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Total articles: 1,233/1,200
Entertainment (509/525 articles)
Media-based entertainment are in other categories: Literature (books, plays, comics), Performing arts (theater, ballet, dancing, circus etc.), Mass media (television and internet), and Modern visual arts (movies).
Entertainment and leisure (40/40 articles)
Recreation and tourism (55/60 articles)
- Recreation (Level 4)
- Tourism (Level 3)
- Escape room
- Obstacle course
- Outdoor recreation
- Play (Level 3)
- Playground (Level 4)
- Public aquarium
- Zoo (Level 4)
Amusement parks (30/30 articles)
- Amusement park (Level 4)
- Bumper cars
- Carousel
- Dark ride
- Drop tower
- Ferris wheel
- Roller coaster
- Water slide
Specific amusement parks (14 articles)
Toys (59/60 articles)
- Toy (Level 3)
- Action figure (Level 4)
- Army men
- Doll (Level 4)
- Toy block
- Construction set
- Crayola
- Die-cast toy
- Easy-Bake Oven
- Etch A Sketch
- Fidget spinner
- Frisbee (Level 4)
- Furby
- Hula hoop
- KerPlunk (game)
- Kite (Level 4)
- Lego (Level 4)
- Lincoln Logs
- Magic 8 Ball
- Marble (Level 4)
- Mr. Potato Head
- Play-Doh
- Pogo stick
- Rubik's Cube (Level 4)
- Scale model (Level 4)
- Rocking horse
- Silly Putty
- Slinky
- Slip 'N Slide
- Space hopper
- Speak & Spell (toy)
- Stuffed toy (Level 4)
- Tamagotchi
- Tazos
- Tonka
- Top
- Toy gun
- Transformers (toy line)
- View-Master
- Yo-yo (Level 4)
Games (355/365 articles)
General game topics (21/20 articles)
Types of games (16 articles)
Tabletop games (94/100 articles)
Board games (47 articles)
- Board game (Level 3)
- Agon
- Alquerque
- Backgammon (Level 4)
- Battleship
- Chaturanga (Level 4)
- Chess (Level 4)
- Chinese checkers
- Cluedo
- Dungeons & Dragons
- Checkers (Level 4)
- Eurogame
- The Game of Life
- Game of the Goose
- Gomoku
- Halma
- Hex
- Go (Level 4)
- Janggi
- Jungle
- Ludus latrunculorum
- Mancala (Level 4)
- Mastermind
- Monopoly (Level 4)
- Nine men's morris
- Pachisi (Level 4)
- Race game
- Reversi
- Risk
- Royal Game of Ur
- Shatranj
- Scrabble (Level 4)
- Senet
- Shogi (Level 4)
- Snakes and ladders
- Stratego
- Trivial Pursuit
- Xiangqi (Level 4)
Card games (38 articles)
- Playing card
- Card game (Level 3)
- Collectible card game
- Digital collectible card game
- Tarot (Level 4)
- War
Video games (182/185 articles)
Gambling (14/15 articles)
Other games and plays (44/45 articles)
- Calcio Fiorentino
- Capture the flag
- Cuju
- Episkyros
- Beer pong
- Duck, duck, goose
- Harpastum
- Rock paper scissors
- Thumb war
- Hide-and-seek (Level 4)
- Jianzi
- Kemari
- Kho kho
- Cornhole
- Hacky sack
- Horseshoe (disambiguation)
- International Table Hockey Federation
- Red Rover
- Hopscotch (Level 4)
- Knucklebones
- Marn Grook
- Mesoamerican ballgame
- Musical chairs
- Paper plane
- Twister
- Carrom
- Table football
- Tag (Level 4)
- Slot car racing
- Statues
- Tetherball
- The floor is lava
- Tiddlywinks
- Ball-in-a-maze puzzle
- Brain teaser
- Crossword (Level 4)
- Jigsaw puzzle (Level 4)
- Pinball (Level 4)
- Sliding puzzle
- Tangram
- Tower of Hanoi
- Truth or dare?
