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Alpine Skiing
A winter Olympic sport in which racers descend a snowy slope at high speed through a course marked by gates.
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List of Sports That Contain G
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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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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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Canoeing
A paddle sport in which athletes propel an open canoe with a single-bladed paddle on flatwater sprint or whitewater courses.
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Cheerleading
A judged team sport featuring acrobatic stunts, gymnastic tumbling, dance, and synchronised chants on a sprung mat.
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Cross-country Skiing
An endurance winter Olympic sport in which racers traverse a marked snow course using classic or skating technique.
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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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Dodgeball
A team sport in which players throw soft balls at opposing players to eliminate them while dodging incoming throws.
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Drag Racing
A motor racing discipline in which two vehicles accelerate from a standing start along a straight quarter-mile or eighth-mile strip.
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Dragon Boat Racing
A team paddling sport raced in a long ornate canoe with a drummer, helmsman, and 20 paddlers stroking in unison.
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Endurance Riding
A long-distance equestrian sport in which horse and rider cover challenging trails of up to 160 kilometres in a single day.
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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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Figure Skating
A winter Olympic sport in which athletes glide on ice performing jumps, spins, and choreographed routines judged on technical merit and artistry.
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Gaelic Football
An Irish team sport blending elements of soccer and rugby, played with a round ball on a large pitch.
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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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Golf
A precision club-and-ball sport in which players hit a small ball into a series of holes in as few strokes as possible.
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Gymnastics
A judged sport featuring acrobatic routines on apparatus or floor, rewarding strength, flexibility, balance, and choreography.
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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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Ice Skating
A winter sport of moving on ice using bladed boots, with competitive forms in speed, figure, and short track racing.
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Jet Skiing
A motorised water sport in which riders race or perform freestyle on a personal watercraft over a buoyed course.
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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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Kayaking
A paddle sport in which athletes sit in a closed kayak and use a double-bladed paddle on flatwater or whitewater.
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Kickboxing
A stand-up combat sport blending boxing punches with karate-style kicks under various rule sets.
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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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Luge
A winter Olympic sport in which sliders race feet-first on their backs down a refrigerated ice track on a small sled.
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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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Naginata
A Japanese martial art and modern sport practised with a long polearm tipped by a curved single-edged blade.
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Nine-pin Bowling
A European bowling sport in which players roll a heavy ball at nine pins arranged in a diamond pattern on a narrow lane.
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Orienteering
A navigational endurance sport in which competitors race to find control points marked on a detailed topographic map.
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Outrigger Canoeing
A Polynesian paddling sport raced in a long canoe with a lateral float that stabilises the hull through ocean swells.
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Quad Bike Racing
A motor sport in which riders race four-wheeled all-terrain vehicles over closed dirt circuits or open desert routes.
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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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Rugby League
A faster, more open variant of rugby played thirteen-a-side with a structured set of six tackles per possession.
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Rugby Union
A full-contact team sport played with an oval ball where players advance by running, passing backward, and kicking.
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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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Ski Jumping
A winter Olympic sport in which athletes slide down an inrun, leap from a takeoff, and fly through the air for distance and style.
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Snowboarding
A winter Olympic sport in which riders descend snow on a single board, competing in racing, freestyle, and big-mountain disciplines.
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Speed Skating
A winter Olympic sport in which skaters race across a 400-metre oval ice track at high speed in long, sweeping strokes.
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Sport Climbing
A timed and judged Olympic discipline combining speed wall, boulder, and lead climbing on artificial vertical surfaces.
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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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Synchronized Swimming
An aquatic Olympic sport blending swimming, dance, and gymnastics in choreographed routines performed in a pool.
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Underwater Rugby
A three-dimensional team sport in which divers wrestle a slightly negatively buoyant ball into a heavy basket at the pool floor.
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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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Wrestling (Freestyle)
An Olympic combat sport in which competitors use throws, takedowns, and pins, with attacks allowed across the whole body.
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Wrestling (Greco-Roman)
A classical Olympic wrestling style in which competitors may only attack and grip above the waist.
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Xingyi Quan
A Chinese internal martial art built on linear striking and animal-form movements, with both performance and sparring competitions.
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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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Yoga Sport
A judged competitive form of yoga in which athletes hold a sequence of postures and transitions evaluated on technique and grace.
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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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