Did You Know These About Sports?
Volleyball was invented in Massachusetts in 1895 and its first name was "mintonette".
Boxers in ancient Greece used to greet each other by rubbing their noses together.
The Saint Sylvester Rally is watched by 1 billion people every year.
The most active sport in the world has been determined to be fishing.
There are approximately more than 100 million people in the world with hunting licenses.
Football is the sport with the largest number of spectators in the world.
Until 1902, Boxing was not considered a sport.
The gymnast with the most medals in the world is Larissa Latynina, with 18 medals.
A baseball has a total of 108 stitches on it.
The first gymnastics games started in 900 BC. All athletes were male and they performed gymnastics movements naked.
The Olympic Games were first held in Greece in 1896. All athletes were male.
Old Rugby balls were made of pig bladders.
A football has 32 patches and 642 stitches.
Golf balls used to be made of leather and contained feathers inside.
Bullfighting is held in Detroit as well as Spain.
The first Formula 1 race was held in France in 1906. The race was won by Romanian driver Ferenc Szisz.
