action sports
Thrilling physical pursuits
Action sports are athletic activities emphasizing individual skill, speed, and risk—typically featuring acrobatic maneuvers or extreme environments.
Skateboarding, snowboarding, surfing, BMX, and motocross are core examples.
The term emerged in the 1990s as a marketing-friendly alternative to "extreme sports," associated with youth culture, the X Games, and energy drink sponsorships: He built a career filming action sports.
- motocrossOff-road motorcycle racing
- dirt bikeOff-road motorcycle
- skydivingRecreational freefall from aircraft
- wakeboardingTowed board sport on water
- speedRate of motion
protective gear · canyoning · big air · adrenaline junkie · freestyle · kite surfing · full throttle · high octane · knee pads · mountain biking · parkour · wingsuit flying · cliff diving · GoPro · rock climbing · adventure racing · paragliding · halfpipe
action sportsgolf
Club-and-ball course sport
bowling · croquet · lawn bowling · bocce · shuffleboard
action sportsgolf
Club-and-ball course sport
chess · snooker · tai chi · yoga · target sports
action sportstraditional sports
Time-honored competitive physical activities
parlor games · club sports · polo · yacht racing · equestrian
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