See how to entertain, play sports in ancient Egypt

Surprisingly, the sports - entertainment of people today appeared a long time ago, in the daily life of the ancient Egyptians. Stone carvings in the tombs are evidence that they have practiced wrestling, weightlifting, long jumps, swimming, boating, shooting names, fishing, athletics and even football.

The king, the prince, the gods all encouraged the people to participate in sports, creating all necessary conditions for them to feel interested in them. The recorded history shows that: thousands of years ago, the ancient Egyptians laid down rules and uniform rules for each game; There are also referees and prizes for winners. Both winners and losers are warmly welcomed. The winner is praised for his shine, and the loser is welcome for sportsmanship.

Ancient Egyptians in rural areas played a game similar to Hockey today. The player holds the long palm with the head bent like a hockey stick. The hockey ball is made of rush rope with two semicircle pieces of leather and colored.

The sketch of this sport was found on the tomb of Saqqara about 5,000 years old. The ball is made of leather, stuffed with hay, sedge wire and thread, used in a match. There are 4 participants playing the ball and divided into 2 teams. Each team will throw a ball at the same time. Players can hold the ball with their feet or hands while they are sitting on the back of their teammates.

The ancient Egyptians invented many sports, some for entertainment, but also some for the need to exercise and to make the body more balanced. These images date back to 2000 BC, which is a physical exercise with back-to-back movements until the hand touches the ground , revealing its flexible body. This is also one of the most popular exercises today.

The javelin throwing game of ancient Egypt involves hunting. Hunters / players will catch prey by throwing TB, regardless of the speed of their prey.

Fishing is one of the entertainments chosen by both royalty, mandarins and civilians. Ancient Egyptians used many different types of fishing rods and hooks to make their 'elegant' pleasures.

Boxing (boxing) is a sport that is loved by the ancient Egyptians, it is done in the form of an organized competition, with the observation and evaluation of the prince and the Pharaohs. This picture depicts the image of two athletes competing, it is very similar to our boxing image today.

Weightlifting is one of the sports invented by ancient Egyptians. The competitor must try to use his strength to lift a heavy sandbag by hand and keep it in an almost vertical position. Weightlifters must keep the sandbag for a certain time, this rule still applies to weightlifters today.

Horse riding with Egyptians is not only for fighting. The ancient Egyptians organized a lot of horse races for teenagers. They sat on horseback with restlessness and had to completely control their racing horse.

Surprisingly, the high dance of the ancient Egyptians resembled a Vietnamese folk game. Two people sit opposite each other with 2 legs stretching, feet folded up. They will put their hands on their feet as a barrier, players will have to jump over without touching. The postures continue to change to improve the difficulty.

The ancient Egyptians proud of their majestic and vast Nile, so swimming as a sport they could attach themselves to the river. There are swimming pools in the royal palace and noble families. People choose wherever there is static water to train and show their swimming skills.

Rowing is one of the most demanding sports. The players in the team must have a harmonious combination of rowing movements with the command of the captain - the steering wheel holders. The captain controlled their activity through the water-sounding paddle sound, commanding the boat to move forward steadily and quickly. This method is the basic skill in sailing today.

Archery is a famous sport in Egypt in the past, and is always recorded on the stones of ancient temples with the ability to accurately aim at the target and the power when pulling the bow. Very popular archery competitions about 2,000 years ago, King Amenhotep II was proud that he could shoot arrows through thick copper targets with four arrows. After that, he rewarded anyone who could do so.

This is the aerobics of ancient Egyptians , this image shows 4 people performing aerobics in different positions. These movements are almost identical to the movements of today's rhythm exercises.

This is an illustration of the tug of play of ancient Egypt. Two teams lined up in a long line facing each other. The first two athletes of each team held hands and pulled each other while the other members hugged the front of the person tightly, trying to pull the opponent forward to his line. Currently, this sport is still practiced in rural areas of Egypt.