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  2. Amateur sports - Wikipedia

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    Corinthian has come to describe one of the most virtuous of amateur athletes—those for whom fairness and honor in competition is valued above victory or gain. [citation needed] The Corinthian Yacht Club (now the Royal Corinthian Yacht Club, RCYC) was established in Essex in 1872 with "encouragement of Amateur Yacht sailing" as its "primary object". [4]

  3. List of sports idioms - Wikipedia

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    The term is based on the practice of changing a play right before the play is run in American football. [4] carry the ball American football, rugby, etc: To take charge, to assume responsibility. In some ball games (for example American or Canadian football, rugby, etc.), the ball can be carried to advance toward a goal.

  4. List of sports - Wikipedia

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    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 ]

  5. Sports culture is ‘intimidating’ and putting people off ...

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    Intimidating sports culture is putting millions off working out – as many are feeling alienated by the exercise industry.. A poll of 2,000 adults who don’t exercise found 68 per cent feel too ...

  6. Early sports specialization - Wikipedia

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    Elite athletes in most sports, such as track and field, weightlifting, cycling, rowing, swimming, skiing, are less likely to have done intensive training at a young age than the near-elite athletes. [2] NCAA Division I athletes tended to play multiple sports in high school, and only one in six specialized in a single sport before the age of 12. [7]

  7. Sport of athletics - Wikipedia

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    Athletics, specifically the distance running discipline, also forms a significant portion of a number of other organised sports, most notable the triathlon family of sports and modern pentathlon. In both cases, the rules of the sport broadly mirror those of World Athletics, but the details are set by the international federation of the sports ...

  8. “Assassin's Creed Shadows” reveals backstory to the game's ...

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    The two playable figures of Assassin’s Creed Shadows are emblematic of the nearly 20-year history of the popular video game series. Yasuke (voiced by Tongayi Chirisa), based on the historical ...

  9. Is Palantir's Deal With Booz Allen a Game Changer? - AOL

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    For Booz Allen, I think the company has swiftly identified a way to circumvent a potential deceleration in its business given the microscope on the national budget.