Racket sports (or racquet sports) are
game
A game is a structured type of play usually undertaken for entertainment or fun, and sometimes used as an educational tool. Many games are also considered to be work (such as professional players of spectator sports or video games) or art ...
s in which players use a
racket or paddle to hit a
ball or other object.
A racket has a handled frame with an open hoop that supports a network of tightly stretched strings. A paddle, sometimes called a bat, has a solid face rather than a network of strings, but may be perforated with a pattern of holes, or be covered with a textured surface.
Racketlon, a racket sport quadrathlon, is a multisport competition in which participants compete in a series of four separate racket sports: table tennis, badminton, squash, and tennis.
Sports that use a netted racket
Sports that use a solid-faced paddle
See also
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Basque pelota
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Bat-and-ball games
Bat-and-ball games, or safe haven games, are playing field, field games played by two opposing teams. Action starts when the defending team throws a ball at a dedicated player of the attacking team, who tries to hit it with a bat and then run bet ...
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List of stick sports
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Pallone
References
External links
A chronology of racket sports by Racquet Warriors
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Sport-related lists by sport