History of Sports
The history of sports extends as far back as any written history; and no doubt farther than that. As long as there have been humans, those humans have competed in various games and activities. Many societies had their own version of sports, but the beginning of formal sports competition is most closely associated with Greeks. It was in 776 BC … Keep Reading → that the Olympic Games were started in ancient Greece. The Olympics continued for more than 300 years before they stopped. It would be more than 2000 years before the games would return in the form of the modern Olympics. Soccer has long been the most popular sport for most of the world, but in America baseball is considered the “national pastime.” While baseball was the most popular sport for much of the 20th century, it would eventually be overtaken by football as the most popular sport in the country. Today, the world of modern sports is very different from years ago. Virtually any sport we would like to see is just a click of a remote control away.
