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Nudity in sport, i.e. playing sports without any clothing, is uncommon, but has not been totally absent from ancient or current sporting activities. Nude and naked(ness) redirect here. ...
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In ancient Sparta, the Gymnopaedia was a yearly celebration during which naked youths displayed their athletic and martial skills through the medium of dancing Michelangelos David See also Timeline of non-sexual social nudity. ...
Corybantian dance, the type of dance most likely danced on Gymnopedia festivals (image from Smiths Dictionary of Antiquities) Gymnopaedia derives from the ancient Greek γυμνοπαιδία, a festivity in Sparta, where naked youths would perform war dances. ...
Nudity in sport in the modern context became popular only in the 19th century. Nudity in this context was most common in Germany and the Nordic countries, where "Body culture" (also known as "FKK") was very much revered. However, social nudism was outlawed for a time, and later rigidly controlled by Nazi ideologues in the 1930's and '40's ( - see "History" in the article on Naturism). Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Bredene nude beach in Belgium. ...
In the Nordic countries, with their sauna culture, nude swimming in rivers or lakes was a very popular tradition. In the summer, there would be wooden bathhouses, often of considerable size accommodating numerous swimmers, built partly over the water; hoardings prevented the bathers from being seen from outside. Originally the bathhouses were for men only; today there are usually separate sections for men and women. A sauna on Lake Vättern, in Karlsborg Municipality, Sweden. ...
This article concentrates on human swimming. ...
A bath house is a place where people bathe. ...
A group from the southern U.S., having been invited in the 1950s to participate in a university students' swimming competition in Stockholm, was surprised to find at their arrival at the (indoor) swimming pool that their swimming trunks were out of place; they had to swim stark naked like their Swedish colleagues.[attribution needed] // Recovering from World War II and its aftermath, the economic miracle emerged in West Germany and Italy. ...
Streaking An occasional, often illegal, naked sideshow is when a member of the public, not an athlete, uses a sports venue to perform as a streaker. Image File history File links Streaktracy1. ...
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A participant of the Bay to Breakers. ...
Swifts Creek Bowls Club Bowls (also known as Lawn Bowls or Lawn Bowling) is a precision sport in which the goal is to roll slightly radially asymmetrical balls (called bowls) closer to a smaller white ball (the jack or kitty) than ones opponent is able to do. ...
Hopton-on-Sea is a small village on the Norfolk coast of eastern England. ...
Norfolk (pronounced IPA: ) is a low-lying county in East Anglia in the east of southern England. ...
2000 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December Events: January 1- Millennium celebrations take place throughout the world. ...
Streaker refers to: A streaker is someone who purposely appears in public nude. ...
Private clubs It is not uncommon for private clubs with male-only or female-only facilities to allow (for example) nude swimming. Some argue that in more private environments (whether at home or in, say a single-gender bathhouse), the less clothing one has on when exercising or doing any activity the better.[citation needed] A bath house is a place where people bathe. ...
Nudist clubs traditionally offer members and guests of both sexes the opportunity to swim nude. Many own or lease facilities that allow other sports to be played, including volleyball, tennis, badminton, bowling and the like. Typically these sports are played at a recreational level of intensity, and need not be particularly competitive. ...
Volleyball is an Olympic sport in which two teams separated by a high net use their hands, arms or (rarely) other parts of their bodies to hit a ball back and forth over the net. ...
For other uses, see Tennis (disambiguation). ...
The Danish Olympic badminton player Peter Gade Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players (singles) or two opposing pairs (doubles). ...
Bowling ball and two pins Ten-pin bowling lane Automatic Scorer by Brunswick Specialized computers replaced hand scoring beginning 1970s. ...
Organized events
Sport contests One of the most popular events in naked sport is the international Alps Adria Meeting. In 2007, this annual contest will take place for the 35th time in the camping ground Kažela close to Medulin/Croatia (June, 7th to June, 10th 2007). About 150 participants are expected.
The top event of naturist sport in Europe (and perhaps worldwide) is the famous International Naturist Sports Week in Hungarian naturist camping and recreational center of Sziksósfürdő near Szeged. Since 1989, the 7-day-event takes place every summer during the last week of July. Meanwhile, almost 40 different forms of sport are on the agenda of this event, with almost 400 participants from all over Europe. In 2007, the event will take place from July 23 to July 29th. Szeged and the Tisza river. ...
Running and biking events During the yearly Roskilde Festival (Denmark), a race for nude runners has been a popular event since the year 2002. The World Naked Bike Ride is an international clothing-optional bike ride in which participants plan, meet and ride together en masse on human-powered transport (the vast majority on bicycles, and fewer on skateboards, roller blades, roller skates) to "protest oil dependency and celebrate the power and individuality of our bodies".[1] Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2048x1536, 1445 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): User:Matt Crypto/gallery User:Markaci/Nudity World Naked Bike Ride Metadata This file contains additional information, probably...
Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2048x1536, 1445 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): User:Matt Crypto/gallery User:Markaci/Nudity World Naked Bike Ride Metadata This file contains additional information, probably...
York is a city in North Yorkshire, England, at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss. ...
Transept and crossing tower of York Minster from the south east. ...
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The York Naked Bike Ride passing in front of York Minster in June 2006 World Naked Bike Ride (WNBR) is an international event in which participants plan, meet and ride together en masse on human-powered transport (the vast majority on bicycles, and fewer on skateboards, roller blades, roller skates...
The 2005 Solstice Cyclists in Seattle June 18, 2005. ...
Three human powered vehicles: the Gossamer Albatross II and two bicycles. ...
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Roller skating girl in Rome, Italy (soul grind) Roller skating is travelling on smooth terrain with roller skates. ...
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Bredene nude beach in Belgium. ...
This is a list of public outdoor clothes free areas for recreation. ...
A participant of the Bay to Breakers. ...
Horseback riding. ...
The 2005 Solstice Cyclists in Seattle June 18, 2005. ...
Strip games are variants of board games, card games, sports, or other games, usually involving more than one player, where players remove clothes when they lose points in the game. ...
References - ^ Official World Naked Bike Ride global web site circa June 2004
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