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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.
aerial sports

AERIAL SPORTS

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

hang gliding

hang gliding

Sport where a pilot strapped to a hang glider or a paraglider launches from a mountain slope, gains altitude and remains aloft for some distance.

glider

glider

Small engineless aircraft that is launched by a tow plane and stays aloft on air currents.

ballooning

ballooning

Sport of traveling in a balloon carried along by the wind; flights take place at dawn and dusk, when winds are light and the air is stable.

parachuting

parachuting

Range of sporting activities that all include opening a parachute in the air after jumping from an airplane.