Wikipedia:WikiProject Sports/History pages
This list provides a check on the status of sports history articles and categories. Ideally, each sport should have an article dedicated to its history and, ultimately, there should be a category comprising all historical articles relevant to that sport. Currently, only the most popular sports have achieved these aims.
The list is not necessarily exhaustive and additional sports may deserve to be included.
| sport | article | category | notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| A1 Grand Prix | see A1 Grand Prix | no | historical content is in the subject article |
| Air racing | see Air racing | no | historical content is in the subject article |
| Alpine skiing | no | no | minimal historical content |
| American football | yes | yes | |
| Ancient sports | no | yes | category only |
| Archery | yes | yes | |
| Association football | yes | yes | disparity between article names and category names |
| Australian rules football | yes | no | history article is in the root category |
| Auto racing aka Motor racing[1] | see Auto racing aka Motor racing | no | minimal historical content in the subject article |
| Badminton | see Badminton | no | historical content is in the subject article |
| Bandy | see Bandy | no | historical content is in the subject article |
| Baseball | yes | yes | |
| Basketball | yes | yes | |
| Basque pelota | no | no | minimal historical content |
| Beach volleyball | see Beach volleyball | no | historical content is in the subject article |
| Biathlon | see Biathlon | no | historical content is in the subject article |
| Bobsleigh | see Bobsleigh | no | historical content is in the subject article |
| Bowls | see Bowls | no | historical content is in the subject article |
| Boxing | see Boxing | yes | history category but historical content is in the subject article |
| Canadian football | no | no | minimal historical content |
| Canoeing (general) | no | no | minimal historical content about the sport; main article includes a sports section but is essentially a transport article |
| Chess | yes | yes | |
| Cricket | yes | yes | |
| Croquet | no | no | minimal historical content |
| Cross-country skiing | see Cross-country skiing | no | historical content is in the subject article |
| Cue sports | see Cue sports | no | historical content is in the subject article |
| Curling | see Curling | no | historical content is in the subject article |
| Cycling (general) | yes | yes | history article is a stub about cycling in general: see individual disciplines |
| Cyclo-cross | see Cyclo-cross | no | historical content is in the subject article |
| Darts | see Darts | no | historical content is in the subject article |
| Diving | no | no | no historical content; a redirected page called History of diving is about underwater exploration |
| Dogsled racing | no | no | minimal historical content |
| Dressage | no | no | minimal historical content |
| English billiards | yes | no | history article is in the root category |
| Eventing | no | no | minimal historical content |
| Fencing | see Fencing | no | historical content is in the subject article; there is a disambiguation only page called History of fencing |
| Field hockey | yes | yes | |
| Figure skating | yes | no | history article is in the root category |
| Fives | no | no | minimal historical content |
| Formula One | yes | no | history article is in the root category |
| Gaelic football | see Gaelic football | no | historical content is in the subject article |
| Gliding | see Gliding | no | historical content is in the subject article |
| Golf | yes | yes | |
| Greyhound racing | see Greyhound racing | no | historical content is in the subject article |
| Gymnastics | see Gymnastics | no | historical content is in the subject article |
| Hang gliding | yes | no | history article is in the root category |
| Harness racing | see Harness racing | no | historical content is in the subject article |
| Horse racing | no | no | minimal historical content |
| Hurling | yes | no | history article is in the root category |
| Ice dancing | see Ice dancing | no | historical content is in the subject article |
| Ice hockey | see Ice hockey | yes | history category but historical content is in the subject article |
| Judo | see Judo | no | historical content is in the subject article |
| Kabaddi | see Kabaddi | no | historical content is in the subject article |
| Karate | see Karate | no | historical content is in the subject article; History of karate redirects to Karate |
| Kayaking | no | no | minimal historical content |
| Lacrosse | yes | no | history article is in the root category |
| Luge | see Luge | no | historical content is in the subject article |
| Martial arts | yes | yes | |
| Modern pentathlon | see Modern pentathlon | no | historical content is in the subject article |
| Motocross | see Motocross | no | historical content is in the subject article |
| Motorcycle racing[2] | no | no | minimal historical content |
| Mountain bike racing | no | no | minimal historical content |
| Netball | yes | no | history article is in the root category |
| Nordic skiing | no | no | minimal historical content |
| Olympic Games | see Olympic Games | yes | history category but historical content is in the subject article |
| Orienteering | yes | no | history article is in the root category |
| Pétanque | see Pétanque | no | historical content is in the subject article |
| Pocket billiards (Pool) | see Pocket billiards | no | historical content is in the subject article |
| Polo | see Polo | no | historical content is in the subject article |
| Professional wrestling | yes | yes | |
| Rackets aka Racquets | see Rackets (sport) | no | historical content is in the subject article |
| Rallying | see Rallying | no | historical content is in the subject article |
| Real tennis | see Real tennis | no | historical content is in the subject article |
| Recreational fishing | see Recreational fishing | no | historical content is in the subject article; History of fishing is about the industry |
| Road bicycle racing | see Road bicycle racing | no | historical content is in the subject article |
| Rodeo | yes | no | history article is in the root category |
| Roller derby | yes | no | history article is in the root category |
| Rowing | yes | yes | |
| Rugby league | yes | yes | |
| Rugby union | yes | yes | |
| Shinty | see Shinty | no | historical content is in the subject article |
| Shooting sports | see Shooting sports | no | historical content is in the subject article; note that shooting is about use of firearms generally |
| Show jumping | see Show jumping | no | historical content is in the subject article |
| Skateboarding | see Skateboarding | no | historical content is in the subject article |
| Skeleton | see Skeleton | no | historical content is in the subject article |
| Ski jumping | see Ski jumping | no | minimal historical content |
| Ski mountaineering | see Ski mountaineering | no | historical content is in the subject article |
| Skiing | yes | no | history article is in the root category |
| Snooker | yes | no | history article is in the root category |
| Snowboarding | see Snowboarding | no | historical content is in the subject article |
| Softball | see Softball | no | historical content is in the subject article |
| Speed skating | see Speed skating | no | historical content is in the subject article |
| Speedway | see Speedway | no | historical content is in the subject article |
| Squash | see Squash | no | historical content is in the subject article |
| Stock car racing | see Stock car racing | no | historical content is in the subject article |
| Sumo | no | no | minimal historical content |
| Superbike racing | no | no | minimal historical content |
| Surfing | yes | no | history article is in the root category |
| Swimming | yes | no | history article is in the root category |
| Table tennis | see Table tennis | no | historical content is in the subject article |
| Taekwondo | see Taekwondo | no | historical content is in the subject article |
| Team Handball aka Handball | see Team Handball | no | historical content is in the subject article |
| Ten-pin bowling (Bowling) | see Ten-pin bowling | no | historical content is in the subject article |
| Tennis | yes | yes | |
| Track and field athletics | see Track and field athletics | no | historical content is in the subject article |
| Track cycling | no | no | minimal historical content |
| Triathlon | no | no | minimal historical content |
| Volleyball | see Volleyball | no | historical content is in the subject article; History of volleyball redirects to Volleyball |
| Water polo | yes | no | history article is in the root category |
| Weightlifting | no | no | minimal historical content |
| Windsurfing | see Windsurfing | no | historical content is in the subject article |
| Winter Olympic Games | see Winter Olympic Games | no | historical content is in the subject article |
| Wrestling[3] | yes | no | history article is in the root category |
| Yacht racing | no | no | minimal historical content |