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Sports & games

Activities practiced for recreational purposes (fun, relaxation, health) and often taking the form of competitions sanctioned by official bodies.
sports facilities

SPORTS FACILITIES

Fields and installations designed for participating in sports and staging competitions.
 
track and field

TRACK AND FIELD

This sport brings together some 30 events: races, speed walking, marathon, jumps, shot put, combined events (heptathlon, decathlon).
 
 
racket sports

RACKET SPORTS

Popular all over the world, these sports have two to four opposing players with rackets; they rally a ball or shuttlecock on a defined playing surface.
 
gymnastics

GYMNASTICS

Gymnastic sports include rhythmic, artistic, acrobatic and aquatic gymnastics, as well as stretching. Gymnastics builds up the body and makes it supple.
 
 
combat sports

COMBAT SPORTS

Sports in which two armed or unarmed opponents confront each other in combat.
 
 
equestrian sports

EQUESTRIAN SPORTS

Sports practiced by a rider on a horse; they include competitions of skill, speed and endurance and team games.
 
precision and accuracy sports

PRECISION AND ACCURACY SPORTS

Sports whose objective is to hit a target of various shapes and sizes (such as a pocket, hole, jack or bowling pin) using various means (such as a bow, firearm, billiard cue, ball or club).
 
 
motor sports

MOTOR SPORTS

Sports characterized by driving a motorized vehicle such as a race car, motorcycle, snowmobile or personal watercraft.
 
 
sports on wheels

SPORTS ON WHEELS

Sports that use a board or skates fitted with small wheels; they include team, acrobatic and speed activities.
 
aerial sports

AERIAL SPORTS

Sports or leisure activities done in the air using specialized apparatus and equipment.
 
mountain sports

MOUNTAIN SPORTS

Sports or leisure activities connected with climbing and mountaineering.
 
outdoor leisure

OUTDOOR LEISURE

Leisure activities that take place outdoors.