Sports
or Games
It is a competition involving between two individuals,
two teams or several members and can range from playful to dangerous status. It
is about demonstrating physical and mental powers. There are more than 50 types
of sports worldwide.
In india the sports day is celebrated on 29 th August
every year. The Ministry of youth affairs and sports is responsible for the
sports which comes under the central government of india.
Sports are games which involves physical efforts or
skills of a person like strength, stamina, alertness, fitness, dedication from
the body based on certain rules.
It is played just for fun or enjoyment or as a
professional job. It is all about expressing mental power and concentration
against our opponents.
By engaging in various sports, stress is reduced and
body health is boosted. Teamwork, hard work, friendliness, discipline, enjoyment
with friends are promoted and satisfaction is got by winning the game.
Sports day or event day or field day are generally organized
by many schools and offices in which the participants are given prizes after
winning the game events.
In the colonies of houses, schools, offices these
types of events are made organized and the children of the employees are also made
participated. House system games, sack races, egg and spoon races, horse races
are some of the games employed in these events.
There are even games played as hobbies, at streets
with friends, testing our ability to think, boosting our knowledge, increasing
our enthusiasm and altogether sports or games had become a part of every body
life in any stage. Playing cards, carrom coins, chess, sudoku, magic square, crosswords,
puzzles, words building are some of these kind of games.
Based on the sports played they can also be
categorized as indoor activity, outdoor activity, fun activity.
The categories of sports based on level
played:
- School level
- Interschool level
- District level
- State level
- National level
- International level which involves at least two countries
The most famous and well-known sports event is Olympic games. Some
others are FIFA world cup (foot-ball) and cricket world cup.
The cricket match played between United States and
Canada is the first ever international match played in any sports. First
Olympic games was held in 776 B.C
The
categories of sports based on the action performed:
Invasion
games:
These types of games are team oriented in which a team
of players attack the opponent team to score the points.
For eg: Football- It is an invasion game in which one
team try to maintain the position of the ball, reach other team half and score
a goal into the opposite net.
Net
games:
In this game the net is employed on the middle of the
court which separates the two players. The players remain in the opposite sides
throughout the game all the times.
Eg: Badminton, Tennis- in which the player strikes the
shuttle or ball from the opposite end of the net with certain rules and scores
a set of points which determines the victory of the players.
Fielding and
striking games:
It involves a team of fielders from one team and a
striker from the opponent team. The striker strikes the ball and score a set of
runs by running along with the runner on the other side. The fielders from the
opposite team saves the ball in the field and also contributes to make out the
strikers off the field.
Eg: Cricket
Target
games:
It is the game where a player aims an object to the
provided area. The distance of the play covered, the area covered or the point
aimed determines the victory.
Eg: Golf
The
above category can also be listed as:
Individual sports,
Partner sports, Team sports, Extreme sports.
Variety
of sports:
Few sports played over world-wide by the players in
international level are given below:
Football, cricket, badminton, hockey, basketball,
golf, baseball, tennis, table tennis, rugby, athletics/ running, boxing,
cycling, formula 1, gymnastics, swimming, wrestling, squash, sky diving etc.,
Some
of the international sports federations are stated as follows:
They are the
non-govt governing authority for a specific sport.
- International Olympic committee (IOC)
- International paralympic committee (IPC)
- Federation International de Football Association (FIFA)
- International Cricket Council (ICC)
- World Boxing Association (WBA)
- World Rugby
- World Boxing Organization (WBO)
International sports events played
periodically every 4 years are:
Olympic games, Paralympic games, Winter Olympic games,
Youth Olympic games, ICC world cup cricket, FIFA world cup football, Hockey
world cup, Volley ball world championship etc.,
International
sports events played periodically every year are:
Badminton world championship, Basket ball NBA finals,
Cycling- UCI world championship, Golf-US open, British open, Artistic Gymnastics
world championship, Tennis-Wimbledon, US open, Australian open, French open, Davis
cup, Hop-men cup, Federation cup, World weightlifting championship etc.,
Variety
of venues:
It can be a building or a place, infrastructure where
the specific sports games are held at. Some of the venues are:
- Tennis court,
- billiard ball,
- cricket ground,
- swimming pool,
- shooting range,
- race track,
- basket ball park,
- arena,
- bowling alley,
- multi-purpose stadium etc.,
I hope that the readers of this site rajus basics to
mind and heart may got the basic fundamentals about the sports and games played
in various levels. It will be nourishing your thoughts against sports. Thank you.