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Illustrated sports encyclopedia / editor, Abigail Ellis.

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Sports -- Juvenile literature.

Alternate title:

Sports encyclopedia

New edition, Third edition.

160 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm.

"The ultimate guide to sports from around the world"--Front cover.

Previously published as Total Sports.

Includes index.

Sports are for everyone. Team sports. Soccer -- Baseball -- Basketball -- Volleyball and netball -- Football -- Rugby union -- Australian rules and handball -- Ice hockey and field hockey -- Cricket -- Other teams -- Racket sports. Tennis -- Table tennis and badminton -- Squash -- Different rackets -- Athletics and gymnastics. Sprinting -- Distance events -- Jumping -- Throwing -- Weightlifting -- Gymnastics -- On the floor -- Target sports. Golf -- Curling and bowls -- Ten-pin -- Snooker and pool -- Archery -- Aiming high -- Water sports. Swimming -- Diving -- Rowing and kayaking -- Sailing -- Windsurfing -- Surfing -- More splash -- Combat sports. Boxing -- Wrestling -- Judo and Jujitsu -- Karate and tae kwon do -- Fencing -- A new challenge -- Winter sports. Skiing -- Snowboarding -- Bobsled and luge and skeleton -- Speed skating and ice skating -- Fresh snow -- Horse sports. Horse racing and polo -- Show jumping and eventing -- Wheels and motors. Formula 1 and indycar -- Rallying -- Motorcycles -- Drag racing -- Cycling -- Mountain biking and bmx -- Skateboarding -- Power on -- Extreme sports. Free driving and cliff diving -- Skydiving -- Freeride mountain biking and ultra-running -- Extra extreme -- Olympic games. Olympic history -- Summer Olympics -- Winter Olympics -- Paralympic games -- Glossary. Index. Acknowledgments.

The Illustrated Sports Encyclopedia is the ultimate illustrated guide to the diverse world of sport, from the best known ball-sports, athletics, and water sports to the most obscure racket sports and races (anyone for a game of pickleball?). The book showcases different sports by grouping them into categories including team sports, target sports, winter sports, wheels and motors, horse sports, and extreme sports.

Ellis, Abigail (Editor)

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