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Sports before 1001

This article presents a chronology of sporting development and events from time immemorial until the end of the 10th century CE. The major sporting event of the ancient Greek and Roman periods was the original Olympic Games, which were held every four years at Olympia for over a thousand years. Gladiatorial contests and chariot racing were massively popular. Some modern sports such as archery, athletics, boxing, football, horse racing and wrestling can directly trace their origins back to this period while later sports like cricket and golf trace their evolution from basic activities such as hitting a stone with a stick.

1780 in sportsW
1780 in sports

1780 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

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1800 in sports

1800 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

1830 in sportsW
1830 in sports

1830 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

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1851 in sports

1851 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

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1859 in sports

1859 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

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1881 in sports

1881 in sports describes the year's events in world sports.

1883 in sportsW
1883 in sports

1883 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

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1886 in sports

1886 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

1887 in sportsW
1887 in sports

1887 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

1892 in sportsW
1892 in sports

1892 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

1900 in sportsW
1900 in sports

1900 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

1901 in sportsW
1901 in sports

1901 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

1902 in sportsW
1902 in sports

1902 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

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1904 in sports

1904 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

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1905 in sports

1905 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

1906 in sportsW
1906 in sports

1906 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

1907 in sportsW
1907 in sports

1907 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

1908 in sportsW
1908 in sports

1908 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

1909 in sportsW
1909 in sports

1909 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

1910 in sportsW
1910 in sports

1910 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

1911 in sportsW
1911 in sports

1911 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

1912 in sportsW
1912 in sports

1912 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

1965 in sportsW
1965 in sports

1965 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.