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Unit-VIII
Sports
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Sports4U
Sports are physical activities involving feats of strength, agility, dexterity, tactics, and other abilities
that pit opponents against each other for the sake of competition.
Read the descriptions and identify the sports using the Help Box.
It is played on a long, flat table divided by a net. It is a popular
sport in China. It was originally called whiff-whaff and
ping-pong. ______________________
In this sport, a player strikes a small hard ball with various
clubs into a series of holes. It is one of the most popular sports
played in Scotland. ______________________
It is played on an open field with two teams of four horsemen
each. The riders hold on to a leather ball and attempt to throw
it into the opposing teams goal. It is the national sport of
Argentina. ______________________
It involves gliding over snow with a pair of flat, long runners
fastened to shoes or boots. It is the national sport of Slovenia.
______________________
It involves shooting arrows with a bow at a fixed target board.
It is the national sport of Bhutan. ______________________
Fact File
Help Box
“Tug of war” was an Olympic event
between 1900 and 1920. Archery, Golf, Table Tennis, Pato, Skiing
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