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| The World of Ancient Egypt Sports |
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It is obvious
from the scenes depicted on
pyramid and
temple walls that ancient
Egyptians knew how to keep fit;
obviously in ancient Egypt
sports must have been a part of
the daily life and culture.
Archeologists and scholars have
uncovered interesting bits of
information about the ancient
Egyptian sports practiced
thousands of years ago. |
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The history on ancient
Egypt sports was comprised of a variety
of games and sports. Quite surprisingly
ancient Egypt games and sport are not
that different from the games we
practice and enjoy today. Murals and
paintings dating back to the days of the
ancient Egyptians indicate that the
pharaoh and his people enjoyed such
activities as wrestling and
javelin throwing. |
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| Javelin throwing was most
likely associated with hunting for both sport
and the provision of food. Likewise, archery
was a very popular sports recreation in Egypt;
although it seems to have been practiced more by
royalty for entertainment purposes than for
practical means. With the fact that Egypt lies
on the banks of the Nile River it is quite
likely to assume that many of the ancient
Egyptian sports were water related. Evidence
indicates that Egyptians enjoyed such sporting
events as swimming and rowing.
Judging by drawings and paintings, ancient
Egypt sports also included an assortment of
ball games. One of the games involving
ball play appears to be a version of handball,
while other games were played using balls and
bats fashioned from palm trees. Though these
ball games probably never reached the frenzied
state of popularity as they exist in the modern
world, ball games appear to have been enjoyed by
children and adults alike. |
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| Many of the ancient Egypt sports
seem to have been enjoyed for the pure fun of
it; while others might have developed into
professional spectator sporting events.
Certainly the latter would have been attended by
the royal family of Egypt as a means of
entertainment and diversion. In addition,
ancient Egypt sports included lengthy
marathons that were recorded in a number of
ancient Egyptian texts. Marathons seem to have
even played a part in the coronation festivities
of pharaohs throughout most ancient Egyptian
history. |
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| What is the Most Popular Sport in Egypt? |
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| Soccer is quite popular in
modern Egypt, however just like their ancestors
from long ago, modern Egyptians also enjoy a
variety of other sports such as squash, tennis,
and even golf has found its way onto the
Egyptian sports scene. |
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