Sports (548/525 articles)
Basics (17/15 articles)
Sports equipment (27/30 articles)
International competitions (74/60 articles)
Olympic Games (62 articles)
Summer Olympics (31 articles)
- 1896 Athens
- 1900 Paris
- 1904 St. Louis
- 1908 London
- 1912 Stockholm
- 1920 Antwerp
- 1924 Paris
- 1928 Amsterdam
- 1932 Los Angeles
- 1936 Berlin
- 1948 London
- 1952 Helsinki
- 1956 Melbourne
- 1960 Rome
- 1964 Tokyo
- 1968 Mexico City
- 1972 Munich
- 1976 Montreal
- 1980 Moscow
- 1984 Los Angeles
- 1988 Seoul
- 1992 Barcelona
- 1996 Atlanta
- 2000 Sydney
- 2004 Athens
- 2008 Beijing
- 2012 London
- 2016 Rio de Janeiro
- 2020 Tokyo
- 2024 Paris
- 2028 Los Angeles
Winter Olympics (25 articles)
- 1924 Chamonix
- 1928 St. Moritz
- 1932 Lake Placid
- 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen
- 1948 St. Moritz
- 1952 Oslo
- 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo
- 1960 Squaw Valley
- 1964 Innsbruck
- 1968 Grenoble
- 1972 Sapporo
- 1976 Innsbruck
- 1980 Lake Placid
- 1984 Sarajevo
- 1988 Calgary
- 1992 Albertville
- 1994 Lillehammer
- 1998 Nagano
- 2002 Salt Lake City
- 2006 Turin
- 2010 Vancouver
- 2014 Sochi
- 2018 Pyeongchang
- 2022 Beijing
- 2026 Milano Cortina
Team sports (88/85 articles)
- Airsoft
- American football (Level 4)
- Association football (Level 3)
- Australian rules football (Level 4)
- Bandy (Level 4)
- Baseball (Level 4)
- Basketball (Level 4)
- Basque pelota (Level 4)
- Broomball
- Buzkashi
- Canadian football
- Cricket (Level 4)
- Curling (Level 4)
- Dodgeball
- Field hockey (Level 4)
- Fistball
- Floor hockey
- Gaelic games
- Goalball
- Handball (Level 4)
- Ice hockey (Level 4)
- Kabaddi (Level 4)
- Kickball
- Korfball
- Lacrosse (Level 4)
- Netball (Level 4)
- Paintball
- Pesäpallo
- Pickleball
- Polo (Level 4)
- Quidditch
- Ringball
- Ringette
- Rounders
- Rugby football (Level 4)
- Sepak takraw (Level 4)
- Shinty
- Softball (Level 4)
- Street hockey
- Tchoukball
- Tug of war (Level 4)
- Ultimate
- Volleyball (Level 4)
Air sports (6/5 articles)
Animal sport (33/35 articles)
Athletics (34/35 articles)
Combat sport and martial arts (57/60 articles)
- Martial arts (Level 3)
- Aikido
- Arnis
- Bando
- Boxing (Level 4)
- Brazilian jiu-jitsu
- Capoeira (Level 4)
- Chinese martial arts
- Fencing (Level 4)
- Gladiator (Level 4)
- Glima
- Hybrid martial arts
- Judo (Level 4)
- Jujutsu (Level 4)
- Karate (Level 4)
- Kendo
- Kickboxing (Level 4)
- Korean martial arts
- Jeet Kune Do
- Krav Maga
- Kurash
- Lethwei
- Marine Corps Martial Arts Program
- Mixed martial arts (Level 4)
- Muay Thai (Level 4)
- Ninjutsu
- Qigong
- Pankration
- Pencak silat
- Pradal serey
- Sambo
- Sanda
- Savate
- Silat Melayu
- Ssireum
- Street fighting
- Sumo (Level 4)
- Vovinam
- Wrestling (Level 4)
Motor racing (31/30 articles)
Skating (18/15 articles)
Water sports (33/30 articles)
- Canoeing (Level 4)
- Diving (Level 4)
- Dragon boat
- Kayaking
- Lifesaving
- Rowing (Level 4)
- Sailing (Level 4)
- Surfing (Level 4)
- Swimming (Level 3)
- Wakeboarding
- Water polo (Level 4)
- Water skiing
- Windsurfing
- FINA World Aquatics Championships
Powerboat racing (2 articles)
Winter sports (17/15 articles)
Other individual sports (113/110 articles)
- Acrobatics (Level 4)
- Archery (Level 4)
- Arm wrestling (Level 4)
- Badminton (Level 4)
- Blood sport
- Bowling (Level 4)
- Bodybuilding (Level 4)
- Bungee jumping
- Calisthenics
- Chariot racing
- Cheerleading
- Competitive eating
- Croquet (Level 4)
- Cue sports (Level 4)
- Cycling (Level 4)
- Cycle sport (Level 4)
- Dancesport
- Darts (Level 4)
- Esports
- Flying disc sports
- Freestyle scootering
- General aviation
- Golf (Level 4)
- Gymnastics (Level 4)
- Mountaineering (Level 4)
- Orienteering (Level 4)
- Modern pentathlon
- Pole sports
- Racquetball
- Rock climbing (Level 4)
- Shooting sports (Level 4)
- Skipping rope
- Speedcubing
- Sport stacking
- Squash (Level 4)
- Table tennis (Level 4)
- Tennis (Level 4)
- Triathlon
- Weightlifting
- Yoga as exercise
Sports organizations (167/150 articles)
Sports leagues (57/50 articles)
