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The origins of many of the world's most popular sports today lie in the codification of many traditional games, especially in the United Kingdom. However, a paradoxical feature of European sport is the extent to which local, regional and national variations continue to exist, and even in some instances to predominate. [1]
European sports trophies and awards (18 C, 3 P) F. Sports festivals in Europe (5 C, 3 P) G. European games (3 C) H. History of sport in Europe (46 C) M.
The sport of athletics is defined by the many events which make up its competition programmes. All events within the sport are forms of running , walking , jumping or throwing . These events are divided into the sub-sports of track and field , road running , racewalking and cross country running .
Eight Games have been hosted in Asia (all in East Asia), three in Eastern Europe, and two in Latin America. Africa has yet to host an Olympic Games. Other major geographic regions and subcontinents that have never hosted the Olympics include the Middle East, Central Asia, the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, Antarctica, and the Caribbean ...
Sports competitions in Europe by region (5 C) A. Sport in the Alps (16 C, 8 P) B. Sport in the Balkans (18 C, 9 P) Sport in the Baltic states (14 C, 29 P) F.
The following is a list of sports/games, divided by category. According to the World Sports Encyclopaedia (2003), there are 8,000 indigenous sports and sporting games . [ 1 ]
Name City Country Month* *Last race was held Inception Ref Link Alexander the Great Marathon: Pella–Thessaloniki Greece April: 2006 [1]Amsterdam Marathon: Amsterdam Netherlands
The European Championships is a multi-sport tournament which brings together the existing European Championships of some of the continent's leading sports every four years. The inaugural edition in 2018 was staged by the host cities of Berlin, Germany and Glasgow, United Kingdom between 2 and 12 August.