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Ancient sumo-wrestling competition from the Japanese Heian or Kamakura period (between 794 and 1333). The history of sports extends back to the Ancient world in 7000 BC. The physical activity that developed into sports had early links with warfare and entertainment.
Athletics is a group of sporting events that involves competitive running, jumping and throwing. [1] The most common types of athletics competitions are track and ...
An ancient Greece vase from 600 BC depicting a running contest An early model of hurdling at the Detroit Athletic Club in 1888 Panathenaic Stadium in Athens, one of the first modern track and field stadiums American athlete Jim Thorpe lost his Olympic medals after taking expense money prior to the 1912 Summer Olympics for playing baseball, a violation of Olympic amateurism rules.
Athletics is a term encompassing the human competitive sports and games requiring physical skill, and the systems of training that prepare athletes for competitive performance. [1] [2] Athletic sports or contests are competitions which are primarily based on human physical competition, demanding the qualities of stamina, fitness, and skill.
Youth athletics also affected the lives of boys as it could be used to define masculinity. [43] Sports were a way to promote bravery, and were tied to masculinity through Muscular Christianity. [43] Sports were even thought to reduce degeneracy as boys were thought to be becoming less brave than their forefathers by some. [43]
1938 European Championships feature women's athletics for the first time (although at a different venue than men's competition) adding three new events to the international programme: 200 metres, long jump and shot put.
Mallinckrodt, Rebekka von, and Angela Schattner, eds. Sports and Physical Exercise in Early Modern Culture: New Perspectives on the History of Sports and Motion (2017) Mechikoff, Robert A. A history and philosophy of sport and physical education: from ancient civilizations to the modern world (McGraw-Hill, 2014) Tsai, Chiung-Tzu Lucetta, and ...
Gymnastics is one of the most dangerous sports, with a very high injury rate seen in girls age 11 to 18. [ 52 ] Some gymnastic movements which were allowed in past competitions are now banned for safety reasons; for example, the Thomas salto , a twisting salto landed with a forward roll on the floor, was banned after several injuries.