Here are all the 'E' sports from over 800 sports listed on our complete list of sports. The most popular 'e' sport may well be e-sports, another name for online competition video gaming. It has not made the Olympics but there are many people who think it should be. A long-term Olympic sport is Equestrian. Definitely not in the Olympics is Elephant Polo. There are a few endurance sports: Racing, Riding and Running.

There were too many 'E' sports to describe on just one page, so here we have a short description of just the sports starting with the letter 'E', with links to more information.


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'E' Sports

  • Ecuavoley — a variant of volleyball though the net is higher and played with three players, invented and played in Ecuador.
  • Eight-Ball — a cue sport, which is one of the most popular variants of pool, using 15 colored balls numbered from 1 to 15.
  • Eight-man Football — a mini version of American Football played by high schools with smaller enrollments.
  • Ekiden — long-distance relay running typically held on roads.
  • Elephant Polo — a form of Polo, played on the back of elephants instead of on horseback.
  • Endurance Racing — a motorsport where teams of two or four race for long distances, that tests their physical endurance and the durability of their vehicles.
  • Endurance Riding — an equestrian discipline, where riders and horses compete in races over very long distances.
  • Endurance Running — track and field running races over distances of 3kms and greater.
  • Enduro — a motorcycle sport with the main objective to traverse a series of checkpoints, arriving exactly at a predetermined time. The courses are usually run over thickly wooded terrain, sometimes with large obstacles.
  • Endurocross — hybrid sport combining elements from Supercross, Enduro, and Trials (also called indoor enduro).
  • English Billiards — sometimes just called Billiards, requires two cue balls and a red object ball. The game features both cannons (caroms) and the pocketing of balls as objects of play, scoring points for each of these. See Cue Sports.
  • Equestrian — competitions testing horse riding skills.
  • Equestrian Vaulting — a gymnastics and dance discipline completed on horseback.
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  • e-Sports (gaming) — competitive form of playing computer games (gaming).
  • Esports (mixed-reality) — athletes compete against each other remotely via virtual reality platforms.
  • Eton Fives — a handball sport derived from the English sport Fives, played in doubles format on a 3-wall court.
  • European (Team) Handball — another name for the sport of Handball.
  • Eventing — riders compete in three types of races, dressage, cross-country and show jumping, in a single competition.
  • Expedition racing — an endurance event combining two or more disciplines. More commonly called Adventure Racing.