Outline of sports
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A sport is a physical activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often engaged in competitively.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to sports:
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[edit] Types of sport
[edit] History of sports
[edit] General sports concepts
- athlete
- Coach
- Disabled sports
- Extreme sports
- Fan
- Fantasy sports
- Female sport
- Gamesmanship
- Multi-sport events
- Nationalism and sport
- Olympic Games
- Performance art
- Professional sport
- Professional sports
- Regulation of sport
- Spectator sport
- Sponsor
- Sporting club
- Sports coaching
- Sports equipment
- Sports in film
- Sports injuries
- Sports journalism
- Sportsmanship
- Sports marketing
- Sports memorabilia
- Sportsperson
- Sportswear
- Student athlete
- Violence in sports
- World record
[edit] Sports governing bodies
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World governing bodies of various notable sports:
- The Olympic Games: International Olympic Committee (IOC)
- Baseball: International Baseball Federation (IBAF), but several countries/regions have their own professional bodies with rules variations, including Cuba, US/Canada, and Japan
- Basketball: International Basketball Federation (FIBA), but national pro leagues may diverges from its rules, as in the US
- Cricket: International Cricket Council (ICC)
- Cue sports governing bodies are divided by discipline:
- Carom billiards: Union Mondiale de Billard (UMB)
- Pocket billiards (pool): World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA)
- Snooker and English billiards: World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA or World Snooker)
- Football variants have many governing bodies, with widely divergent rules:
- Association football (soccer): International Federation of Association Football (FIFA)
- Gridiron football is divided in into US and Canadian rules and bodies
- Rugby football is divided into two "codes" or sets of rules, union and league
- Australian-rules football: Australian Football League (AFL)
- Gaelic football: Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA)
- International-rules football: A conference of the AFL and GAA
- Golf has no single governing body, but is devided nationally/regionally.
- Ice hockey: International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF)
- Motor racing:
- Car racing: International Federation of the Automobile (FIA)
- Motorcycle racing: International Motorcycling Federation (FIM)
- Motorboat racing: International Motonautical Union (UIM) and others, depending on boat type
- Tennis: International Tennis Federation (ITF)
[edit] See also
[edit] Sports-related lists
[edit] References
[edit] External links
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