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  • What a sport looks like
  • Which category a specific sport is in
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Why can't we all wear aba?
Aba GuresiAba Guresi:
Aba Guresi is a sport located in the Wrestling category. Aba Guresi is a Turksih form of wrestling where competitors wear clothes made of aba, and attempt to wrestle their opponent to the ground. The correct pronunciation of Aba Guresi is ah-bah goor-esi.

Contemplate life without your HD TV, than quickly regret doing so.
Abhava YogaAbhava Yoga:
Abhava Yoga is a sport located in the Yoga category. Abhava Yoga is a form of yoga characterized by the participant's contemplation of the world without any perception of objects. The correct pronunciation of Abhava Yoga is ahb-hav-ey yoh-guh.

Feel my handspring!!
Acrobatic GymnasticsAcrobatic Gymnastics:
Acrobatic Gymnastics is a sport located in the Gymnastics category. Acrobatic Gymnastics is a type of gymnastics involving choreographed dancing and tumbling set to music. Acrobatic Gymnastics can be identified by acrobatic elements such as somersaults and handsprings, performed on the run. The correct pronunciation of Acrobatic Gymnastics is ak-ruh-bat-ik jim-nas-tiks.

Devotion, service and knowledge. Kinda like the Boy Scouts.
Adhyatma YogaAdhyatma Yoga:
Adhyatma Yoga is a sport located in the Yoga category. Adhyatma Yoga is a form of yoga where the participant actively seeks devotion, service and knowledge. The goal is to achieve realization of man's identity with truth. The correct pronunciation of Adhyatma Yoga is ad-hya-tma yoh-guh.

Bare knuckles + Elbows = Ouch.
AdithadaAdithada:
Adithada is a sport located in the Martial Arts category. Adithada is an Indian form of martial arts similar to kickboxing. Competitors use bare knuckles, feet, knees and elbows to both grapple and strike their opponent. The correct pronunciation of Adithada is ad-ih-thaw-da.

A little bit of everything.
Adventure RacingAdventure Racing:
Adventure Racing is a sport located in the Racing category. Adventure Racing is an individual or team sport that combines elements of orienteering, cross-country running, mountain biking, paddling and climbing. Competitors race across rough terrain in competitions that take anywhere from a few hours to ten days. The correct pronunciation of Adventure Racing is ad-ven-cher reys-ing.

Nothing like an air and sea show!
AerobaticsAerobatics:
Aerobatics is a sport located in the Aerobatics category. Aerobatics is the demonstration of stunts performed in flight. Pilots often take part in aerobatics for training, recreation, or entertainment. Aerobatic maneuvers are typically composed of rotations around an axis. The correct pronunciation of Aerobatics is air-uh-bat-iks.
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Giving the leotard a reason to exist.
AerobicsAerobics:
Aerobics is a sport located in the Aerobics category. Aerobics is a form of exercise done to improve flexibility, muscular strength, and cardio-vascular fitness. The word aerobics means "using oxygen." The correct pronunciation of Aerobics is ai-roh-biks.
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As 20th century as newspapers and land lines.
Agni YogaAgni Yoga:
Agni Yoga is a sport located in the Yoga category. Agni Yoga is a form of Yoga created in the 20th century. It is characterized by a focus on "everyday ethics." The correct pronunciation of Agni Yoga is uhg-nee yoh-guh.

Real men use ropes.
Aid Rock ClimbingAid Rock Climbing:
Aid Rock Climbing is a sport located in the Climbing category. Aid Rock Climbing is a type of rock climbing that requires artificial assistance, such as ropes, to ascend a rock wall. The correct pronunciation of Aid Rock Climbing is eyd rok klahym-ing.
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Used when fighting family and friends.
AikidoAikido:
Aikido is a sport located in the Martial Arts category. Aikido is a Japanese form of martial arts that emphasizes the well-being of the attacker. Competitors use throw and joint locks rather than strikes in order to defend themselves, while limiting the damage done to the attacker. The correct pronunciation of Aikido is ahy-kee-doh.

It's not an arcade without it.
Air HockeyAir Hockey:
Air Hockey is a sport located in the Hockey category. Air Hockey is a game where two opposing players use small circular paddles to hit a thin plastic disc across a table, with the intention of putting it into the opposing goal. Speed of play is increased by a cushion of air that the table creates. The correct pronunciation of Air Hockey is air hok-ee.

The best thing to come from the Alps since lederhosen.
Alpine SkiingAlpine Skiing:
Alpine Skiing is a sport located in the Skiing category. Alpine Skiing is an individual sport where competitors slide down a snow-covered mountain wearing long skis on each foot. Alpine Skiing can be done fun leisure, exercise or competition. The correct pronunciation of Alpine Skiing is al-pahyn skee-ing.

Embracing the fact that "-ism" makes all words better.
Alpinism MountaineeringAlpinism Mountaineering:
Alpinism Mountaineering is a sport located in the Mountaineering category. Alpinism Mountaineering is an individual or group sport where participants walk, hike or trek up mountains. The term "Alpinism" is generally used to describe European mountaineering. The correct pronunciation of Alpinism Mountaineering is al-puh-niz-uhm moun-tn-eer-ing.

Kabaddi: The biggest thing in Asia since the Himalayas.
Amar KabaddiAmar Kabaddi:
Amar Kabaddi is a sport located in the Kabaddi category. In this form of Kabaddi a player does not leave the court when they are touched out. Instead, the other team gets a point. This is a timed game. The correct pronunciation of Amar Kabaddi is ah-mar kah-bah-dee.

