Q&A
Jan 21, 2021
3 minutes
ILLUSTRATION BY GLEN MCBETH
What is the oldest sport that is still played today?
»Let’s agree to exclude competitive board games, such as Mancala. Let’s also agree that for a sport to be a “sport”, it has to be held outdoors, competitively, either individually or collectively (team sport), and according to officially and publicly agreed rules, whether sacred or secular. And finally, let’s agree that “still played” means played (pretty much) continuously from when
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