidong Gumdo

Hojōjutsu

Iaidō

Iaijutsu

Jōdō

Jogo do Pau

Jūkendō

Juttejutsu

Kendo

Kenjutsu

Kyūdō

Kyūjutsu

Modern Arnis

Naginatajutsu

Okinawan kobudō

Shurikenjutsu

Silambam

Sōjutsu

Striking

Bājíquán

Boxing

Bokator

Capoeira

Fujian White Crane

Karate

Kenpō

Kickboxing

Lethwei

Muay Thai

Pradal Serey

San shou

Savate

Shaolin kung fu

Sikaran

Silat

Spanish Punching Derby

Subak

Taekkyeon

Taekwondo

Taido

Wing Chun

Wing Tsun

Zui Quan

Mixed or hybrid

Baguazhang

Bando

Bartitsu

Bujinkan

Hapkido

Hwa Rang Do

Jeet Kune Do

Kajukenbo

Kalarippayattu

Krav Maga

k*k Sool Won

MCMAP

Northern Praying Mantis

Ninjutsu

Pankration

Pencak Silat

Sanshou

Shidokan

Shoot boxing

Shootfighting

Shorinji Kempo

Systema

Tai chi chuan

Vajra Mushti

Vovinam

Xingyiquan

Cue sports

Main article: Cue sports

Carom billiards

Three-cushion

Five-pins

Balkline and straight rail

Cushion caroms

Four-ball (yotsudama)

Artistic billiards

Novuss

Pocket billiards (pool)

Eight-ball (and Blackball)

Nine-ball

Straight pool (14.1 continuous)

One-pocket

Three-ball

Seven-ball

Ten-ball

Rotation

Baseball pocket billiards

Cribbage (pool)

Bank pool

Artistic pool

Trick shot competition

Speed pool

Bowlliards

Chicago

Kelly pool

Cutthroat

Killer

Russian pyramid

Snooker

Snooker plus

Hybrid carom–pocket games:

English billiards

Bottle pool

Cowboy

Obstacle variations

Bagatelle

Bar billiards

Bumper pool

Dance

Main article: dance

Ballet

Ballroom dance

Breakdance

Irish Step Dance

Latin dance

Salsa

Tap dance

Hip-hop

Equine Sports

Main article: Equestrianism

Sports using a horse

Dressage

Equestrian vaulting

Harness racing

Horse racing

Rodeo

Steeplechase

Western Pleasure

Fishing

Main article: Sport fishing

Angling

Big-game fishing

Casting

Noodling

Sport fishing

Surf fishing

Rock fishing

Flying disc sports

Main article: Flying disc games

Disc dog

Disc golf

Dodge disc

Durango boot

Double disc court

Flutterguts

Freestyle

Fricket, (AKA disc cricket, cups, suzy sticks or crispy wickets)

Friskee

Goaltimate

Guts

Hot box

Schtick

Ultimate (sport)

Flying sports

Airplane

Aerobatics

Air racing

Ballooning

Cluster ballooning

Hopper ballooning

Football family

Main article: Football

Association Football

Five-a-side football

Australian Football

Gaelic football

Gridiron football

American Football

Canadian Football

Rugby Football

Rugby League

Rugby Union

Wheelchair rugby

Gymnastics

Artistic gymnastics

Balance Beam

Floor

High Bar

Parallel Bars

Pommel Horse

Still Rings

Uneven Bars

Vault

Cheerleading

Competitive rope jumping

Rhythmic gymnastics

Sports acrobatics

Tricking

Trampolining

Handball Family

Handball games often have similarities to racquet or catch games.

American handball

Basketball

Circuitball

European Handball

Field handball

Fistball

Fives

Eton Fives

Rugby Fives

Frisian handball

Four square

Gaelic handball

Goalball

Korfball

Netball

Tchoukball

Volley ball

Volutobol

Hockey Family

Main article: Hockey

Bandy

Field Hockey

Indoor field hockey

Hurling

Ice Hockey

Ringette

Knotty

Roller hockey

Inline hockey

Road hockey

Roller hockey (Quad)

Shinty

Underwater hockey

Hunting

Main article: Hunting

Sometimes considered blood sports.

