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Main strength sports
BoxingEngland (United Kingdom)Olympic · 1904Judobudō · JapanOlympic · 1964WrestlingForm of combat sport involving grappling...Olympic · 1896FencingType of armed combat sportOlympic · 1896Sumobudō · JapanBodybuildingUse of progressive resistance exercise to...Muay ThaiThailandMixed martial artsFull-contact combat sportKrav MagaIsraelKendobudō · JapanSamboSoviet Union (Russia)WushuPeople's Republic of Chinaformer Olympic
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All 62 strength sports
62 sports
| Sport | Part of | Origin | First recorded | Olympic | Disciplines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boxing | England (United Kingdom) | — | 1904 | 7 | |
| Judo | budō | Japan | 1882 | 1964 | 4 |
| Wrestling | — | 1896 | 32 | ||
| Fencing | — | 1896 | 8 | ||
| Sumo | budō | Japan | 642 | — | 2 |
| Weightlifting | heavy athletics | — | 1896 | 4 | |
| Bodybuilding | — | — | 1 | ||
| Muay Thai | Thailand | — | — | — | |
| Mixed martial arts | — | — | — | ||
| Kickboxing | boxing | Japan | — | — | 5 |
| Krav Maga | Israel | — | — | — | |
| Kendo | budō | Japan | — | — | 1 |
| Sambo | Soviet Union (Russia) | 1938 | — | — | |
| Wushu | People's Republic of China | — | 1936† | 1 | |
| Brazilian jiu-jitsu | judo | Brazil | 1910s | — | — |
| Arm wrestling | — | — | — | ||
| Greco-Roman wrestling | wrestling | Ancient Greece | — | 1896 | — |
| Powerlifting | United States | — | — | 1 | |
| Freestyle wrestling | wrestling | — | 1904 | — | |
| Squat | powerlifting | — | — | — | |
| Savate | France | — | 1924† | — | |
| Oil wrestling | wrestling | Turkey | — | — | — |
| Arnis | Filipino martial arts | Philippines | — | — | — |
| Sanda | wushu | People's Republic of China | — | — | — |
| Kurash | — | — | — | ||
| Grappling | wrestling | — | — | 6 | |
| Sabre fencing | fencing | — | — | — | |
| Ssireum | wrestling | Goryeo | — | — | — |
| Wheelchair fencing | fencing | — | — | — | |
| Glima | Norway | — | 1912† | — | |
| Academic fencing | fencing | Germany | — | — | — |
| Swordsmanship | fencing | — | — | — | |
| Senegalese wrestling | wrestling | — | — | — | |
| Schwingen | Switzerland | — | — | — | |
| Greek wrestling | wrestling | Ancient Greece | — | — | — |
| Bare-knuckle boxing | boxing | England (United Kingdom) | — | — | — |
| Full contact karate | kickboxing | Japan | — | — | — |
| Para judo | judo | — | — | — | |
| Throw | grappling | — | — | 2 | |
| Canarian wrestling | wrestling | Spain | — | — | — |
| Namur stilt jousting | stilt walking | Belgium | — | — | — |
| Puroresu | Japan | — | — | — | |
| Para powerlifting | weightlifting | — | — | — | |
| Strength athletics | — | — | — | ||
| Luta Livre | wrestling | Brazil | — | — | — |
| Kettlebell lifting | weightlifting | — | — | — | |
| Beach wrestling | wrestling | — | — | — | |
| Filipino martial arts | — | — | 1 | ||
| Sport Chanbara | Japanese martial arts | Japan | — | — | — |
| Leonese wrestling | aluche | Spain | — | — | — |
| Water jousting | — | — | 1 | ||
| Bear hug | grappling | — | — | — | |
| Harri-jasotze | Basque rural sports | Spain | — | — | — |
| Kosen judo | judo | — | — | — | |
| Heavy athletics | athletics | — | 1896 | 5 | |
| Naginata | budō | Japan | — | — | — |
| Italian school of swordsmanship | fencing | Italy | — | — | — |
| Aluche | wrestling | Spain | — | — | 1 |
| Er Enish | — | — | — | ||
| Mokkar Boli Khela | wrestling | Bangladesh | — | — | — |
| LudoSport | Italy | 2006 | — | — | |
| Okinawa Sumo | sumo | Ryukyu Kingdom | — | — | — |
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