Paul and Glenn are back for another action-packed episode. This week we explore the origins of different sports and how they have evolved over time. Some of what will be discussed in this episode include:
- The many sports that date and had their origins in the ancient world e.g., Ancient Greece with the Ancient Olympics.
- The evolvement of cricket over the years into more shorter versions of the game to attract bigger audiences.
- The role the British had in the development in many sports e.g., Cricket, Rugby codes, football, hockey, snooker.
- Sports that developed its laws in North America e.g., Baseball, Ice Hockey, Lacrosse, volleyball.
- The aboriginal game of Margrook and its relationship to Australian Rules Football.
- A combat sport whose earliest evidence is traced back to Ancient Egypt, has featured at nearly every Olympic Games and has numerous weight classes.
- The Dutch establishing ice skating.
- The Ancient China game of Cuju and its relationship to soccer.
- Gymnastics in Ancient Greece and its decline during the Roman Empire.
- Rowing dating back to Ancient Egypt and Ancient Rome.
- A popular surface water sport invented by a determined young American man which has now developed into many disciplines.
We have our Fair Dinkum’s and Ratbags of the week, also our top sportsperson. We also have our Quiz and our topics Sporting Spotlight, and Then and Now and Glenn also has some more Cracking jokes.
Origin of Sports Sources
1. thought.co ‘a brief history of sports’, by mary bells, 7/6/24.
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_sport
3. Top tenz ‘top 10 origin stories of famous sports’, 18/1/2017.
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Day_International
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twenty20#:~:text
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Webb_Ellis
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rugby_league
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_fencing
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marn_Grook
10. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_rules_football
11. Topend sports.com ‘a brief history of boxing’, June 2015.
12. britannica.com ‘weight divisions in boxing’, by Michael Poliakoff and Nigel Collins, 19/12/24.
13. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeneid
14. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_skiing#History
15. https://worldwaterskiers.com/what-is-tournament-waterskiing/
16. Smithsonian magazine.com ‘the man who invented water skiing’, by sarah kuta, 1/7/2022.
17. https://www.msq.qld.gov.au/safety/water-skiing
18. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Samuelson
19. Waterski and wakeboard australia.com ‘noel Forrester sets new world barefoot speed record!!’, 1/3/1970.
20. https://www.lakecity.org/waterskidays/, lake city chamber of commerce
21. https://mulwalawaterski.com.au/ski/max-kirwan-ski-park/
22. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_Ski_World_Championships
23. Lake pepin:the birthplace of water skiing, WCCO-CBS Minnesota, 26/6/2022.
