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Baseball - a ball game played chiefly in the US and Canada between two teams of nine on a diamond-shaped circuit of four bases

Basket - a game played between two teams of five players in which goals are scored by throwing a ball through a netted hoop fixed at each end of the court.

 

 

Alejandra loves to play basketball, Mexico.

My talent is basketball and soccer. I like the two sports says Patricia, Mexico

 

 

Football - any of a number of forms of team game involving kicking a ball, in particular soccer or american football.

My favorite sport is football, my name is Kiril Volcov, I am 12 and live in Russia.

My name is Dima, I am 12 and my hobby is football.

Anton's favorite sport is football too!

Nikita loves football and swimming.

Slava favorite sport is football.

Sergey Kataev favorite sport is football too!

Dima also has a talent for football.

Paco is good at football. Here is a picture of the latest championship.

 

 

 

 

Gymnastics - Exercises involving physical agility, flexibility and coordination, especially tumbling and acrobatics feats.

Rosalia, México, is level I in gymnastics.

Gabriel is very good in gymnastics. He has been to competitions and has won about 30 medals, gold, bronze and silver. It is difficult to win gold but I have been practicing for 5 years now so it is easier for me to win. México

I do gymnastics also. Timmy, USA

 

Ice Skate- Skating with boots with blades attached to the sole on ice.

My talent is ice skating says Melissa. I am an expert and take advanced skating lessons.

 

 

 

Karate - an oriental system of unarmed combat using the hands and feet to deliver and block blows.

My name is Marina. My favourite sport is Karate. I am a professional. I have been doing it for many years. I take part in many contests. I win medals often. Soon I will go to the contest in St. Petersburg.

Marina is practicing (left), getting the award and Marina with her first place medals.

My talents are karate, Hi!, I am a black belt. Eigen A., USA.

I like karate a lot but I quit at a green belt.

 

 

Snowboarding - using a short board ski to slide downhill on snow.

My hobby is snowboarding. I have taken place 7th and 6th in competitions. I am good! Vikesha, Russia. This is Vikesha competing.

My hobby is snowboarding, I have third category says Kate, Russia

 

Soccer - a form of football played by two teams of eleven players with a round ball which may not be handled during play except by the goalkeepers, the object of the game being to score goals by kicking or heading the ball into the opponents' goal.

 

My favorite sport is soccer, it's fun. Elle, USA

 

Fernando, México, plays soccer very well.

Paco, Alejandro and Luis are good at soccer. México

I play soccer, who likes soccer? Andrés, México

My talent is swimming and my favorite stroke is breaststroke. Tommy, USA

 

Swimming - a sport where you propel yourself through water by bodily movements.

My hobby is swimming. I go to the swimming pool two days a week. I am in the youth category. I have won many prixes in the competitions. Sasha, Russia.

My one talent is swimming says Sveta, Russia.

I like swimming and a good swimmer says Anna, Russia.

One of my talents is that I swim very good says Anyela, Mexico.

I like swimming, Slava K., Russia.

I am a very good swimmer; to prove it a have many awards. I have many friends in the swimming pool. I like my sport and have been swimming for 2 years. Anton, Russia.

 

 

 

I am a very good swimmer. I have many awards. I go to my swimming pool on bus 1037. I have friends in swimming pool. We are very friendly. I like my sport. It is my favorite sport. I have been swimming for 2 years. Anton (Russia)

 

 

 

Tennis - a game in which two or four players strike a hollow rubber ball with rackets over a net stretched across a grass or clay court.

I am good in tennis, Rosalia, Mexico

Fernando also plays tennis at the club.

 

 

Wrestling - fighting that involves close grappling with one's opponent.

My talent is wrestling. We study techniques of wrestling, says Armo, Russia.