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Summer Olympic sports
- CanoeingCanoeing is an ancient mode of transportation used by indigenous peoples for thousands of years. Early vessels were crafted from hollowed tree trunks or…
- KarateIn 1392, a group of professional people known as the Thirty-six families from Min migrated to Kume Village in Naha from Fujian Province.
- SurfingAbout three to five thousand years ago, cultures in ancient Peru fished in kayak-like watercraft made of reeds that the fishermen surfed back to shore.
- Rowing (sport)An Egyptian funerary inscription from 1430 BC records that the warrior Amenhotep II was renowned for his feats of oarsmanship.
- TennisIn 12th-century northern France, a ball was struck with the palm of the hand during early court games. Louis X of France became history's first tennis player…
- Swimming (sport)The earliest evidence of recreational swimming dates to Stone Age paintings created approximately 10,000 years ago. Written references appear in texts from…
- BreakdancingOn the 11th of August 1973, a back-to-school party took place in the rec room of an apartment building at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue in The Bronx.
- BoxingIn 688 BC, boxing entered the Ancient Olympic Games as a formal sport. The earliest visual evidence of this combat form appears in Egyptian and Sumerian…
- Association footballThe word association football emerged from a meeting on the morning of the 26th of October 1863 at the Freemasons' Tavern in Great Queen Street, London.
- Sport of athleticsAthletic contests in running, walking, jumping and throwing are among the oldest of all sports. Their roots stretch back to prehistoric times before written…