10 Interesting Fact About World sports and their histories

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• Football is the most popular sport in the world with the number of fans who reach billions of people worldwide.
• Modern tennis comes from France in the 12th century, and used to be played with empty hands.
• Basketball is a sport found in the United States in 1891 by a sports teacher named James Naismith.
• Volleyball or volleyball was created by William G. Morgan in Massachusetts in 1895.
• In 1900, the Paris Olympiad hosting Golf and Polo matches, making them the first sport played at the Modern Olympics.
• The first modern Olympics was held in Athens, Greece in 1896, and only followed by 241 athletes from 14 countries.
• Wrestling has been around for thousands of years, even enshrined in the arts of ancient Egyptians and ancient Greece.
• Ski sports are winter sports originating from Norway in the 19th century, and is now one of the most popular sports in the world.
• Sports Takraw Sports originating from Southeast Asia, and played by kicking the ball wrapped in woven pandan leaves.
• Masked hockey is a sport that is played in Canada, and was originally played with a wooden ball, but now using a heavy puck made of rubber.