List of Racket/Racquet Sports
List of Racket / Raquet Sports
- Air Badminton
- Badminton
- Ball badminton
- Basque pelota
- Beach tennis
- Crossminton
- Fives
- Frontenis
- Hardball Squash
- Jai alai
- Matkot / Frescobol
- Paddle Tennis
- Padel
- Para Badminton
- Pickleball
- Pitton
- Paleta frontón
- Pelota mixteca
- Platform Tennis
- Qianball
- Racquetball
- Racquets
- Racketlon
- Real tennis
- Road Tennis
- Soft tennis
- Speed-ball
- Squash
- Squash Tennis
- Stické
- Table Tennis
- Tamburello
- Tennis
- Tennis Polo
- Totem Tennis
- Xare
Racket sports are very popular all over the world. Outside of the US, the word is often written as racquet. Racket sports games includes the popular sports of tennis, ping pong, badminton, and squash.
The rackets used in these sports usually consist of a handled frame with an open hoop across which a network of cord is tightly stretched. Sometimes the racket is a hard solid paddle.
Racket is the standard spelling used in United States, while in United Kingdom, Racquet is the term used.
Furthermore, research shows that the term “Racquet” comes from the Flemish word "Raketsen" which is derived from Middle French word "Rachasser", which means "to strike the ball back".
Related Pages
- See also Racketlon — a combination sport where players compete in the sports of table tennis, tennis, squash and badminton.
- List of All Sports
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