The reason why every country is good at certain sports

There are also Egypt, Iran and South Korea - teams that are playing at this year's World Cup despite not being appreciated. But they are 'unrivaled' on other playgrounds.

Although very expected, Argentina had an unexpected performance at the 2018 World Cup. At the "bottom" , the Egyptian and Korean teams also received defeat in the outing.

The common point is that with these national teams, despite being very good at being in the biggest football cup on the planet, this is still not a "national" sport but they have superiority.

So find out if Egypt, Korea, Argentina and even Iran - four teams playing at this year's World Cup - will be "invincible" in other sports!

1. Egypt and world champion squash players

Squash or squash is a racquet sport, consisting of two people (or two pairs) playing against each other. The stadium is fully covered with 4 sides with a small, hollow rubber ball. Players alternately use bats to hit valid areas on the walls of the field.

Squash

Talking about tennis is to mention the country of the Pharaohs. As of June 2018, the four best male squash players in the world belong to Egypt.

Back in history, squash formed in England from the 19th century, then spread throughout the colonies, including Egypt.

The first well-known squash champion was an Egyptian who worked in England. It was Mr. FD Amr Bey, champion in the 1930s. His success inspired the young Egyptians to flourish this sport until 10 years later.

Then, from about 1940-1980, Egyptian squash stalled due to many social changes. But it began to flourish again in the late 1980s and early 1990s, especially under former President Hosni Mubarak - a well-known squash player.

The reigning Egyptian champion Mohamed Elshorbagy.

Today, squash in Egypt still has outstanding development conditions. Schools and families all encourage talent elements.

The prestigious clubs are concentrated in the capital Cairo (far from the United States when the clubs are scattered throughout Philadelphia, New York, Boston), which creates an extremely dynamic and competitive environment.

2. Iran: when ancient sports led to "unrivaled" in weightlifting, wrestling today

Iran is the most formidable opponent in the Olympic Games with weightlifting and wrestling. In taekwondo, they do not have the strongest athletes but also very potential.

Kianoush Rostami at the 2016 Olympics, won the 85kg gold medal and set a record after lifting 396kg.

The reason is that since ancient times, even before Islam, Iran had Varzesh-e-Bastani (meaning "old sports"). It combines elements of wrestling, lifting heavy objects and high resistance.

Mon Varzesh-e-Bastani.

Over time, the element of spirit and strong power has always been featured in Iranian culture, helping it produce the leading athletes in weightlifting and wrestling to date.

3. South Korea: the fierce archer hit

Archery has long been a familiar weapon during feudal times in Asia. But in the form of modern sports, no country can surpass Korea.

Korea is famous for its marksmanship archery.(illustration).

Archery was first introduced into the Olympics in 1972. Since then, Korea has won a third of its own medals, including 23 of the 40 gold medals during competitions.

Korea's first archery athlete who is globally famous is Kim Jin-Ho, champion of the 1979 International Tournament in Berlin, Germany. This is a milestone marking Korea's successive series of victories from 1984 - 1996.

Today, not only in Asia, archery has been very popular in many European countries, notably France. However, the amount of money invested by the Korean government is almost three times higher than that of French rival, about 871 thousand USD (equivalent to 19.8 billion dong).

In addition to traditional factors and strong financial resources, Koreans also believe that archery talent is ingrained in their veins.

Kim Soo Nyung, who has won the Olympics four times in three terms in 1988-2000

Kim Soo Nyung, who has won the Olympics four times, said: " Koreans are very sensitive and can control every single part of the body, including fingers.

Particularly flexible fingers help us aim accurately. In archery, the small way of thinking between the 9th and 10th points greatly affects the spirit of competition. "

4. Argentina: world-famous polo teams

There are still balls, still playing teammates, but the sport that the Argentinians are absolutely not football but polo.

Polo (also known as Bridge Code) consists of 2 teams, each consisting of 4 people riding on 4 horses. Their task is still to score, ie using a mallet with a long handle (made of hard plastic, inflatable rubber or wood) into the opponent's goal. Traditionally, this subject is played at high speed.

Polo competition in Argentina's capital Buenos Aires.

Argentines are particularly outstanding in polo. They not only have the best squad but also own the most "war" horses and hold consecutive choking seasons. In 2016, according to experts, 9 out of 10 best polo players belong to Argentina.

But like Egypt with squash, the Argentinians did not create the polo that the British brought.

Still, Argentina quickly caught up and crossed the British in the 1930s. It was because of the rural life in Argentina associated with nomadic life, wandering on horseback. Argentines go more horses than anywhere else in the world.

Horse riding is a game when traveling, sports and culture of Argentina.

Today, riding in Argentina is still a unique culture. As for polo, young talents were soon discovered and trained at the ages of 12 and 13. They train each day from noon to evening.

Moreover, every Argentinian seems to think that his brother or uncle is good at polo and they inherit that family tradition.

Interim

It can be seen that, besides the obvious factors such as innate talent, finance . the long-term factors (culture, history, tradition, geography) also contribute to making success. of the national team in international sports arenas.

But in sports, there is always a miracle and surprise, let us look at what "horny" and "umbrella" teams (potential teams) will do at global competitions, first of all in the 2018 World Cup that is taking place.