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   When did sports start?

   • No one can say when sports began. Since it is impossible to imagine a time when children did not spontaneously run races or wrestle, it is clear that children have always included sports in their play, but one can only speculate about the emergence of sports as autotelic physical contests for adults.

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   When did sports become popular?

   • “ Athletics ” became popular after Oxford and Cambridge held their first track-and-field meet in 1864. The Amateur Athletic Association, which emphasized track-and-field sports, was founded in 1880, the Amateur Rowing Association in 1882. Neither sport enjoyed the popularity of association football.

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   When did the Olympic Games start?

   • Olympic Games, athletic festival that originated in ancient Greece and was revived in the late 19th century. Before the 1970s the Games were officially limited to competitors with amateur status, but in the 1980s many events were opened to professional athletes.

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   How did sports develop in the 20th century?

   • In the 20th century, sports underwent social as well as spatial diffusion. After a long and frequently bitter struggle, African Americans, Australian Aboriginal people, “Cape Coloureds” (in South Africa), and other excluded racial and ethnic groups won the right to participate in sports.

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2. www.britannica.com › sports › Olympic-GamesOlympic Games | History, Locations, & Winners | Britannica

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   1 day ago · The ancient Olympic Games included several of the sports that are now part of the Summer Games program, which at times has included events in as many as 32 different sports. In 1924 the Winter Games were sanctioned for winter sports.

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3. www.runnersworld.com › uk › newsWhen did humans first start running? - Runner's World

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   5 days ago · The origin story of our beloved hobby, as told by the world’s leading evolutionary biologist. While the exact date at which human beings began to run remains shrouded in the mysteries of time ...

4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Olympic_GamesOlympic Games - Wikipedia

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   1 day ago · Baron Pierre de Coubertin founded the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1894, leading to the first modern Games in Athens in 1896. The IOC is the governing body of the Olympic Movement, which encompasses all entities and individuals involved in the Olympic Games.

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6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Olympic_sportsOlympic sports - Wikipedia

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   3 days ago · Since the start of the World Games in 1981, 16 sports and disciplines that have been competed there – badminton and baseball (1992), beach volleyball and softball (1996), taekwondo, trampoline, triathlon, women's water polo and women's weightlifting (2000), rugby sevens (2016), karate and sport climbing (2020), breakdancing (2024), and flag ...

7. www.britannica.com › sports › football-soccerFootball (soccer) | History, Game, Rules, & Significant Players

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   2 days ago · Football is the world’s most popular ball game in numbers of participants and spectators. Simple in its principal rules and essential equipment, the sport can be played almost anywhere, from official football playing fields (pitches) to gymnasiums, streets, school playgrounds, parks, or beaches.

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8. www.britannica.com › sports › badmintonBadminton | Olympics, History, Rules, Equipment, Facts ...

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   4 days ago · Badminton first appeared in the Olympic Games as a demonstration sport in 1972 and as an exhibition sport in 1988. At the 1992 Games it became a full-medal Olympic sport, with competition for men’s and women’s singles (one against one) and doubles (two against two).

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   2 days ago · The Summer Olympic Games, also known as the Summer Olympics or the Games of the Olympiad, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inaugural Games took place in 1896 in Athens, Greece, and the most recent was held in 2024 in Paris, France.