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Bobsleigh
A winter Olympic sport in which teams pilot a streamlined sled down a refrigerated ice track at high speed.
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List of 2-syllable Sports
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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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Cricket
A bat-and-ball team sport played on a circular field with a central pitch where bowlers deliver to batters defending wickets.
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Croquet
A precision lawn sport in which players knock balls through wire wickets in a set order using a mallet.
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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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Goalball
A Paralympic team sport for visually impaired athletes who roll a bell-equipped ball at the opposing goal while wearing eyeshades.
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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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High Jump
A vertical Olympic field event in which athletes leap over a horizontal bar set at increasing heights.
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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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Judo
A Japanese combat sport based on throws and ground grappling in which one decisive technique can win the bout.
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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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Korfball
A mixed-gender team sport similar to basketball played with two posts and emphasising teamwork over individual scoring.
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Lacrosse
A team stick sport in which players use netted sticks to catch, carry, and shoot a small rubber ball into a goal.
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Lethwei
A Burmese bare-knuckle striking sport that permits headbutts alongside the punches, kicks, knees, and elbows of kickboxing.
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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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MotoGP
The top class of motorcycle road racing, contested by purpose-built prototype bikes on grand prix circuits worldwide.
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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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Padel
A fast-growing doubles racquet sport played on a small enclosed court with glass walls that are part of the play.
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Parkour
An urban movement discipline turned competitive sport in which athletes run, jump, and vault through challenge obstacle courses.
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Pole Vault
A vertical Olympic field event in which athletes use a flexible fibre pole to vault over a crossbar set at extreme heights.
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Polo
A team equestrian sport in which mounted players use long mallets to drive a small wooden ball into the opposing goal.
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Quadball
A mixed-gender team sport adapted from the fictional game of Quidditch, played on foot with a broom between the legs.
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Quoits
A traditional throwing sport in which players toss metal or rope rings at a fixed pin or peg from a set distance.
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Rally
A timed motor racing discipline contested over closed public roads of gravel, tarmac, snow, or dirt in production-based cars.
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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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Sambo
A Soviet-developed combat sport blending jacket wrestling with judo throws and effective leg-lock submissions on the ground.
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Shot Put
A throwing Olympic field event in which athletes propel a heavy metal sphere from a small circle for maximum distance.
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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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Softball
A bat-and-ball team sport similar to baseball played with a larger ball on a smaller field.
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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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Sumo
Japan's traditional grappling sport in which two heavy wrestlers try to force each other out of a circular clay ring.
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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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Tai Chi
A Chinese internal martial art practised as slow-flowing solo forms and as a competitive push-hands grappling sport.
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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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Wushu
The standardised Chinese martial arts sport contested as judged forms and as a full-contact sparring discipline called sanda.
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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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