漲姿勢：原來這些奧運項目都起源於英國！

Did you know that many of the world's most popular sports originated in the United Kingdom? Since the middle of the 19th century, more than 10 official sports have been created in the UK!
你知道嗎？很多世界最受歡迎的體育項目都起源於英國。從19世紀中期開始，英國就產生了10多項正式體育項目！

Examples of team sports:
團體體育項目：

– Football: Probably the most popular sport created in England, football rules were first written in 1863!
足球：足球可能是英國創造的最流行的體育項目，比賽規則最初寫於1863年！

– Rugby: Rugby is also a kind of football game. “The Rugby Football Union” was created in the UK in 1871! However, unlike Football, this game needs 2 teams of 15 players and you need to use your hands to get the ball into the enemy zone to win points.
橄欖球：橄欖球也是足球比賽的一種。英式橄欖球協會於1871年在英國成立！然而與足球不同的是，參加這項比賽的2個隊各有15名球員，需要用手把球帶進對方區域得分。

– Hockey: The first hockey club was created in 1849 but the word 'hockey' was actually recorded by King Edward III in 1363! The game is similar to football as there are 11 players in each team and players need to use hockey sticks to hit the ball.
曲棍球：第一個曲棍球俱樂部成立於1849年，但“曲棍球”這個詞在1363年就被愛德華三世記載過！這個比賽和足球類似，每隊11名球員，需要用球棍擊球。

– Curling: Curling was invented in Scotland in the medieval period, around the year 1540. Two teams of 4 players take turns to slide a stone on ice to a circular target. It takes a lot of skill to make sure the stones stop inside the target and players often knock their opponents' stones out of the way too!
冰壺：冰壺起源於1540年左右中世紀時期的蘇格蘭，兩隊各4名選手輪流在冰上把冰壺滑到營壘中心，確保冰壺停在目標區域內需要很多技巧，同時要把對方的冰壺撞跑！

Examples of individual sports:
個人體育項目：

– Tennis: The modern game of tennis was created between 1860 and 1865 in Birmingham, England.
網球：現代網球比賽於1860年至1865年間起源於英國伯明翰。

– Badminton: Badminton was created in the mid 1800's in Badminton House, Gloucestershire.
羽毛球：羽毛球是在19世紀中期誕生於格洛斯特郡的拜明頓莊園。

– Boxing: Boxing appeared in the 1700s in England. A match can stop any time if an opponent is incapable to continue.
拳擊：拳擊在18世紀出現在英國。比賽中如果有一方無法繼續可以隨時終止比賽。

– Table tennis: Table tennis originated in England and was created at the end of the 1800s. Similar to tennis and badminton, a player only wins a point if the opponent cannot return the ball on the correct part of the table.
乒乓球：乒乓球運動起源於英國， 19世紀末出現。和網球、羽毛球類似，如果對方不能把球打回球枱的正確區域就能得分。