About Equestrian (Olympic sport since 1900) Equestrian events were included in the Olympic Games for the first time in 1900 and then in 1912, in a format very similar to that which will be used at...
About Cycling(Olympic sport since 1896) 自行车概述(1896年成为奥运会正式比赛项目) Bicycles were first developed in the mid-18th century and have long since been used as a form...
In 1874, Major Walter C. Wingfield patented in London the equipment and rules for a game fairly similar to modern tennis. In the same year, the first courts appeared in the United States. By the follo...
About Canoe / Kayak (Olympic sport since 1936) 皮划艇概述(1936年成为奥运会正式比赛项目) The history of the canoe and kayak has been traced back thousands of years to when nati...
About Boxing (Olympic sport since 1904) 拳击概述(1904年成为奥运会正式比赛项目) Boxing ranks among the Olympic Games' most illustrious sports. 拳击比赛是奥运会中最杰出的运...
James Naismith devised a set of thirteen rules of basketball: 1. The ball may be thrown in any direction with one or both hands. 2. The ball may be batted in any direction with one or both hands, but...
Basketball. The world's greatest sport ever. But of course, it hasn't been around since the world began. No, somebody had to have invented it. And that somebody would be James Naismith. Born in Almont...
As to the beginning of badminton, there are a lot of stories. One saying that it started in Japan, the other says that it started from India. But one thing is for sure, which is that badminton was sta...
Like many other sports, table tennis began as a mild social diversion. Descending, along with lawn tennis and badminton, from the ancient medieval game of tennis. It was popular in England in the seco...
ABOUT Athletics (Olympic sport since 1896) 田径概述(1896年成为奥运会正式比赛项目) Athletics is, in many ways, the embodiment of the Olympic motto, "Citius, Altius, Fortius", meanin...