Mike Tyson is a former undisputed heavyweight world champion boxer. As of the year 2012, he remains the youngest man to win the International Boxing Federation (IBF), World Boxing Association (WBA) and World Boxing Council (WBC) titles at the age of 20. He was also the first to hold all three titles concurrently.
The story of women in sports shows how tough and determined they are, and how they beat the odds. For a long time, women couldn’t join organized sports because society said no. They had to watch from the sidelines. But women didn’t give up. They fought hard to play competitive sports making it easier for girls today. Let’s dive into the history of women in sports. We’ll look at their challenges, significant achievements, and how their wins have changed how we look at women’s sports.
Varazdat, meaning “given by boars” in Persian, achieved glory as the champion of the Olympic Games in 385 BC. Olympic fist-fighting, a dangerous sport, was his forte. Emperor Theodosius later banned the games as pagan, making Varazdat one of the last ancient winners. His victory is commemorated with a statue in Olympia, Greece.
Sports are not simply a contest. They are indicators of the societies, in which they were born, as they can enable social interaction, political discussions and cultural representations. The impact sports can have on a person on an emotional level can be huge depending on the person. Three most popular sports globally include football, cricket and hockey all having existed for many centuries across continents. Understanding their past helps in knowing how these games have become global from being local.