Beach Handball
A high-scoring sand version of handball played four-a-side on a small court, rewarding spectacular spin and in-flight passing shots.
30 sports containing the letter H — each with origin, classification, and notes.
Below are sports that contain the letter H anywhere in the name. Each of the 30 sports below opens to a full profile.
A high-scoring sand version of handball played four-a-side on a small court, rewarding spectacular spin and in-flight passing shots.
A fast five-a-side football variant played barefoot on sand, with frequent acrobatic shots and overhead-kick goals.
A two-on-two outdoor variant of volleyball played on sand under stripped-down rules.
A winter Olympic sport combining cross-country skiing and rifle shooting, demanding endurance and steady aim under fatigue.
A winter Olympic sport in which teams pilot a streamlined sled down a refrigerated ice track at high speed.
A judged team sport featuring acrobatic stunts, gymnastic tumbling, dance, and synchronised chants on a sprung mat.
A two-day men's multi-event athletics competition combining ten track and field disciplines scored on a points table.
A throwing Olympic field event in which athletes rotate inside a circle to fling a heavy circular disc for distance.
A team stick sport played on grass or turf where players strike a small ball into a goal.
A throwing Olympic field event in which athletes spin and release a heavy metal ball attached to a wire for distance.
A fast indoor team sport where players pass and dribble a ball by hand to throw it past a goalkeeper.
A two-day women's multi-event athletics competition combining seven track and field disciplines scored on a points table.
A vertical Olympic field event in which athletes leap over a horizontal bar set at increasing heights.
An ancient Irish team stick sport in which players strike a small ball with a wooden hurley at high speed.
A fast-paced team sport played on ice in which skaters shoot a puck into the opposing net with curved sticks.
A fast team sport played on inline skates with hockey sticks and a puck or ball on a smooth indoor or outdoor surface.
A throwing Olympic field event in which athletes hurl a long spear-like implement for maximum distance after a running approach.
A Burmese bare-knuckle striking sport that permits headbutts alongside the punches, kicks, knees, and elbows of kickboxing.
A long-distance Olympic running event covering 42.195 kilometres, traditionally contested on city streets.
A Thai striking martial art known as the "art of eight limbs" for its use of fists, elbows, knees, and shins.
An underwater team sport in which snorkellers push a lead puck along a swimming-pool floor with a short curved stick.
A throwing Olympic field event in which athletes propel a heavy metal sphere from a small circle for maximum distance.
A precision sport in which players use a long cue to push weighted discs across a smooth court into scoring zones.
A racquet sport played in an enclosed four-walled court where players alternate hitting a small rubber ball against a front wall.
An aquatic Olympic sport blending swimming, dance, and gymnastics in choreographed routines performed in a pool.
A Chinese internal martial art practised as slow-flowing solo forms and as a competitive push-hands grappling sport.
An endurance multi-sport race combining swimming, cycling, and running performed consecutively without breaks.
A submerged team sport in which snorkellers push a heavy puck across a pool floor using short curved hockey sticks.
The standardised Chinese martial arts sport contested as judged forms and as a full-contact sparring discipline called sanda.
A competitive sailing discipline raced on keelboats and large sailing yachts over inshore or offshore courses.
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