List of Sports – K
Here's a list of every sport starting with the letter K:
- K-Ball – A small-court team sport variant resembling indoor football that uses a compact ball and emphasises quick passing and tight control.
- Kabaddi – A South Asian contact team sport in which a “raider” enters the opponents’ half, attempts to tag defenders and return without taking a breath.
- Kaisa – A Finnish cue sport (a carom billiards variant) played on a table with distinctive scoring rules and named balls.
- Kajukenbo – A hybrid martial-art sport combining techniques from karate, judo, jujutsu and kung-fu, practised as both self-defence and competitive sparring.
- Kalaripayattu – An ancient Indian martial art from Kerala practised as a combative sport with strikes, locks, weapon drills and choreographed sequences.
- Karate – A Japanese martial art and sport featuring strikes, kicks and blocks, practised in forms (kata) and sparring (kumite).
- Kart Racing – A motorsport using small, open-wheel karts on short circuits where driver skill and racecraft determine results.
- Kayaking – A paddle sport using a narrow, decked boat (kayak) propelled with a double-bladed paddle in sprint, slalom or whitewater events.
- Kayak Polo – A fast, contact team sport played in kayaks where teams pass and shoot a ball into a water-goal, combining paddling skill with team tactics.
- Kegel – A traditional German nine-pin bowling game in which players roll a ball to topple pins according to regional scoring rules.
- Keirin – A track-cycling sprint event originating in Japan where riders follow a pacing motorbike before sprinting to the finish in a tactical group dash.
- Kelly Pool – A pocket-billiards game played with numbered markers (or pegs) that players secretly draw and then attempt to pocket the matching balls.
- Kemari – A historic Japanese kicking game where players cooperatively keep a ball aloft using feet and body parts, emphasising skill and grace rather than competition.
- Kendama – A toy skill discipline practised competitively, where players catch a ball on cups or spike it on a central spike performing trick sequences.
- Kendo – A Japanese fencing sport derived from kenjutsu where competitors in armour score points by striking target areas with bamboo swords.
- Kenjutsu – The classical Japanese swordsmanship practices that are performed today as study, sport forms and kata demonstrations.
- Kenpō – A family of striking martial arts practised as competitive or performance sports emphasising rapid punches, kicks and manoeuvres.
- Kettlebell Lifting – A strength sport where athletes perform dynamic lifts (snatch, clean & jerk, long cycle) using kettlebells to demonstrate power and endurance.
- Key (Kick the Can) – A playground-style game sometimes run as competitive tag where players hide and attempt to avoid being found and “caught.”
- Kho Kho – A traditional Indian chasing sport where teams take turns sending chasers into the field to tag defenders using speed, agility and teamwork.
- Kickball – A batless baseball variant in which players kick a rolled ball and run bases, commonly played in schools and recreational leagues.
- Kickboxing – A stand-up combat sport combining kicks and punches under codified rules, with competitive bouts and various rule sets worldwide.
- Kick Scooter Racing – Competitive racing on push-scooters over short circuits or urban courses focused on speed, balance and efficient pushing technique.
- Kilikiti – A Pacific-Islands form of cricket played socially and competitively in Samoa, Tuvalu and other islands with distinctive bats and cultural rules.
- Kin-Ball – A three-team indoor sport played with a very large inflatable ball where teams hit the ball and a designated opponent must catch it before it lands.
- Kinomichi – A modern Japanese discipline derived from aikido practised as a moving art and competitive forms emphasizing balance and partner work.
- Ki-o-rahi – A traditional Māori team game from New Zealand played on a circular field involving chasing, tagging and target scoring.
- Kite Buggy – A land sport where the rider sits in a low three-wheeled buggy and is propelled by a power kite across beaches or open terrain.
- Kite Fighting – A competitive kite sport where participants attempt to sever or tangle opponents’ kite lines, judged on aerial skill and line control.
- Kite Foil Racing – A high-speed water racing discipline where kiteboarders ride hydrofoil boards and race across courses powered by traction kites.
- Kite Flying (Competitive) – Events where pilots perform precision flying, formation displays or altitude/line-cutting contests using specially-designed kites.
- Kite Landboarding – A board sport in which riders stand on all-terrain landboards and use a kite for propulsion to race or perform tricks.
- Kiteboarding – A family of kite-powered board sports (on water, land or snow) combining kite control, board skills and aerial manoeuvres.
- Kite Skiing – A snow sport where a traction kite pulls a skier across snow or ice for speed, jumps and long-distance cruising.
- Kitesurfing – A water sport where a kite pulls a rider on a small board to perform jumps, tricks and speed runs across open water.
- Klootschieten – A Northern European sport where competitors throw a heavy ball along roads or courses aiming for maximum distance or accuracy.
- Knattleikr – A reconstructed Norse stick-and-ball sport revived in modern times as a cultural and competitive game based on medieval descriptions.
- Kneeboarding – A towed watersport where the participant rides a board while kneeling, combining balance with wave-riding or trick performance.
- Knife Throwing – A target sport in which athletes throw knives at fixed targets from set distances and are scored for accuracy and consistency.
- Korfball – A mixed-gender team sport originating in the Netherlands combining elements of basketball and netball, where teams score in a high mounted basket.
- Krachtbal – A Flemish team sport in which players throw a ball into an opponent’s goal area using specialised throws emphasising strength and technique.
- Krav Maga – A practical combat system practised as a sport and training discipline, focusing on efficient self-defence techniques and situational sparring.
- Krolf – A recreational sport combining croquet and golf where players use a mallet to strike a ball into sequential holes across a short course.
- Kronum – A modern hybrid team sport blending elements of football, handball, basketball and rugby played on a uniquely marked field with multiple scoring zones.
- Kubb – A lawn-lawn team game where players throw wooden batons to topple opposing blocks (kubbs) and finally knock over the central “king.”
- Kuk Sool Won – A comprehensive Korean martial-arts system practised both for self-defence and competitive demonstrations of technique.
- Kumite – The sparring component of karate practised as a competitive bout with rules for scoring strikes, kicks and controlled contact.
- Kung Fu – An umbrella term for Chinese martial arts often practised competitively as Wushu, including forms, sparring and weapons categories.
- Kurash – A Central Asian folk-wrestling sport where competitors grip towels and aim to throw opponents off their feet to score decisive throws.
- Kyūdō – The Japanese art and sport of archery where formal shooting sequences emphasise precision, form and spiritual concentration.
- Kyūjutsu – Classical Japanese mounted and foot archery techniques preserved today as practice, kata and competition in historic archery schools.
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