A to Z of Sport: The Compendium of Sporting Knowledge

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Road Bowling— throw a small ball along a road, to cover a prescribed distance with a set number of throws.

Gorodki— a folk sport from Russia, where competitors strike down a group of cylindrical wooden objects by throwing a bat.Kite Landboarding— using a kite and wind power to manoeuver a huge skateboard-type board over land. Professional Wrestling— a scripted wrestling-style activity designed to entertain (not a real sport). Freestyle Motocross— competition based upon points for acrobatic ability on an MX bike over jumps. See also Motocross. Fives— an English sport in which a ball is propelled against the walls in a specially designed court by using a bare or gloved hand.

Aesthetic Group Gymnastics— a team sport where a large group of gymnasts perform coordinated continuous movements. Field Handball— the original version of Handball, played outdoors on a larger field and with more players. It is also known as Outdoor Handball or Grass Handball. Artistic Roller Skating— is a sport that consists of a number of events (Figures, Dance, Freestyle and Precision Teams) usually accomplished on quad skates, though sometimes inline skates are used. Autocross— a type of Auto Racing in which drivers navigate one at a time through a defined course on either a sealed or an unsealed surface in the shortest time. See also the motorcycle version, Motorcycle Gymkhana.Kolf— an indoor sport from the Netherlands, the aim is to get a ball as close to a pole as possible with rings marked on the ground around the target used to determine the score. This is the first segment of today’s post. If you are searching only sports names which start with the letter a then this segment is for you and you will know from here a list of sports beginning with a. Aquathlon Cheerleading— a dubious sport in which groups of cheerleaders do routines that are subjectively assessed. Beach Water Polo— an open water version of Water Polo played on a smaller field with four players per team.