Beagling

Big game hunting

Deer hunting

Fox hunting

Hare coursing

Wolf hunting

Kite Sports

Kite buggy

Kite fighting

Kite landboarding

Kitesurfing

Snow kiting

Sport kite (Stunt kite)

Mixed discipline

Biathlon

Decathlon

Modern pentathlon

Pentathlon

Triathlon

Motorboat racing

Drag boat racing

F1 Powerboat Racing

Hydroplane racing

Jet sprint boat racing

Offshore powerboat racing

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Motorcycle racing

Main article: Motorcycle racing

Auto Race

Board track racing

Cross-country rally

Endurance racing

Enduro

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

Grass Track

Hill Climb

Ice Racing

Indoor short track

Motocross

Motorcycle drag racing

Motorcycle speedway

Road racing

Superbike racing

Supercross

Supermoto

Supersport racing

Superside

Track racing

TT racing

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Orienteering family

Amateur Radio Direction Finding

Geo caching

Orienteering

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Paddle sports

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Canoeing

Canoeing

Outrigger canoeing

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Kayaking

Creeking

Flyak

Freeboating

Royaking

Sea kayaking

Squirt Boating

Surf Kayaking

Whitewater kayaking

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Rafting

Rafting

White water rafting

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Rowing

Coastal and ocean rowing

Surfboat

Dragon boat racing

Double scull

Quad four

Single scull

Straight four

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Parachuting

Main article: Parachuting

BASE jumping

Paragliding

Parasailing

Sky diving

Skysurfing

Wingsuit flying

Hang Gliding

[edit]

Polo

Bicycle polo

Elephant polo

Equine polo

Yak polo

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Racquet (or racket) sports

Sports where a player use a racquet (or racket) to hit a ball or other objects.

Badminton

Ball badminton

Frontenis

Jai-Alai

Matkot

Paddleball

Pelota

Pickleball

Platform tennis

Pington

Racquetball

Racquets

Racketlon

Rapid Ball

Real tennis

Soft tennis

Speedball

Speedminton

Squash

Squash tennis

Stické

Table tennis , Recognized by IOC in 1981

Tennis

Xare

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Radiosports

Sports using a radio

Amateur Radio Direction Finding

Radiosport / Contesting

High Speed Telegraphy

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Remote control

Model Aerobatics

RC Racing

Robot combat

[edit]

Running

Endurance

Cross-country running

Half marathon

Marathon

Ultramarathon

Sprint

Hurdles

[edit]

Sailing

Ice yachting

Land sailing

Land windsurfing

Sailing

Windsurfing

[edit]

Skiing

Main article: Skiing

Alpine skiing

Cross country skiing

Freestyle skiing

Nordic combined

Nordic skiing

Ski jumping

Skijoring

Ski touring

Speed skiing

Telemark skiing

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Sled sports

Sledding

Bobsleigh

Luge

Skeleton

Toboggan

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Shooting sports

Main article: Shooting sports

Sports using a firearm:

Clay pigeon shooting

Field target

Fullbore target rifle

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Sport Stacking

Sport stacking

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Street stunts

Main article: Street stunts

Free running

Tricking

Freestyle Football

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Swimming

[edit]

Ball sports

Underwater football

Underwater rugby

Water polo

[edit]

Competitive Swimming

Backstroke

Breaststroke

Butterfly stroke

Freestyle swimming

Individual Medley

[edit]

Diving

Diving

[edit]

Underwater hockey

Underwater hockey

[edit]

Synchronized swimming

Synchronized swimming

[edit]

Underwater Diving

Free-diving

Scuba Diving

Snorkeling

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Tag games

Main article: Tag (game)

British bulldogs (American Eagle)

Hana Ichi Monme

Hide and seek

Kabaddi

Kho kho

Red rover

Tag

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Walking

Hiking

Race Walking

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Mind Sports by Family

Main article: Mind sports

Requiring little or no physical exertion or agility mind sports are often not considered true sports. Some mind sports are recognised by sporting federatio

Answer 2

haha. nobody knows, there are a lot. ill name a few

-football (american)

-futbol (soccer)

-cricket

-soccer

-lacrosse

-track

-baseball

-basketball

-tennis

-softball

-volleyball

-wrestling

-boxing

-cycling

-swimming

-rugby

-golf

-auto racing

-cheerleading (i dont consider it a sport)

-martial arts

-handball

-horseback riding

-diving

-surfing

-skiing

-snowboarding

-ice skating



i have a lot more, but it would take forever to type them all.