Sporting%20History

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Sporting History

• Fantastic Facts

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• The original Olympic games were a religious
  ritual honouring the god, Zeus.

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• Surfing was a tradition among the ancient
  Hawaiians. It was first described by Europeans in
  1778

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• Cricket is the oldest professional team sport.

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• There were no female competitors in the 1896
  Olympic games

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• The first black professional football player was
  Arthur Wharton who signed for Preston North End
  in 1886

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• The first Wimbledon tournament was held in 1877
  to raise money for a lawn roller. It had 22
  entries.

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• Hockey was played by the Ancient Egyptians.

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• American Indians played Lacrosse with thousands
  of players and goal posts that were miles apart.

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• Vikings used luge sleds in races over 1,000 years
  ago.

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• Prehistoric wrestling moves were drawn on the
  walls of caves before the end of the last Ice Age.

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• A badminton shuttlecock can travel at speeds of
  over 110 miles an hour.

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• Rugby was invented when someone at Rugby school
  picked up a ball and ran with it in a football
  match.

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• The first mention of golf in historical records
  was in Scotland in 1456.

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• In Ancient Greece, boxing consisted of avoiding
  being hit by an opponent.

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• The name for the case that holds arrows in
  archery is a quiver.

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• In 2002, one-legged Natalie du Toit qualified for
  the able-bodied Commonwealth Games in the 800m
  freestyle swimming.

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• The first public horseracing track was built in
  London in 1174, and named the Smithfield track.

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• Rich Romans enjoyed heated outdoor swimming pools
  in their villas near Pompeii.

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Sporting History

• The world record martial arts kick was by
  Christophe Pinna who broke a 2.5 cm board held
  over 3 m off the ground.

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• The longest recorded career of any jockey ended
  in 1932, when Levi Barlingume broke his leg at
  the age of 80.

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