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205. Why Did Britain Invent So Many Sports? (English Vocabulary Lesson)
Thinking in English
The History of Britain's Sports
Britain was the first place to develop what we would see today as codified, organised and commercialised sports. When Argentina played France in the World Cup final a few weeks ago, they were playing a game based on rules drawn up and debated over in English towns. The modern rules of 18 whole golf were written in Scotland. Even the sport of downhill skiing got its first rules and laws thanks to British expats in Switzerland. But how and why did Britain invent so many sports? And why did these sports become popular across the world?
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