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All 28 throwing sports
28 sports
| Sport | Part of | Origin | First recorded | Olympic | Disciplines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darts | — | — | 1 | ||
| Shot put | weight throwing | Scotland (United Kingdom) | — | — | — |
| Javelin throw | throwing | — | — | 1 | |
| Discus throw | weight throwing | — | — | — | |
| Ten-pin bowling | bowling | — | 1988† | — | |
| Hammer throw | weight throwing | Scotland (United Kingdom) | — | — | — |
| Pétanque | bocce | France | — | — | — |
| Ultimate | flying disc sports | 1968 | — | — | |
| Bowling | — | 1988† | 9 | ||
| Boccia | bocce | Sweden | 1970s | — | — |
| Dodgeball | — | — | — | ||
| Bowls | bocce | England (United Kingdom) | — | — | 1 |
| Disc golf | flying disc sports | Canada | — | — | — |
| Bocce | — | 1900† | 10 | ||
| Nine-pin bowling | bowling | — | — | 1 | |
| Pieing | throwing | — | — | — | |
| Caber toss | weight throwing | Scotland (United Kingdom) | — | — | — |
| Boule lyonnaise | bocce | Italy | — | — | — |
| Weight throwing | track and field | — | — | 4 | |
| Jeu provençal | bocce | France | — | — | — |
| Flying disc freestyle | flying disc sports | — | — | — | |
| Flying disc sports | — | — | 6 | ||
| Throwing | athletics | — | — | 4 | |
| Raffa | bocce | Italy | — | — | — |
| Duckpin bowling | bowling | — | — | — | |
| Skittles | bowling | — | — | — | |
| Bolo palma | bowls | — | — | — | |
| Candlepin bowling | bowling | United States | — | — | — |
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