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Extreme sports

Adventure and action sports with high speed, height or risk.

11sports & disciplines
0on the Olympic programme
—oldest on record
—most common birthplace
Best documented

Main extreme sports

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All 11 extreme sports

11 sports
SportPart ofOriginFirst recordedOlympicDisciplines
Paragliding——3
Dodgeball———
BASE jumping———
Streetballbasketball———
Street footballassociation football——1
Street hockeyhockey——1
Snocross———
Ball hockeystreet hockey———
Ocean rowingrowing———
Street skateboardingskateboarding———
Ice cross downhillice skating———
† former Olympic sport, year of first appearance. Olympic years include appearances through disciplines.
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