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Sports Beginning With B
An index to sports beginning with the letter "B".
Badminton
Badminton is a sport in wich a shuttlecock is passed back
and forth over a net using a long-handled racquet.
Backpacking
The sport of hiking while carrying camping gear or other
items in a pack mounted on a person's back.
Ballooning
The sport of flying in the air inside a basket that
is hanging from a large balloon filled with heated
air to make it lighter then the surrounding air.
Bandy
In the sport of bandy, players wear ice skates and
a ball is hit with a stick. It is popular in Northern
Europe where it is often played outdoors. It is a
predecessor of ice hockey and the rules are similar
to soccer.
Baseball
A game in which a ball is throwing by a player called a pitcher
to another player who tries to hit it with a bat.
Basketball
A game in which points are made by throwing
a an inflated ball through an elevated hoop.
Battledore and Shuttlecock
An ancient racquet game that was an
early ancestor of badminton.
Beach Volleyball
A variation of court volleyball that is played on a sand court
instead of a paved court.
Biathlon
A biathlon is a sporting event that combines
two different sports. The term is most commonly
used to describe a winter event that combines cross-country
skiing with rifle shooting.
Bicycle Polo
A variation of the game of polo in which players ride
on bicycles.
Bicycling
A recreation and competitive sport that includes two-wheeled bicycles
one-wheeled unicycles and three wheeled tricycles.
Billiards
A group of games played on a rectangular table,
where a device called a cue stick is used to
knock multiple balls into pockets in the table.0
Bird Watching
BMX
Boating
Boball
Bobsledding
Bocce
Bodyboarding
Bodybuilding
Boomerang
Boules
Bowling
Boxing
Broomball
Bull Fighting
Bungee Jumping
Buzkashi
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