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The following is a list of sports, divided by category. These categories are based on how the sport is played, and there are many more sports to be added. This system has the disadvantage that some sports may fit in more than one category. Here they are only listed in one.
Track and field athletics.
Sports in which animals play a role.
Generally sports in which athletes fight or combat each other, usually one-on-one.
Sports using bicycles or unicycles.
Gymnastic sports.
Sports based on motorised transportation.
Sports not in any of the other categories.
Sports not based on a specific field.
Sports mainly based on sheer power.
Sports where players use rackets to hit a ball or other object.
Sports in which skates are used.
Sports in which skis or snowboards are used.
Sports that use sleighs.
Sports where the main objective is to hit a certain target.
Sports that involve teams.
Sports that require little or no physical abilities (see also board games).
Sports that are played in, on or near the water: (see List of water sports)
Sports which exist only in imaginary settings, for instance in fiction.