SPORTS

Sports that end with N

12 sports ending with the letter N — each with origin, classification, and notes.

This page lists sports that end with N. 12 sports are detailed below. Each entry below is a doorway into a full profile — not just a name on a list.

Table of contents 12 entries
BadmintonBiathlonDecathlonEquestrian
HeptathlonMarathonRugby UnionSkeleton
TriathlonWrestling (Greco-Roman)Xingyi QuanZui Quan

List of Sports That End With N

    1

    Badminton

    A high-speed racquet sport played with a feathered shuttlecock that must clear a high net without touching the ground.

    2

    Biathlon

    A winter Olympic sport combining cross-country skiing and rifle shooting, demanding endurance and steady aim under fatigue.

    3

    Decathlon

    A two-day men's multi-event athletics competition combining ten track and field disciplines scored on a points table.

    4

    Equestrian

    An umbrella discipline in which a rider and horse compete as a team in dressage, jumping, or eventing on a course or arena.

    5

    Heptathlon

    A two-day women's multi-event athletics competition combining seven track and field disciplines scored on a points table.

    6

    Marathon

    A long-distance Olympic running event covering 42.195 kilometres, traditionally contested on city streets.

    7

    Rugby Union

    A full-contact team sport played with an oval ball where players advance by running, passing backward, and kicking.

    8

    Skeleton

    A winter Olympic sport in which competitors race head-first on their stomach down a refrigerated ice track on a small steel sled.

    9

    Triathlon

    An endurance multi-sport race combining swimming, cycling, and running performed consecutively without breaks.

    10

    Wrestling (Greco-Roman)

    A classical Olympic wrestling style in which competitors may only attack and grip above the waist.

    11

    Xingyi Quan

    A Chinese internal martial art built on linear striking and animal-form movements, with both performance and sparring competitions.

    12

    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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