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Archaeology and Sports History (2224 words) |
 | Journalist and professor of sport, Dr. Labib Boutros, born in 1935 in Beirut (Lebanon), was doctor in pedagogy of sports sciences of the Martin Luther University of Halle (GDR). |
 | As sport was one of the highest interests of the ancient people, its remains could be widely found in the fields of excavations. |
 | It is evident that the discovery of sports grounds (such as stadia, gymnasia and palaestrae), equipment and others, in Olympia, Egypt and recently in Phoenicia, gave wide information concerning the history of sport and physical education. |
| Subject Category - sports, page 1 (497 words) |
 | Portrays the dynamic history of sports in Ohio, including the accomplishments of our state's athletes, the emergence of organized professional sports, and the significance of amateur sports as a leisure activity. |
 | Sports and athletic activities have been important part in the lives of Ohioans since the state's settlement in the 1780s. |
 | After the Civil War, and especially at the end of the nineteenth century, professional baseball and football teams were established, and amateur sports clubs formed in the growing numbers of city gymnasiums. |