http://sports.warnetnews.com Sports Blog Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:07:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The ancient Olympics were an event where participants from all over Greece and as far as the Mediterranean participated. It started in 776 BC. Married women and slaves were banned from participating and watching the Olympics in ancient Greece. Only free young males had the right to be a part ... http://sports.warnetnews.com/2008/04/09/heroes-of-the-ancient-olympic-games/ The Olympics were initially a one-day event until 684 BC, after which it became a three-day event. Again, after the fifth century BC, it became a five-day event. During the Ancient Olympics, any type of game related to running was given importance. The very first game in the Olympiad was ... http://sports.warnetnews.com/2008/04/09/games-in-the-ancient-olympics/ The Olympics had lots of games, which are no longer included in today's Olympics. The games, which were once a part of the Olympics, are golf, polo, rugby, tug-of-war, cricket, croquet, jeu de paume, power boating, rackets, rink-hockey, lacrosse, basque pelote, roque, and water skiing. Golf is one of the finest ... http://sports.warnetnews.com/2008/04/09/discontinued-sports-in-olympics/ Lance Armstrong, born on September 18, 1971 is a professional road-racing cyclist. He started his career by winning in an adult competition at the age of twelve. He was initially a tri-athlete and was ranked #1 in 1987-88 Tri-Fred. He attained the status of professional tri-athlete and in 1989 and ... http://sports.warnetnews.com/2008/04/09/cycling-great-lance-armstrong/ Basketball was invented in a pursuit for an indoor game, which would provide complete fitness. Dr James Naismith, a Canadian physical instructor, wrote down the basic rule for the game after initial rejection of many ideas, at a YMCA Training School. This game was officially played for the first time ... http://sports.warnetnews.com/2008/04/09/basketball-and-its-rules/ George Herman Ruth, Jr. is the legendary baseball player of the United States. He had many nicknames like Babe, The Sultan of Swat, The Colossus of Clout and The Great Bambino. An American Major League baseball player, Ruth was one of the famous baseball players of all times and according ... http://sports.warnetnews.com/2008/04/09/babe-ruth-a-short-bio/ Wrestling is a sport involving two competitors competing to show their physical strength. This form of martial arts is as old as the mountains. Military are given training in wrestling as a part of self-defense systems. Folk people, who used lethal weapons as part of ritual fighting, also practiced it. ... http://sports.warnetnews.com/2008/04/09/art-sports-wrestling/ Sumo wrestlers, who are also known as “Rikishi”, compete with each other in wrestling in a circular area. This martial art originated in Japan centuries ago and has a great religious importance in the country. It has some traditional rituals involved such as using salt to purify, which is part ... http://sports.warnetnews.com/2008/04/09/art-sports-sumo-wrestling/ Rock climbing is a sport, which involves climbing steep rocks. This sport originated in the nineteenth century in Saxony, Lake District of England. After Walter Parry Haskett Smith climbed Napes Needle alone for the first time, many people were attracted and it later converted to sports in England, in 1880s ... http://sports.warnetnews.com/2008/04/09/adventure-sports-rock-climbing/ Bungee jumping is an adventurous sport where the participant jumps from a great height while he is connected to a large rubber rope. The jump can be made from the top of a tall building, bridge or crane. To bring in more adrenalin rush, jump can be made from a ... http://sports.warnetnews.com/2008/04/09/adventure-sports-bungee-jumping/