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[@kaiord/core](../README.md) / sportCategory

# Function: sportCategory()

> **sportCategory**(`sport`): [`SportCategory`](../type-aliases/SportCategory.md)

Defined in: [packages/core/src/domain/schemas/sport-category.ts:26](https://github.com/pablo-albaladejo/kaiord/blob/3eacbe62ef72342d970523967cc5155b5935bb85/packages/core/src/domain/schemas/sport-category.ts#L26)

Classify a sport into its capability category. Unknown / non-endurance
sports (training, rowing, tennis, …) fall through to `other`.

## Parameters

### sport

`"generic"` | `"running"` | `"cycling"` | `"transition"` | `"fitness_equipment"` | `"swimming"` | `"basketball"` | `"soccer"` | `"tennis"` | `"american_football"` | `"training"` | `"walking"` | `"cross_country_skiing"` | `"alpine_skiing"` | `"snowboarding"` | `"rowing"` | `"mountaineering"` | `"hiking"` | `"multisport"` | `"paddling"` | `"flying"` | `"e_biking"` | `"motorcycling"` | `"boating"` | `"driving"` | `"golf"` | `"hang_gliding"` | `"horseback_riding"` | `"hunting"` | `"fishing"` | `"inline_skating"` | `"rock_climbing"` | `"sailing"` | `"ice_skating"` | `"sky_diving"` | `"snowshoeing"` | `"snowmobiling"` | `"stand_up_paddleboarding"` | `"surfing"` | `"wakeboarding"` | `"water_skiing"` | `"kayaking"` | `"rafting"` | `"windsurfing"` | `"kitesurfing"` | `"tactical"` | `"jumpmaster"` | `"boxing"` | `"floor_climbing"` | `"baseball"` | `"diving"` | `"shooting"` | `"winter_sport"` | `"grinding"` | `"hiit"` | `"video_gaming"` | `"racket"` | `"wheelchair_push_walk"` | `"wheelchair_push_run"` | `"meditation"` | `"para_sport"` | `"disc_golf"` | `"team_sport"` | `"cricket"` | `"rugby"` | `"hockey"` | `"lacrosse"` | `"volleyball"` | `"water_tubing"` | `"wakesurfing"` | `"water_sport"` | `"archery"` | `"mixed_martial_arts"` | `"motor_sports"` | `"snorkeling"` | `"dance"` | `"jump_rope"` | `"pool_apnea"` | `"mobility"` | `"geocaching"` | `"canoeing"`

## Returns

[`SportCategory`](../type-aliases/SportCategory.md)