Learning French can be so much more fun if you inject your personal passions into it. So if you're into sports and make it a point to check sports updates everyday, why not try reading them in French? It will make communication and expressing your interest in sports in French easier!
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French Sports Vocabulary: Names of Different Sports
List of all sports in French!
| le baseball | baseball |
| le basketball / le basket | basketball |
| le cricket | cricket |
| le foot(ball) | football, soccer |
| le football américain | American football |
| le golf | golf |
| le hockey (le hockey sur glace) | hockey (ice hockey) |
| le hockey sur gazon | field hockey |
| le rugby | rugby |
| le rugby à treize | Rugby League |
| le rugby à quinze | Rugby Union |
| le tennis | tennis |
| le volley(ball) | volleyball |
| le handball | handball |
| la course | running |
| la boxe | boxing |
| la danse | dancing |
| la gymnastique | gymnastics |
| la lutte | wrestling |
| la musculation | bodybuilding |
| la randonnée | hiking |
| la voile | sailing |
| l’alpinisme | mountaineering |
| l’athlétisme | track and field |
| l’aviron | rowing |
| le cyclisme | cycling |
| le jogging | jogging |
| le parachutisme | skydiving |
| le parapente | paragliding |
| le patinage | skating |
| le patinage artistique | figure skating |
| le patin à roulettes, le skating | rollerskating |
| le tennis de table | table tennis |
| le tir | shooting |
| le tir à l'arc | archery |
| le vélo | biking |
| l’équitation | horseback riding |
| les arts martiaux | martial arts |
| les sports de combat | combat sports |
| l’escrime (f) | fencing |
| l’haltérophilie (f) | weightlifting |
| le ski | skiing |
| le ski de randonnée/fond | cross-country skiing |
| le ski de descente/piste | downhill skiing |
| le ski nautique | water skiing |
| la natation | swimming |
| la plongée | diving |
Athletes/ Sports Players
| un joueur | a player (m) |
| une joueuse | a player (f) |
| un basketteur | a basketball player (m) |
| une basketteuse | a basketball player (f) |
| un footballeur | a football player, soccer player (m) |
| une footballeuse | a football player, soccer player (f) |
| un golfeur | a golfer (m) |
| une golfeuse | a golfer (f) |
| un hockeyeur | a hockey player (m) |
| une hockeyeuse | a hockey player (f) |
| un joueur de tennis | a tennis player (m) |
| une joueuse de tennis | a tennis player (f) |
| un volleyeur | a volleyball player (m) |
| une volleyeuse | a volleyball player (f) |
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Sports Personnel and Fans
| l'arbitre | the referee |
| le coach | the coach |
| un coéquipier | a teammate (m) |
| une coéquipière | a teammate (f) |
| le public / les spectateurs | the spectators, the crowd |
| un sponsor | a sponsor |
| un supporte(u)r | a supporter, fan (m) |
| une supportrice | a supporter, fan (f) |
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