- Individual sport
An individual sport refers to a
sport which is practiced by two opposing individuals or one individual.Despite the antisocial/solitary appearance of individual sports,Fact|date=January 2007 they can still be competitive. For example, such athletes can compete against their own best efforts, without the risks of unhealthy rivalriesFact|date=January 2007 which are more likely to be cultivated in a team environment.Fact|date=January 2007
Many are or have been dismissed as "not really a sport" by casual observers.
Golf ,skateboarding , andbowling stand out as examples of this, perhaps more due to their visibility and popularity than any other factor.Fact|date=January 2007Examples
Examples of individual sports include:
*Archery
*Athletics
*Bodybuilding
*Boomerang
*Boxing
*Croquet
*Cycling
*Darts
*Equestrian
*Fencing
*Figure Skating
*Gymnastics
*Knife Throwing
*Krav Maga
*Judo
*Lawn Bowls
*Orienteering
*Pilates
*Power Lifting
*Rock climbing
*Shooting
*Skiing
*Snowboarding
*Surfing
*Swimming
*Table Tennis
*Taekwondo
*Tennis
*Tenpin Bowling
*Triathlon
*Wrestling ee also
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Team sport External links
* [http://www.michigandaily.com/media/storage/paper851/news/2003/02/07/Sports/Team-Camaraderie.Dominates.Individual.Sport-1415604.shtml?norewrite200606091548&sourcedomain=www.michigandaily.com Team camaraderie dominates individual sport]
* [http://www.judoinfo.com/judo4kids.htm Team or Individual Sports?] Detailed argument in favour of individual sports
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