Sports That Start With P

7 sports Things, colors and jobs Checked 9 Oct 2026

Here are 7 sports that start with P, each with a one-line description so you can tell what it is. They are listed below with what each one is.

P mixes old and new. Pickleball and parkour are modern favourites, while pelota from the Basque region and pallone from Italy are traditional ball games that few people outside those places know. Seven sports are listed.

Polo is often described as hockey on horseback, and pony-trekking also puts riders on ponies, though at a gentle pace across country. Paintball is a team game in which players tag rivals with paint pellets. For kids, pickleball and polo are the easiest names to remember.

Sports starting with P: 7
Best known: polo, parkour
Longest name: pony-trekking

All sports that start with P

#	Name	What it is
1	paintball	a game that simulates military combat
2	pallone	an Italian game similar to tennis
3	parkour	moving fast over obstacles by running, jumping and climbing
4	pelota	a Basque or Spanish game played in a court with a ball and a wickerwork racket
5	pickleball	paddle game played with a plastic ball over a low net
6	polo	a game similar to field hockey but played on horseback using long-handled mallets and a wooden ball
7	pony-trekking	a sport in which people ride across country on ponies

Questions people ask

How many sports start with P?

This list has 7 sports starting with P, from well-known ones like polo, parkour, pickleball to rarer kinds.

What sports start with P?

Well-known examples are polo, parkour, pickleball.

Source: Princeton WordNet, a public dictionary database, reviewed by our editors to keep only clear, real members of the list. Meanings are short dictionary glosses.

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