List of Sports Terms
Here you can find the list of sports terms and the sports to which they are related. This is very important for IAS/PCS, Banking and SSC exams.
Sports |
Terms |
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Athletics |
Relay, Track, Lane, Photofinish, Hurdles, Shotput, Discuss Throw, Hammar Throw, High Jump, Triple Jump Cross Country, etc.
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Badminton |
Shuttle cock, Service court, Double fault, Fore hand, Back Hand, Smash, Hit, Drop, Net, Love, , etc. |
Baseball |
Pinching, Home run, Base runner, Perfect game, Throw, Strike, Put out, etc. |
Basketball |
Free throw, Common foul, Under head, Technical foul, Over head, etc. |
Bridge |
Master point, Gland slam, Perfect deals, Dummy, Trump, etc. |
Billiards & Snooker |
Pull, Cue, Hit, Object ball, Scoring, Cushion billiards, Break shot, etc. |
Boxing |
Knock out, Ring Stoppage, Punch, Round, Upper-cut, Kidney punch, Timing, Foot work, etc. |
Chess |
E. L. O. rating, Grand master, international master, Gambit, Kings Indian Defence, etc. |
Cycling |
Sprint, Time trial, Trackrace, Point race, etc. |
Cricket |
Toss, Run, Wicket, Pitch, Stump, Bails, Crease, Pavalion, Gloves, Wicket Keeper, Over, , Followon, Rubber, Spin, Ashes, Catch, Bowled, Stump out, Run out, L. B. W; Hit Wicket, Googley, Not out, No ball, Wide ball, Dead ball, Maiden over, Over Throw, Bye, Leg by, , Cover drive, Late cut, Hook, Glance, Stroke, Shot, Pull, Sixer, Followthrough, Turn, , , Bouncer, Hattrick, Round the wicket, Over the wicket, Seamer, Boundry line, Slip, Square leg, Runner, Cover, Yorker, Gully, Long on, Silly point, Midwicket, Mid on, Forward short leg, Deep/mid-wicket, etc. |
Football |
Kick, Goal, Head, Penalty kick, Dribble, Off side, Move, Hattrick, Foul, Left out, Right out, Stopper, Defender, Sideback, Pass, Baseline, Rebound, Comer bick, etc. |
Gymnastics |
Parellel bar, Horizontal bar, Push up, Floor exercise, Uneven bar, Sit up. etc. |
Hockey |
Bully, Short corner, Hattrick, Goal, Penalty Corner, Penalty stroke, Pushin, Cut, Scoop, Dribble, Centre forward, Half back, Astroturf, Sudden death, Left in, Left out, Off-side, Tie breaker, Carried, Stick, Striking circle, Under cutting, etc. |
Horseriding |
Three day Event, Dresses, Show jumping, Faults, etc. |
Judo |
Cocoa, white, , Blue, Green belt, etc. |
Polo |
Polo-Bunker, Mallet, Chukker, etc. |
Shooting |
Rapidfire Pistol, Standard rifle, Free pistol, Air rifle, Range, Bull’s eye, etc. |
Swimming |
Freestyle, Back stroke, Breast stroke, Butterfly, Lane, Pool, Crawl, etc. |
Table Tennis |
Volley, Late service, Drive spin, Half volley, Back hand, Chop, etc. |
Tennis |
Service, Grandslam, Deuce, Advantage, Game Point, Break point, Smash, Shot, Break, Grass Court, , Drop shot, Netplay, Baseline, etc. |
Volleyball |
Spikers, Booster, Deuce, Smash, Sidearm, Panetration, etc |
Weight Lifting |
Jerk, Snatch, etc |
Wrestling |
Free style, Point, Hal Nelson, Heave, etc |