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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.
If you've been searching for sports that start with P, you'll find 7 detailed sports below. We're not interested in giving you only a list of names — every entry on this page links to a full profile with the kind of detail you'd actually want to know.
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Table of contents
| Padel | Parkour | Pelota | Petanca |
| Pickleball | Pole Vault | Polo |
List of Sports That Start With P
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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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Pelota
A Basque ball-court family of sports played against a high stone wall with the bare hand, paddle, or a wicker scoop.
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Petanca
A boules sport in which players throw metal balls toward a small target ball called a jack from a fixed circle.
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Pickleball
A paddle sport mixing elements of tennis, badminton, and table tennis played on a small court with a perforated plastic ball.
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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.
About sports starting with P
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