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a sport in which gymnasts perform on a floor with an apparatus: hoop, ball, clubs, ribbon or rope. The sport combines elements of gymnastics, dance...

a form of motor racing in which cars are driven in heats over a course including rough terrain and made roads, but not public roads. - Definition P...

a game played with a small hard ball and a short-handled racket in a four-walled handball court. - Definition Print Printed on NON-TEXTURED acid-fr...

a long-distance discipline within the sport of athletics. Although it is a foot race, it is different from running in that one foot must appear to ...

a push-up is a common calisthenics exercise beginning from the prone position. By raising and lowering the body using the arms, push-ups exercise t...

a form of competitive weightlifting in which contestants attempt three types of lift in a set sequence. - Definition Print Printed on NON-TEXTURED ...

any of several forms of energetic vinyasa-style yoga as exercise developed in America in the 1990s. - Definition Print Printed on NON-TEXTURED acid...

the act of walking with a speed at the upper end of the natural range for the walking gait, typically 4.5 to 5.5 mph. - Definition Print Printed on...

a game played on a small billiard table using two sets of seven coloured and numbered balls together with one black ball and a white cue ball, with...

a game of Eastern origin resembling hockey, played on horseback with a long-handled mallet. - Definition Print Printed on NON-TEXTURED acid-free hi...

A performing art which incorporate dance and gymnastics. It involves dancing and performing acrobats on a vertical pole. - Definition Print Printed...

a Hindu spiritual and ascetic discipline, a part of which, including breath control, simple meditation, and the adoption of specific bodily posture...

a system of exercises using special apparatus, designed to improve physical strength, flexibility, and posture, and enhance mental awareness. - Def...

the sport or activity of grappling with an opponent and trying to throw or hold them down on the ground typically according to a code of rules - De...

Water skiing is a surface water sport in which an individual is pulled behind a boat or a cable ski installation over a body of water, skimming the...

a seven-a-side game played by swimmers in a pool, with a ball like a football that is thrown into the opponents' net. The game developed in Britain...

a form of lawn bowling originating in France, usually played on rough ground using steel balls. - Definition Print Printed on NON-TEXTURED acid-fre...

water aerobics is the performance of aerobic exercise in water such as in a swimming pool. Done mostly vertically and without swimming typically in...

move at a regular pace by lifting and setting down each foot in turn never having both feet off the ground at once. "I walked across the lawn" - De...

the activity or sport of moving rapidly through an area, typically in an urban environment, negotiating obstacles by running, jumping, and climbing...

the sport of riding on a short, wide board resembling a surfboard and performing acrobatic maneuvers while being towed behind a motorboat - Definit...

a game for two teams, usually of six players, in which a large ball is hit by hand over a high net, the aim being to score points by making the bal...

sometimes referred to a power tumbling, is a gymnastic discipline in which participants perform a series of acrobatic skills down a 25 metres long ...

is a recreational kiting activity where a person is towed behind a vehicle while attached to a specially designed canopy wing that resembles a para...

an athletic contest consisting of three different events, typically swimming, cycling, and long-distance running - Definition Print Printed on NON-...

a sport-activity which combines running, and, where there are steep gradients, hiking, that is run "on any unpaved surface". It is similar to both ...

an internal Chinese martial art practiced for both its defense training, its health benefits and meditation - Definition Print Printed on NON-TEXTU...

a sport in which a wide canopy resembling a parachute is attached to a person's body by a harness in order to allow them to glide through the air a...

a Korean martial art of characterized by its emphasis on head-height kicks, jumping spinning kicks, and fast kicking techniques with kicks and stri...

is an air sport. It is an action-sport in which participants exit from the aircraft and return to the earth only with the aid of gravitational pull...

a hybrid form of swimming, dance, and gymnastics, consisting of swimmers performing a synchronised routine of elaborate moves in the water, accompa...

a game in which participants simulate military combat using airguns to shoot capsules of paint at each other. - Definition Print Printed on NON-TEX...

a racquet sport that combines elements of tennis, squash and badminton. It is only played in doubles and is practiced outdoors and indoors. - Defin...

the sport or pastime of lying, kneeling, or standing on a paddleboard or surfboard and propelling oneself through the water with a paddle or one's ...

the overhead press or shoulder press is a weight training exercise with many variations, typically performed while standing, in which a weight is p...

a Japanese form of heavyweight wrestling, in which a wrestler wins a bout by forcing his opponent outside a marked circle or by making him touch th...

is a combat sport of Thailand that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. This discipline is known as the "art of eight li...

an extreme combat sport in which contestants are permitted to use the fighting techniques of wrestling and boxing but also those of martial arts su...

a squat is a strength exercise in which the trainee lowers their hips from a standing position and then stands back up. During the descent of a squ...

A modified form of baseball played on a smaller field with a larger, softer ball, seven rather than innings, and underarm pitching. The game evolve...

an athletic event in which competitors jump as far as possible along the ground in one leap. - Definition Print Printed on NON-TEXTURED acid-free h...

snowboarding is a recreational activity and Winter Olympic and paralympic sport that involves standing on a snowboard attached to a rider's feet - ...

is an air sport. It is an action-sport in which participants exit from the aircraft and return to the earth only with the aid of gravitational pull...

is a recreational shooting sport where participants use infrared-emitting light guns to tag designated targets. Infrared-sensitive signaling device...

The action of traveling over snow on skis, especially as a sport or recreation. Competitive skiing falls into two categories: Nordic (cross-country...

a winter sport involving a bicycle-type frame attached to skis instead of wheels and sometimes a set of football skis - Definition Print Printed on...

a team game, originally played by North American Indians, in which the ball is thrown, carried, and caught with a long-handled stick having a curve...

A sport in which a competitor races down a frozen track on a skeleton sled - Definition Print Printed on NON-TEXTURED acid-free high-quality thick ...