| Below, the list of activities recognised as a sport by the UK governing body. Really? Aikido* British Aikido Board | |
| Air sports* | The Royal Aero Club of Great Britain British Aerobatic Association British Balloon and Airship Club British Gliding Association British Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association British Microlight Aircraft Association British Model Flying Association British Parachute Association Light Aircraft Association |
| American football | British American Football Association |
| Angling | The Angling Trust |
| Aquathlon | See triathlon |
| Archery* | Archery GB |
| Arm wrestling | No recognised governing body in England |
| Artistic skating (roller) | See roller sports |
| Athletics | UK Athletics England Athletics |
| Australian rules football | No recognised governing body in England |
| Badminton | Badminton England |
| Ballooning* | See air sports |
| Ballroom dancing | See exercise, movement and dance |
| Basketball | England Basketball |
| Baseball/softball | Baseball Softball UK |
| Baton twirling | No recognised governing body in England |
| Biathlon* | British Biathlon Union |
| Bicycle polo | See cycling |
| Billiards and snooker | English Association of Snooker and Billiards |
| BMX | See cycling |
| Bobsleigh* | British Bobsleigh Association |
| Boccia | Boccia England |
| Bowls | British Crown Green Bowling Association Bowls England English Bowling Federation English Indoor Bowling Association English Women's Bowling Federation British Isles Bowls Council British Isles Indoor Bowls CouncilEnglish Short Mat Bowling Association |
| Boxing* | British Boxing Board of Control Amateur Boxing Association |
| Camogie | No recognised governing body in England |
| Canoeing* | British Canoe Union |
| Caving* | British Caving Association |
| Chinese martial arts* | British Council for Chinese Martial Arts |
| Clay pigeon shooting* | See shooting |
| Cricket | England and Wales Cricket Board |
| Croquet | The Croquet Association |
| Curling | English Curling Association |
| Cycling | British Cycling |
| Dance sport | See exercise, movement and dance |
| Darts | No recognised governing body in England |
| Disability sport | British Blind Sport British Paralympic Association British Wheelchair Sports Foundation Cerebral Palsy Sport English Federation of Disability Sport UK Deaf Sport |
| Diving | Amateur Swimming Association |
| Dodgeball | UK Dodgeball Association |
| Dragon boat racing | British Dragon Boat Racing Association |
| Duathlon | See triathlon |
| Equestrian* | British Equestrian Federation |
| Exercise, movement and dance |
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| Fencing* | British Fencing Association |
| Fives | Eton Fives Association Rugby Fives Association |
| Floorball | No recognised governing body in England |
| Folk dancing | See exercise, movement and dance |
| Football | The Football Assocation |
| Futsal | See football |
| Gaelic football | No recognised governing body in England |
| Gliding* | See air sports |
| Goalball | Goalball UK |
| Golf | The Golf Foundation Ladies Golf Union Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St.Andrews England Golf |
| Gymnastics* | British Gymnastics |
| Handball | England Handball |
| Hang gliding and paragliding* | See air sports |
| Harness racing* | See equestrian |
| Health and beauty exercise | See exercise, movement and dance |
| Highland games | No recognised governing body in England |
| Hockey | England Hockey |
| Horse Racing* | British Horse Racing Authority |
| Horse Riding* | See equestrian |
| Hovering | Hovercraft Club of Great Britain Ltd |
| Hurling | No recognised governing body in England |
| Ice hockey | English Ice Hockey Association Ice Hockey UK |
| Ice skating | National Ice Skating Association |
| Jet skiing* | Royal Yachting Association |
| Judo* | British Judo Association |
| Ju jitsu* | British Ju-Jitsu Association Governing Body |
| Kabaddi | No recognised governing body in England |
| Karate* | No recognised governing body in England |
| Keep fit | See exercise, movement and dance |
| Kendo* | British Kendo Association |
| Kite Surfing* | British Kite Surfing Association |
| Kneeboarding* | See water skiing |
| Korfball | England Korfball |
| Lacrosse | English Lacrosse Association |
| Land-sailing/yachting | See sand and land yachting |
| Life saving* | Royal Life Saving Society |
| Luge* | Great Britain Luge Association |
| Model aircraft flying | See air sports |
| Modern pentathlon* | Pentathlon GB |
| Motor cycling* | Auto-Cycle Union |
| Motor sports* | Motor Sports Association |
| Motor cruising | See sailing and yachting |
| Mountain biking | See cycling |
| Mountaineering* | British Mountaineering Council |
| Movement and dance | See exercise, movement and dance |
| Netball | England Netball |
| Octopush* | See sub aqua |
| Orienteering | British Orienteering Federation |
| Parachuting* | See air sports |
| Petanque | English Petanque Association |
| Polo* | Hurlingham Polo Association |
| Polocrosse* | See equestrian |
| Pool | English Pool Association |
| Powerboating* | See sailing and yachting |
| Powerlifting | See weightlifting |
| Puck hockey (roller) | See roller sports |
| Quoits | No recognised governing body in England |
| Rafting* | White Water and Wild Water See canoeing |
| Rackets | Tennis and Rackets Association |
| Racketball | See squash |
| Rambling | Ramblers Association Long Distance Walkers Association |
| Real tennis | Tennis and Rackets Association |
| Roller sports | British Roller Sports Federation |
| Rounders | Rounders England |
| Rowing | British Rowing |
| Rugby league | Rugby Football League |
| Rugby union | The Rugby Football Union |
| Sailing and yachting* | Royal Yachting Association |
| Sand and land yachting | British Federation of Sand & Land Yacht Clubs |
| Shinty | No recognised governing body in England |
| Shooting* (air, clay target, crossbow, muzzle loading, pistol, rifle and target) | Clay Pigeon Shooting Association English Target Shooting Federation Great Britain Target Shooting Federation National Rifle Association National Smallbore Rifle Association |
| Show jumping* | See equestrian |
| Skateboarding | No recognised governing body in England |
| Skater hockey (roller) | See roller sports |
| Skiing* | Snowsport England |
| Skipping | No recognised governing body in England |
| Snooker | See billiards and snooker |
| Snowboarding* | Snowsport England |
| Softball | See baseball/softball |
| Sombo* | British Sombo Federation |
| Speedway* | See motor cycling |
| Speed skating (roller) | See roller sports |
| Squash | England Squash and Racketball |
| Stoolball | Stoolball England |
| Sub aqua* | British Sub-Aqua Club |
| Surf life saving* | Surf Life Saving Association |
| Surfing* | No recognised governing body |
| Swimming and diving | Amateur Swimming Association |
| Table tennis | English Table Tennis Association |
| Taekwondo* | British Taekwondo Council |
| Tang Soo Do* | United Kingdom Tang Soo Do (Soo Bahk) Federation |
| Tennis | Lawn Tennis Association |
| Tenpin bowling | British Tenpin Bowling Association |
| Trampolining* | British Gymnastics |
| Triathlon | British Triathlon Federation |
| Tug of war | Tug of War Association |
| Ultimate (frisbee) | No recognised governing body in England |
| Volleyball | Volleyball England |
| Wakeboarding* | See water skiing |
| Water polo | See swimming and diving |
| Water skiing* | British Water Ski |
| Weightlifting | British Weightlifters Association |
| Wheelchair basketball | Great Britain Wheelchair Basketball Association |
| Windsurfing* | See sailing and yachting |
| Wrestling* | British Wrestling Association |
| Yoga | British Wheel of Yoga Can we just take a look at the definition of "a sport"and have another go at the list.? |
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