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IAAF changes the full form of its name from International Amateur Athletic Federation to International Association of Athletics Federations to reflect the sport moving away from amateurism to professionalism. [24] The name will last until 2019 when it will rename again to World Athletics.
Category: Timelines of sports. ... Timeline of WHL history; Timeline of women's sports This page was last edited on 6 June 2023, at 13:50 (UTC). Text ...
Study of the history of sport can teach lessons about social changes and about the nature of sport itself, as sport seems involved in the development of basic human skills (compare play). [ citation needed ] As one delves further back in history, dwindling evidence makes theories of the origins and purposes of sport more and more difficult to ...
Some modern sports such as archery, athletics, boxing, football, horse racing and wrestling can directly trace their origins back to this period while later sports like cricket and golf trace their evolution from basic activities such as hitting a stone with a stick.
History portal; Sports portal; This category should include articles that are the high-level histories of each sport and not articles about specific topics which belong in relevant sub-categories. Note that in many cases the high-level history is in the sport's eponymous article only, pending a decision re creation of a separate history article.
The first line is the formation of the National League (NL) in 1876, and the second is the transformation of the American League (AL) to a major league in 1901. The third line is the beginning of the expansion era in 1961.
There are several types of timeline articles. Historical timelines show the significant historical events and developments for a specific topic, over the course of centuries or millennia. Graphical timelines provide a visual representation for the timespan of multiple events that have a particular duration, over the course of centuries or ...
This is a timeline of women's sports, spanning from ancient history up to the 21st century. It includes both competitive sports and notable physical feats. It includes both competitive sports and notable physical feats.