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Water Polo
Water Polo is a team water sport, with each team trying to score by throwing the ball into the opponent's goal; players are not allowed to touch the bottom of the pool and must tread water.
Fencing
Fencing is a combat sport that pits two competitors against each other with the objective to land valid hits on the opponent using a foil, epee, or sabre, abiding by right-of-way rules.
Soccer
Soccer is a team sport with 11 players on each side aiming to score goals by getting the ball into the opposing team's net without using their hands or arms.
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport with six players on each side; teams try to score points by grounding the ball on the opponent's court under organized rules including rotation and legal touches.
Archery
Archery is a sport where competitors shoot arrows at a target from a set distance and aim to score the highest points by hitting closer to the center, following shooting line and order rules.
Gymnastics (Artistic)
Artistic Gymnastics involves individuals performing routines on different apparatus like the vault, uneven bars, balance beam, and floor, aiming for technical precision and artistic merit to gain high scores.
Rugby
Rugby is a team sport where players aim to score tries by touching the ball down in the opponent's in-goal area or kicking it through goalposts, with physical contests for ball possession like scrums and lineouts.
Tennis
Tennis is played either between two players or two pairs, where players hit a ball over a net into the opponent's court, with the aim to win points by making the ball land inbounds and unreturnable.
Table Tennis
Table Tennis or Ping-Pong is played on a hard table divided by a net; players score points by hitting a lightweight ball back and forth using small rackets, with service and rally rules.
American Football
American Football is a contact team sport with the objective to advance the ball toward the opponent's end zone to score points, primarily through passing and running plays.
Badminton
Badminton involves either two or four players hitting a shuttlecock back and forth over a net without letting it touch the floor, aiming to win points and sets under rally scoring rules.
Bowling
Bowling is an individual or team sport where players roll a heavy ball down a lane to knock down pins arranged in a triangular formation, trying to achieve strikes or spares to accumulate points.
Judo
Judo is a martial art where two opponents aim to subdue each other using throws, pins, joint locks, and chokes, adhering to rules that award points for techniques and penalize illegal actions.
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball game where two teams take turns batting and fielding; the batter aims to hit the ball and run bases to score runs.
Boxing
Boxing is a combat sport where two individuals compete in weight-specific divisions with the aim to land punches on the opponent, following strict rules on legal strikes and knockouts.
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players; the batting team tries to score as many runs as possible, while the fielding team tries to dismiss the batters.
Ice Hockey
Ice Hockey is played between two teams on an ice rink, with the objective to score goals by shooting a puck into the opponent's net using sticks, while following offside and icing rules.
Basketball
Basketball involves two teams of five players each; the goal is to shoot the ball through the opponent's hoop to score points while following dribbling and shot clock rules.
Golf
Golf is an individual sport where players use various clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible, adhering to the play order and hazards rules.
Cycling (Road Racing)
Road Cycling Races involve individuals or teams competing over varying distances on public or closed roads, trying to complete the course in the shortest time while respecting traffic rules and race etiquette.
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