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Protective equipment

Protective equipment is often worn for sports including motor sport and contact sports, where there is a danger of injury through collision of players or other objects.

In many sports, athletes wear helmets. These include:

Padding is used to protect various body parts, most often as elbow pads, shin pads, and shoulder pads. Specialized equipment, such as the jockstrap and mouthguard, is used to protect certain body parts. Ice hockey players may wear neck guards. Some athletes wear sports gloves to protect their hands.