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Bowling
An indoor target sport in which players roll a heavy ball down a wooden lane to knock over ten pins arranged in a triangle.
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Boxing
A combat sport between two fighters who wear gloves and exchange punches in a roped ring over timed rounds.
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Curling
A winter Olympic team sport in which players slide heavy granite stones down a sheet of ice toward a circular target.
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Cycling
A multi-format sport raced on bicycles across road stages, track ovals, mountain trails, and BMX dirt courses.
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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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Fencing
An Olympic combat sport in which competitors score by touching their opponent with a thin sword on valid target areas.
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Handball
A fast indoor team sport where players pass and dribble a ball by hand to throw it past a goalkeeper.
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Hurling
An ancient Irish team stick sport in which players strike a small ball with a wooden hurley at high speed.
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Jousting
A historic mounted combat sport in which two armoured riders charge at each other with lances and aim to strike a target.
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Karting
A motor racing discipline contested in small open-wheel karts on short purpose-built circuits, often a stepping stone to higher categories.
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Long Jump
A horizontal Olympic field event in which athletes sprint down a runway and leap into a sandpit, judged on distance jumped.
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NASCAR
An American stock-car racing series in which drivers race heavily modified sedans on oval tracks at high speed.
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Netball
A non-contact team sport derived from basketball played mostly by women in seven assigned court zones.
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Rowing
A power endurance water sport in which crews propel a long narrow shell with oars across a measured course.
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Sailing
A wind-powered water sport in which crews race specialised boats around a course defined by buoys.
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Snooker
A precision cue sport played on a large green table with 22 balls, where players pot reds and colours in a strict sequence.
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Sprinting
The shortest, fastest track events in athletics, contested over distances up to 400 metres from a starting block.
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Surfing
A water sport in which athletes ride breaking ocean waves on a buoyant board, judged on style, power, and difficulty.
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Swimming
An aquatic Olympic sport in which competitors race across a marked pool using one of four recognised strokes.
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Tennis
A racquet sport played on a rectangular court where opponents hit a felt ball over a net using strung racquets.
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Vaulting
An equestrian sport in which an athlete performs gymnastic and dance movements on the back of a cantering horse on a lunge line.
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Yachting
A competitive sailing discipline raced on keelboats and large sailing yachts over inshore or offshore courses.
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Zorbing
A recreational and competitive sport in which a participant rolls downhill or across water inside a large transparent inflatable sphere.
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Zui Quan
A Chinese martial art and wushu event styled on the off-balance gait of a drunken person, with judged performance routines.
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