Ya...it is a sport!
Amateur Radio Direction FindingAmateur Radio Direction Finding:
Amateur Radio Direction Finding is a sport located in the Amateur Radio Direction Finding category. Amateur Radio Direction Finding is a combination of both orienteering and radio direction finding. It is a timed race where competitors use a magnetic compass, a topographic map, and radio direction finding instrument to navigate through a tract of land while searching for radio transmitters. This sport is also referred to as radiosport or radio orienteering. The correct pronunciation of Amateur Radio Direction Finding is am-uh-choor rey-dee-oh di-rek-shuhn fahyn-ding.

A handball that George Washington would be proud of.
American HandballAmerican Handball:
American Handball is a sport located in the Handball category. American Handball is a form of handball where individuals or two-person teams use only their hands to hit a rubber ball around a four-walled court. The correct pronunciation of American Handball is uh-mer-i-kuhn hand-bawl.

Can manatees race?
Animal RacingAnimal Racing:
Animal Racing is a sport located in the Racing category. Animal Racing is any sport or activity where animals, or animals with human riders race across a pre-determined distance. The correct pronunciation of Animal Racing is an-uh-muhl reys-ing.

The reason Orlando Bloom gets work.
ArcheryArchery:
Archery is a sport located in the Archery category. Archery is a precision sport where an archer uses a bow to shoot arrows. The correct pronunciation of Archery is ahr-chuh-ree.
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Danny Kannell's gotta play somewhere...
Arena FootballArena Football:
Arena Football is a sport located in the Football category. Arena Football is a form of football played in indoor arenas designed for basketball or hockey. It differs from football in the amount of players on each side and smaller dimensions of the playing field. The correct pronunciation of Arena Football is uh-ree-nuh foot-bawl.

Rough translation for rattan: Pain!
ArnisArnis:
Arnis is a sport located in the Martial Arts category. Arnis is a Filipino form of martial arts characterized by the use of a rattan stick or cane, which competitors use to attack and defend with. The correct pronunciation of Arnis is ahrnis.

The kind of pool Van Gogh played.
Artistic BilliardsArtistic Billiards:
Artistic Billiards is a sport located in the Billiards category. Artistic Billiards is often referred to as fantasy billiards or fantaisie classique. Players compete by attempting 76 preset shots, which range in varying difficulty. Each shot is worth a certain point value. The individual with the greatest score at the end wins. The correct pronunciation of Artistic Billiards is ahr-tis-tik bil-yerdz.
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Rings? Uneven bars? You crazy.
Artistic GymnasticsArtistic Gymnastics:
Artistic Gymnastics is a sport located in the Gymnastics category. Artistic Gymnastics is a type of gymnastics where participants perform short routines on different apparatus such as the uneven bars and balance beam for women, and the rings and parallel bars for men. The correct pronunciation of Artistic Gymnastics is ahr-tis-tik jim-nas-tiks.

Not Olympic, but totally legit.
Artistic Roller SkatingArtistic Roller Skating:
Artistic Roller Skating is a sport located in the Skating category. Artistic Roller Skating is an umbrella term used to describe a group of roller skating sports, similar to figure skating on ice. These sports include: single free skating, couples dance, solo dance, pairs, precision and show teams. The correct pronunciation of Artistic Roller Skating is ahr-tis-tik roh-ler skeyt-ing.

Save yourself a trip to the sauna.
Ashtanga YogaAshtanga Yoga:
Ashtanga Yoga is a sport located in the Yoga category. Ashtanga Yoga is a form of yoga characterized by a series of six body postures, always performed in the same order. This process creates heat in the body, which leads to cleansing through perspiration. The correct pronunciation of Ashtanga Yoga is ash-tuh-ng-gah yoh-guh.

Strict non-contact, MEANS strict non-contact.
Asparsha YogaAsparsha Yoga:
Asparsha Yoga is a sport located in the Yoga category. Asparsha Yoga is a form of yoga characterized by a strict adherence to non-contact. The correct pronunciation of Asparsha Yoga is asp- arsh-ey yoh-guh.

Under pressure.
Atemi JutsuAtemi Jutsu:
Atemi Jutsu is a sport located in the Martial Arts category. Atemi Jutsu is a Japanese form of martial arts solely focused on the pressure points of the human body. Participants bypass elaborate movements in favor of short simple strikes to precise areas of the attacker's body. The correct pronunciation of Atemi Jutsu is ah-tee-mee joo-tsoo.

The best Palaeolithic sport ever!
AtlatlAtlatl:
Atlatl is a sport located in the Throwing category. Atlatl is an individual activity where participants use an ancient wooden throwing device to launch darts or arrows at targets. Competitions consist of challenges of distance and accuracy. The correct pronunciation of Atlatl is aht-laht-l.

All terrain, means all terrain.
ATV MotocrossATV Motocross:
ATV Motocross is a sport located in the Motocross category. ATV Motocross is a sport where participants race all terrain vehicles (ATVs) on earthen tracks. The correct pronunciation of ATV Motocross is atv moh-toh-kraws.

We're Australians!! Now let's make up some crazy rules!!
Australian Rules FootballAustralian Rules Football:
Australian Rules Football is a sport located in the Football category. Australian Rules Football is a form of football where players advance the ball down an oval-shaped field by kicking and/or hand passing to teammates, with the intention of kicking the ball through uprights at either end of the field. The correct pronunciation of Australian Rules Football is aw-streyl-yuhn roolz foot-bawl.

What's a speed limit?
Auto RacingAuto Racing:
Auto Racing is a sport located in the Racing category. Auto Racing is an umbrella term that can be used to describe any sport or activity where automobiles are raced across a pre-determined distance. The correct pronunciation of Auto Racing is aw-toh reys-ing.