Names of Sports

Noun the sport or skill of shooting with a bow and arrow

archery
Archery is fun even though it takes a ton of practice to get a bull's-eye.

Noun game in which a light feathered object is hit over a net

badminton
The WHOLE family (haha) plays badminton.

Noun game played on a large field by two teams who score runs by hitting a ball with a bat

baseball
It's great to play baseball with our friends in the park.

Noun game played on a court with two teams who score by throwing a ball through a netted hoop

basketball
Good basketball players jump very high.

Noun game played by rolling a ball down a smooth floor (lane) to knock down pins at the end

bowling
Bowling alleys have gotten pretty cool these days!

Noun the sport or practice of fighting with the fists, esp. with padded gloves

boxing
Watch out for those punches to the face. Boxing is not for sissies!

Noun game played by 2 teams of 11 players who hit a small ball with a bat to try and score runs

cricket
Good cricket players can smack the ball really hard.

Noun the sport of fighting with swords

fencing
I do fencing because it's a fun challenge and keeps me fit.

Noun a fast contact sport played on an ice rink using curved sticks and puck

ice hockey
You've got to be fast and tough to score in ice hockey.

Noun the sport of racing in long, narrow boats that are moved by using oars

rowing
What a beautiful day to go rowing!

Noun a game in which two teams each try to carry or kick a ball over the other team's goal line

rugby
Rugby players need to hold the ball tight and run fast!

Noun going down a sandy hill on a short wide board

sandboarding
You've got to try sandboarding down the "snow-white" sand dunes!

Noun an athletic contest in which a very heavy round ball is thrown as far as possible

shot put
Tomasz was winning the shot put event easily.

Noun riding on a short narrow board with two small wheels on the bottom of either end

skateboarding
My friend loves skateboarding to class. He gets there really fast.

Noun leap from a steep slope that levels off before dropping to a lower slope

ski jumping
There's nothing like flying through the air when you're ski jumping.

Noun the activity or sport of traveling over snow on skis

skiing
It was a little scary going down the hill but I had a great time on our skiing vacation.

Verb swimming with a special tube that makes it possible to breathe with your head underwater

snorkeling
I saw lots of gorgeous fish snorkeling over the coral reef today.

Noun going down a snowy hill on a board that is like a short wide ski

snowboarding
Inspired by skateboarding, surfing and skiing, snowboarding was developed in the United States in the 1960s and the 1970s and became a Winter Olympic Sport in 1998.

Noun floating on the crest of a wave toward shore while standing on a surfboard

surfing
This is a great place for beginners to go surfing.

Noun a game in which two teams of players hit a large ball back and forth over a high net

volleyball
Do you play volleyball well enough to make the team?

Noun sport or activity of lifting barbells or other blocks or discs of metal

weightlifting
All kinds of people do weightlifting.

Noun a sport in which two people try to throw, force, or pin each other to the ground

wrestling
Getting pinned to the ground may look bad but wrestling is really a lot of fun!

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