- Sports league
- All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
- Arena Football League
- ATP Tour
- Australian Football League
- Canadian Football League
- EuroLeague
- FIG World Cup
- FINA Water Polo World League
- FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour
- Handball-Bundesliga
- Indian Premier League
- ITTF World Tour
- Kontinental Hockey League
- Major League Baseball (Level 4)
- Major League Gaming
- Major League Lacrosse
- Nippon Professional Baseball
- National Basketball Association (Level 4)
- National Football League (Level 4)
- National Hockey League (Level 4)
- National Lacrosse League
- National Pro Fastpitch
- National Rugby League
- PBA Tour
- PGA Tour
- United Rugby Championship
- Professional Darts Corporation
- Pro Kabaddi League
- Russian Bandy Super League
- Street League Skateboarding
- Suncorp Super Netball
- Super League
- Super Rugby
- Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Women's National Basketball Association
- World Snooker Tour
- WTA Tour
Association football (19 articles)
- A-League Men
- Bundesliga
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
- Chinese Super League
- Egyptian Premier League
- Eredivisie
- Women's Super League
- J1 League
- La Liga (Level 4)
- Liga MX
- Ligue 1
- Premier League (Level 4)
- Major League Soccer
- National Women's Soccer League
- Nigeria Professional Football League
- Russian Premier League
- Serie A
- Süper Lig
- UEFA Champions League (Level 4)
Sports teams (58/50 articles)
American football (6 articles)
- Chicago Bears
- Dallas Cowboys
- Green Bay Packers
- New England Patriots
- Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
- Pittsburgh Steelers
Association football (14 articles)
- Brazil national football team
- AFC Ajax
- FC Porto
- Arsenal F.C.
- Chelsea F.C.
- Liverpool F.C.
- Manchester United F.C.
- Paris Saint-Germain F.C.
- FC Bayern Munich
- Borussia Dortmund
- A.C. Milan
- Juventus F.C.
- FC Barcelona
- Real Madrid CF
Australian rules football (2 articles)
Baseball (6 articles)
Basketball (5 articles)
- United States men's national basketball team
- Boston Celtics
- Chicago Bulls
- Harlem Globetrotters
- Los Angeles Lakers
Canadian football (1 article)
Cricket (5 articles)
- Australia national cricket team
- England cricket team
- India national cricket team
- Kolkata Knight Riders
- Mumbai Indians
Field hockey (1 article)
Handball (1 article)
Ice hockey (5 articles)
- Canada men's national ice hockey team
- Ak Bars Kazan
- SKA Saint Petersburg
- Montreal Canadiens
- Toronto Maple Leafs
Rugby league (2 articles)
Rugby union (3 articles)
Skateboarding (1 article)
Volleyball (1 article)
Water polo (2 articles)
Governing authorities (43/40 articles)
- Court of Arbitration for Sport
- World Aquatics
- World Archery Federation
- World Athletics
- Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile
- Badminton World Federation
- World Baseball Softball Confederation
- FIBA
- International Blind Sports Federation
- International Federation of BodyBuilding and Fitness
- International Boxing Association
- International Canoe Federation
- International Cricket Council
- Union Cycliste Internationale
- FIDE
- FIFA
- UEFA
- International Federation for Equestrian Sports
- Fédération Internationale d'Escrime
- International Golf Federation
- International Gymnastics Federation
- International Handball Federation
- International Hockey Federation
- International Ice Hockey Federation
- International Judo Federation
- International Olympic Committee
- International Rugby League
- World Rugby
- World Sailing
- International Shooting Sport Federation
- International Practical Shooting Confederation
- International Defensive Pistol Association
- International Skating Union
- International Ski Federation
- Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques
- International Table Tennis Federation
- World Taekwondo
- International Tennis Federation
- Fédération Internationale de Volleyball
- International Weightlifting Federation
- United World Wrestling