100m race record holder
Usain Bolt (in yellow) and other runners, Moscow, 2013.Danish player Frederikke Lærke dives while Russian player Sofiya Lyshina looks on during a women's
beach handball match, European Championships 2019.
The following
outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to sports:
Sport – a physical activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often engaged in competitively, sports can be played on land, in water and in the air.
What is a sport?
Sports can be described as all of the following:
Entertainment – Any sport that includes spectators, either free or paid admission, with no pre-scripted plot of the outcome. The athletics might also get entertained by complete sports objective.
The sociology of sport is a subfield of
sociology which aims to study sports through the lens of interactions between different groups and cultures.[25] The field has also investigated how various gender divides in sports can influence
feminist movements.[26]
Sport psychology is the study of how psychological factors can impact engagement in professional and recreational sports, as well as how sports impact an athlete's psychological state.[27] After becoming popular in the early 20th century, it is now a recognized scientific field which is relevant to many different sports.[28] Modern sports psychologists often use a combination of goal setting, visualization techniques and preperformance routines to help athletes achieve their goals.[29][30][31]
^Kazakhstan is sometimes considered a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe; population and area figures are for Asian portion only.
^Armenia is sometimes considered a transcontinental country physiographically in
Western Asia, it has historical and sociopolitical connections with Europe.
^Azerbaijan is often considered a transcontinental country in Western Asia and Eastern Europe; population and area figures are for Asian portion only. Figures include
Nakhchivan, an autonomous
exclave of Azerbaijan bordered by
Armenia,
Iran, and
Turkey.
^ The island of
Cyprus is sometimes considered a transcontinental territory in the Eastern Basin of the
Mediterranean Sea south of
Turkey, it has historical and socio-political connections with Europe. The
U.N. considers Cyprus to be in Western Asia, while the
C.I.A. considers it to be in the
Middle East.
^Georgia is often considered a transcontinental country in Western Asia and Eastern Europe; population and area figures are for the Asian portion only.
^Turkey is generally considered a transcontinental country in Western Asia and Southern Europe; population and area figures are for Asian portion only, excluding all of
Istanbul.
^The use and scope of this term varies. The UN designation for this subregion is "Australia and New Zealand."
100m race record holder
Usain Bolt (in yellow) and other runners, Moscow, 2013.Danish player Frederikke Lærke dives while Russian player Sofiya Lyshina looks on during a women's
beach handball match, European Championships 2019.
The following
outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to sports:
Sport – a physical activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often engaged in competitively, sports can be played on land, in water and in the air.
What is a sport?
Sports can be described as all of the following:
Entertainment – Any sport that includes spectators, either free or paid admission, with no pre-scripted plot of the outcome. The athletics might also get entertained by complete sports objective.
The sociology of sport is a subfield of
sociology which aims to study sports through the lens of interactions between different groups and cultures.[25] The field has also investigated how various gender divides in sports can influence
feminist movements.[26]
Sport psychology is the study of how psychological factors can impact engagement in professional and recreational sports, as well as how sports impact an athlete's psychological state.[27] After becoming popular in the early 20th century, it is now a recognized scientific field which is relevant to many different sports.[28] Modern sports psychologists often use a combination of goal setting, visualization techniques and preperformance routines to help athletes achieve their goals.[29][30][31]
^Kazakhstan is sometimes considered a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe; population and area figures are for Asian portion only.
^Armenia is sometimes considered a transcontinental country physiographically in
Western Asia, it has historical and sociopolitical connections with Europe.
^Azerbaijan is often considered a transcontinental country in Western Asia and Eastern Europe; population and area figures are for Asian portion only. Figures include
Nakhchivan, an autonomous
exclave of Azerbaijan bordered by
Armenia,
Iran, and
Turkey.
^ The island of
Cyprus is sometimes considered a transcontinental territory in the Eastern Basin of the
Mediterranean Sea south of
Turkey, it has historical and socio-political connections with Europe. The
U.N. considers Cyprus to be in Western Asia, while the
C.I.A. considers it to be in the
Middle East.
^Georgia is often considered a transcontinental country in Western Asia and Eastern Europe; population and area figures are for the Asian portion only.
^Turkey is generally considered a transcontinental country in Western Asia and Southern Europe; population and area figures are for Asian portion only, excluding all of
Istanbul.
^The use and scope of this term varies. The UN designation for this subregion is "Australia and New Zealand."