SportS

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I have tried to do a classification of sports in categories.

LongJump, HighJump, and PoleVault are not classifiable in the following category scheme, it seems

Speed sports (where the goal is to be as quick as possible. No or very little contact with your opponents.):

• BiCycling
• OrienteerinG
• RunninG
• RunninGCrossCountry
• RunninGLongDistance
• RunninGTrack
• SwimminG

Precision sports (where the goal is to be as accurate as possible in throwing, tossing, rolling, ... No or very little contact with your opponents.):

• ArcherY
• BilliardS
• BowlinG
• CroqueT
• GolF
• ShootinG

Ball sports (where you and your opponent(s) are working to get control of and place a ball):

• BadmintoN
• BaseBall
• BasketBall
• AmericanFootBall
• AustralianRulesFootball
• CrickeT
• FieldHockey
• FootBall
• IceHockey
• TableTennis
• TenniS

Fighting (where you and your opponents compete against each other using your strength and speed in contact.):

• ArmWrestling
• BoxinG
• WrestlinG
• FencinG
• MartialArts

Motor sports (where you use the power of an engine as an important part of the sport.):

• AutoRacing
• EndurO
• Formula1
• SpeedBoating

Combination sports (where the winning is decided by putting together results from several of the other categories):

• BiathloN (SkiIng and ShootinG)
• PentathloN (track and field events)
• TriathloN (RunningLongDistance, SwimminG, and BiCycling)
• DecathloN (100m, Long Jump, Shot Put, High Jump, 400m, 110m Hurdles, Discus, Pole Vault, Javelin, 1500m)

Comparison sports (where the winning is decided by a judge):

• BodyBuilding
• CheerLeading
• DivinG
• FieldEvents (e.g., ShotPut)
• FigureSkating
• GymnasticS
• SyncopatedSwimming

Sports emphasizing balance and co-ordination (usually recreational but can also be competitive; these are also comparison sports!)

• IceSkating
• RollerSkating
• Skateboarding
• SkiIng
• CrossCountrySkiing
• DownhillSkiing
• SnowBoarding
• SurfinG

Sports without competition (where the ultimate goal is not to win but to have fun):

• BushWalking

Hunting sports (where the sport is to find, lure, catch some animal):

• BassFishing
• FoxHunt
• HuntinG
• HuntingBowhunting

I think the following are not sports, but instead (simply) GameS; strictly speaking, there are no such things as "brain sports"

Brain-sports (where you have to think) - Card Games:

• ContractBridge

Brain-sports (where you have to think) - Board Games:

• ChesS
• GameOfGo - How bout the AncientOrientalGameOfGo? Enough texts refer to it as that. :)

Brain-sports (where you have to think) - Letter Games:

• CrossWords