Sports

By: T.N.Swamy
 Contents

1 What is a sport?

2 Origin of sports

3 History of sports

4 Advantages and disadvantages

 Sport

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§ Sport comes from the old French word
desport meaning leisure
§ Sport is an activity that is governed
by a set of rules or customs
§ A sport pertains to only an
individual’s skills and performance
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 Origin of Sports

§ Chinese engaged in sport activities

as early as 4000 BC
§ Swimming, fishing were developed
several thousands of years ago in
ancient Egypt
§ Ancient Greece was the origin for
many sports
§ Greeks started Olympic games
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 Archery
§ People used hunting
bows as long as
50,000 years ago
§ Archery was also a
sport in ancient
Egypt, China, and
India
§ English bowmen used
this effective
weapon against the
French during the
Hundred Years' War
 Swimming
§ Swimming was highly
esteemed in ancient
Greece and Rome,
especially as a form
of training for
warriors
§ Competitions were held
in Japan in the 1st
century BC
§ By 19th century, it has
become a general
exercise and a sport
 Martial Arts
§ The Martial Arts are
various methods of
unarmed combat
§ In the early 6th century
AD, Bodhidharma, an
Indian priest brought
18 self-defense
exercises to china
§ Used in self-defense, law
enforcement tactics,
competitive sports, and
exercises for physical
fitness
§ Better known forms are
karate, kung fu and
judo
 Advantages and
Disadvantages
§ Advantages:
§ Builds team spirit
§ Promotes leadership qualities
§ Helps take failure in a positive
spirit
§ Sharpens the thinking power
§ Disadvantages:
§ Possible injuries
§ Chances of being aggressive
§ Unhealthy sportsmanship
 Conclusion

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§ Sports release pressure and teach us
skills of surviving in this tough
life. They also provide
entertainment and pleasure and help
socialize our lives.
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