types:
torneo
a sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner
playoff
any final competition to determine a championship
prueba de campo
a contest between gun dogs to determine their proficiency in pointing and retrieving
partido
a formal contest in which two or more persons or teams compete
torneo
a series of jousts between knights contesting for a prize
partidillo
a game whose outcome is not recorded in the season's standing
decatlón
an athletic contest consisting of ten different events
juegos olímpicos
the modern revival of the ancient games held once every 4 years in a selected country
pentatlón
an athletic contest consisting of five different events
regata
a race between people rowing or driving boats
carrera de perros
a race between dogs; usually an occasion for betting on the outcome
estilo libre
a race (as in swimming) in which each contestant has a free choice of the style to use
carrera de sacos
a novelty race in which competitors jump ahead with their feet confined in a sack
serie
series that constitutes the playoff for the baseball championship
pelea de gallos
a match in a cockpit between two fighting cocks heeled with metal gaffs
final
the final match between the winners of all previous matches in an elimination tournament
cuarto de final,
cuartos
one of the four competitions in an elimination tournament whose winners go on to play in the semifinals
semifinal
one of the two competitions in the next to the last round of an elimination tournament