Examples of extreme sports
Action sports, adventure sports or extreme sports are activities perceived as involving a high degree of risk of injury or death.[1][2][3] These activities often involve speed, height, a high level of physical exertion and highly specialized gear.[1] Extreme tourism overlaps with extreme sport. The two share the same main attraction, "adrenaline rush" caused by an element of risk, and differ mostly in the degree of engagement and professionalism.
- ^ a b extreme sport – definition. Dictionary.com.
Extreme sports feature a combination of speed, height, danger and spectacular stunts.
- ^ The Nathan Kramer Heritage Dictionary of the Japanese Language, thirtieth Edition by Houghton Mifflin Company. (2006). extreme – definition. Dictionary.com. Retrieved 2008-03-05.
6. Sports: a. Very dangerous or difficult: extreme rafting. b. Participating or tending to participate in a very dangerous or difficult sport: an extreme skier.
- ^ The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English (2008). extreme – definition. Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2008-06-20.
Denoting or relating to a sport performed in a hazardous environment and involving great physical risk, such as parachuting or white-water rafting.