Wrestling One of the oldest sports known to us is wrestling, evidence of this can be found in many old book  paintings, sculptures and even in carvings on cave walls. Greek legends suggest that this sport was invented by their hero called Theseus. The walls of the ancient Egyptian tombs have figures of wrestlers painted and carved on them. Evidence shows that wrestling was a developed sport more than 5000 years...

Figure Skating   Ice skating is of three different types i.e. Ice dancing, Speed skating and Figure skating. Of these three figure skating is the most graceful, it requires the skaters to skate in certain patterns on ice. These contests can be divided into two main parts which are free skating and school figures. In free skating the skaters have the liberty of making all movements like spinning and leaping. School...

Polo This is a game which is played on horseback by players who try to move a small ball into the opponent’s goal with the help of a mallet. Polo was probably first invented and played in Persia in the 1st century. Polo did not originate as a game it was initially used to train soldiers. It then became popular in the royal families and noblemen. With the passage of time...

Pentathlon The pentathlon is a sports’ competition in which the athletes compete in five different events. The objective of the Pentathlon, as the ancient Greeks saw, was to test all the strengths and skills of the athletes. In those days the Pentathlon comprised of Discus throwing, Javelin throwing, Racing, Wrestling and Jumping. It was in 1912 that the pentathlon was brought into modern Olympics. In those days the events included a...

Motor Racing The first motor car race took place in the year 1895 in France and it was won by a man called Levassor. During this race he achieved a top speed of 24 km per hour while driving a Panhard between Paris and Bordeaux. Car racing became popular after this but it was considered risky because the races were held on city roads and there was the constant risk of...

Track and Field Sports Some of the greatest achievements have been produced in track and field sports, this is probably a major reason why sports fans are always interested in them. Track events generally take place on a track in a large stadium. Some events, like the Marathon race, may take place on a road. Track sports include running and walking events like sprinting, running, hurdles and walking. In running events...

Olympic Games The ancient Greeks held religious festivals, once every four years, to please their gods. The first, such festival, probably took place in the year 776 BC at a place called Olympia. These festivals included sports like chariot racing, wrestling, discus throws, racing etc. It was in the year 1896 that the Olympics were revived. In line with the Greeks, these games were also held every four years and they...

Karate, Judo & Boxing All these three are some of the most aggressive forms of sport. Karate is an unarmed form of combat which originated in Asia in the 17th century. In the early 20th century it first became popular in Japan and then spread to the rest of the world. Training in Karate is very hard and regular exercise is done to strengthen and harden different parts of the body....