Traditional Sport from Your Country

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Inspired by the Traditional Food from Your Country thread, does your country have any sports and, if so, what are they?

 

In Ireland we have some really high pace and risky sports, which are Gaelic Football and Hurling, both extraordinarily old games which have been recorded as being thousands of years old.

 

Probably the most dangerous of these is hurling, which is described perfectly by Jason Statham in this clip from Blitz, which is NSFW - contains pretty strong violence and swearing.

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"Cross between hockey and murder"

 

 

Gaelic football isn't as violent, but it is as fast paced

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And hockey

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Traditional Sports of my Country Iran.

Short Introduction:

Many sports are practiced in Iran, both traditional and modern. Tehran, for example, was the first city in the Middle East to host the Asian Games in 1974, and continues to host and participate in major international sporting events to this day.

 

Wrestling

 

 

Freestyle wrestling has been traditionally regarded as Iran's national sport.Wrestling has a very long tradition and history in Iran and often even referred to as its national sport. There are many styles of folk wrestling, from Varzesh-e Pahlavani to Zurkhaneh which have similarities with modern freestyle wrestling.Both freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling, particularly freestyle, are popular in Iran. Mazandaran is the main power in the country and wrestling is part of its culture. Tehran, Kermanshah,Khorasan and Hamedan also produce many talented wrestlers.With a history of great wrestlers, such as Gholamreza Takhti (two-time champion at freestyle wrestling World Championships: 1959 and 1961), Iran is considered among the elite nations in this sport.

 

Bodybuilding

Bodybuilding is very popular among the younger generation. Some professional bodybuilders of Iranian descent include Javad Nabavi, Mohamad Farokh, Ali Tabrizi, Hamid Manafi and Zohair Al Karbelaie ("Arnold" of Fallah)!

Polo:

 

The origins of Polo goes back to Persia. The game first played in Persia at dates given from the 5th century BC. or much earlier, to the 1st century AD and originated there, polo was at first a training game for cavalry units, usually the king's guard or other elite troops. To the warlike tribesmen, who played it with as many as 100 to a side, it was a miniature battle. In time polo became an Iranian national sport played normally by the nobility. Women as well as men played the game, as indicated by references to the queen and her ladies engaging King Khosrow II Parvizand his courtiers in the 6th century AD

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Traditional Sport From Turkey: Wrestling & javelin & archery