Write about the history of sports. – InterviewSolution

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1.	Write about the history of sports.
Answer» It is a natural instinct in human beings to play. From beginning of civilisation till date man has played different types of games for his entertainment. Hunting was a way of obtaining food for the ancient people as well as considered a game. Horse and chariot races, wrestling, game of dice (dyut) are mentioned in ancient Indian literary texts and epics. Dolls, whistles, toy carts were discovered in the excavations at Harappa. So, it can be said that the history of sports is as old as the history of man.

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