Sports History

Contents: 1. An introduction to sports history. 2. Sports in ancient Greece civilization. 3. Development of modern sports. 4. Sports and culture. 5. Sport and environmental physiology. 6. Olympic and Asian games. 7. Sports from artistic point of view. 8. Recent trends in sports in India. 9. Sports and religion.

The history of sports probably extends as far back as the existence of people as purposive sportive and active beings. Sport has been a useful way for people to increase their mastery of nature and the environment. The history of sport can teach us a great deal about the nature of sport itself.

The present book entitled sports history discusses all the aspects of Sports History from Ancient Greece Civilization to Recent trend sin the field of sports.