The ancient Olympic games were crowded with male athletes, but were there opportunities for females to compete in sports?

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There's an ancient tradition in Hawaii that involves riding a narrow, wooden sled down a mountain track. Some practitioners are reviving it. In Hawaii, there's an ancient sport that involves a sled ...

Long before stadiums sold hot dogs, our ancestors turned basic needs into public shows. Imagine Sumerian stone carvings showing wrestling so intense, it’d make John Cena think twice. Or Egyptian tomb ...

Long before modern stadiums and safety rules, ancient civilizations played violent, bizarre, and downright insane sports. In this video, I dive into brutal gladiator fights, Aztec ball games with ...

NEW DELHI (AP) For centuries, shirtless and shoeless young warriors gathered and grappled on patches of muddy ground near the foot of the Himalayas, practicing the ancient contact sport of Kabaddi.

In Hawaii, there's an ancient sport that involves a sled and breakneck speed. It's not as well known as surfing, but Native Hawaiian cultural practitioners are working to change that. Hawaii Public ...