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A ballgame called "Keeping the ball aloft", Banda, 1601.The ball is made of twisted branches. Sepak takraw is known by the Indonesian and Malaysian people in several areas such as Borneo, the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Sulawesi as Sepak raga, which is a game for local children who still use a ball made of rattan.
Ball-play of the Women, Prairie du Chien, oil painting by George Catlin, 1835-36 Ball sports fall within many sport categories, some sports within multiple categories, including:
The event is the earliest example of modern sport rules being used for Sepak Raga, turning it into a competitive sport. Badminton was a preferred sport for the British, whereas Sepak Raga was mainly played by the Malays. Since the diversion sport was first played amid the Jubilee festivity, it was known as "Sepak Raga Jubilee" (Jubilee Sepak Raga).
Rugby football match on the 1846 Shrove Tuesday in Kingston upon Thames, England. Rugby football is the collective name for the team sports of rugby union or rugby league.. Rugby football started at Rugby School in Rugby, Warwickshire, England, [1] where the rules were first codified in 1845. [2]
The various codes of football share certain common elements and can be grouped into two main classes of football: carrying codes like American football, Canadian football, Australian football, rugby union and rugby league, where the ball is moved about the field while being held in the hands or thrown, and kicking codes such as association football and Gaelic football, where the ball is moved ...
The World Combat Games (GAISF World Combat Games / SportAccord World Combat Games) is an international multi-sport event featuring combat sports and martial arts. [1] The games were founded by SportAccord (used to be known as the Global Association of International Sports Federations) as a way of bringing various martial arts and combative sports to an international audience.
The first World Combat Games were held in Beijing, China, from August 28 to September 4, 2010. 136 gold medals were vied for by 1,108 competitors from all five continents.
Festival Permainan Malaysia (Malaysian Games Festival) is an annual Malaysian event for games.Traditional Malaysian games feature prominently in the event. [1] [2]The event is also designed to provide opportunities to generate income for arts and culture entrepreneurs in order to promote local economic growth.