When a child grows up and becomes more active, some parents have a desire to send him to the sports section. They are faced with a difficult choice, in which they are often guided either by their taste preferences or by the degree of remoteness of the section from home. What should you pay attention to when choosing a sport for your child?

Young children have an incredible amount of energy and it must be directed in a positive direction. This will make you calm, and the baby - cheerful, healthy and cheerful. Most suitable option- sport. But here the question immediately arises of choosing the right sport.

First you need to carefully look at your child. Sports should correspond to his inclinations and character. Forget about your ambitions and consider only the interests of the child.

At what age is it better to send a child to sports?

When is it worth giving your son or daughter to sports? - It is best to start teaching children about sports with preschool age, but this is not always possible - not all sports sections accept small children.

If parents plan to subsequently make sports for a child a significant part of his life, you need to teach children to sports even from the “diaper”. How to do it? Equip a small sports corner at home with a Swedish wall, a rope and other devices. Being engaged from early childhood, the child will overcome fear, strengthen some muscle groups, master the available equipment, feel the pleasure and joy of training.

• 2-3 years. Children at this age are full of energy, active and mobile. That is why at this time it is recommended to do gymnastics with children daily. Kids get tired quickly, so classes should not be long, just do a few simple exercises(clapping, swinging arms, tilting, jumping) for 5-10 minutes;
• 4-5 years. This age is especially remarkable in that the baby's body type is already formed (as well as his character), and talents are just beginning to appear. This period is most suitable for finding a suitable sports club for your child. This age is good for the development of coordination. Offer your child a choice of acrobatics, gymnastics, tennis, jumping or figure skating. From the age of five, you can start classes at a ballet school or try yourself in hockey;
• 6-7 years old. An excellent time for the development of flexibility and plasticity. In a year, the joints will reduce their mobility by about 20-25%. You can give your child to any kind of gymnastics, swimming, start practicing martial arts or football;
• 8-11 years old. This age period is best suited for the development of speed, agility and dexterity in a child. Great idea- give it to rowing, fencing or cycling;
• From 11 years old focus on endurance. Children after 11 years of age are able to withstand heavy loads, master complex movements and hone them. Choose any sports with a ball, consider athletics, boxing, shooting as an option;
• After 12-13 years there comes an age when the optimal solution will be training aimed at developing strength and endurance.

So at what age can a child be given to a particular sport? There is no single answer here, since each person is individual. There are children who at the age of three can ride a skateboard or ski. Others are completely unprepared for most sports even by the age of nine.

There are general recommendations that you should listen to when choosing a sports section. For example, classes for the development of flexibility should be started from an early age, since at this time the child's body is more pliable for stretching. Flexibility decreases with age. But as for endurance, in general, it develops gradually - from 12 years to 25.

If you decide to send a three-year-old child to a sports club, then take into account that the bones and muscles of the child will finally form only by the age of five. Excessive loads before this age can lead to unpleasant consequences, for example, to scoliosis. Children under 5 years old are actually quite light loads and active games.

Which sections accept children at different ages?

• 5-6 years. Accept on different kinds gymnastics and figure skating;
• 7 years. Acrobatics, ballroom and sports dancing, martial arts, swimming, darts, as well as checkers and chess;
• 8 years. At this age, children are taken to badminton, football, basketball and golf. There is an opportunity to learn skiing;
• 9 years. From that time on, there is a chance to become a speed skater, master sailing, go in for rugby and biathlon, start doing athletics;
• 10 years. Upon reaching the age of 10, children are admitted to boxing and kickboxing, pentathlon, and judo. You can send children to classes with weights, billiards and cycling;
• From 11 years of age, children are taken to sections for various types of shooting;
• From 12 years old child will be accepted for bobsleigh.

Gifted children can be enrolled in the sports section one year younger.

Choosing a sport, taking into account the physique of the child

Having decided to give your child to sports, you should pay attention to his body type. This is important because different sports take into account various features body structures. For basketball, high growth is preferred, while this feature is not appreciated in gymnastics. If the child is inclined to be overweight, parents should pay even more attention to the choice of direction in sports, because the results of training will depend on this, and hence the level of children's self-esteem. Having excess weight, the child is unlikely to become a good striker in football, but he will be able to achieve results in judo or hockey.

There are several types of body structure, according to the scheme of Stefko and Ostrovsky used in medical practice. Let's look at them in detail:

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1. Asthenoid type- This type of physique is characterized by pronounced leanness, the legs are usually long and thin, and the chest and shoulders are narrow. Muscles are poorly developed. Often, people with an asthenoid body type have a stoop along with protruding shoulder blades. These children tend to feel uncomfortable. Given these factors, it is important for parents to find a section where their child will be psychologically comfortable. Here it is important not only the direction in sports, but also the right team. It is easy for such children to do gymnastics, basketball, as well as any kind of sports that emphasize speed, strength and endurance - skiing, cycling, jumping, rowing, throwing, golf and fencing, sports swimming, basketball, rhythmic gymnastics.
2. Thoracic type body composition is characterized by an equal width of the shoulder girdle and hips, the chest is often wide. The indicator of the development of muscle mass is average. These children are highly active, they are suitable for sports related to speed and developing endurance. Mobile children are suitable for various races, motor sports, skiing, they will make excellent football players and biathletes, acrobats and figure skaters. You can give a child with this type of physique to ballet, capoeira, jumping, captivate them with kayaking.
3. muscle type addition is typical for children with a massive skeleton and developed muscle mass. They are hardy and strong, which means you should choose a sport aimed at developing strength and speed. Such children can prove themselves in mountaineering, martial arts, football, powerlifting, water polo and hockey, as well as achieve good results in weightlifting and Workout.
4. Digestive type- Digestive body type is characterized by short stature, broad chest, the presence of a small tummy and fat mass in other parts of the body. These guys are not mobile, they are slow and clumsy. However, this does not mean that he cannot join the sport. To instill in them an interest in activities, choose weightlifting, shooting, hockey, athletic gymnastics, consider martial arts or motorcycling, throwing and WorkOut as options.

How to choose a sport, given the children's temperament?

Character also matters when choosing sports. It depends on him what success the child can achieve. For example, highly active children are unlikely to excel in sports where training is an endless series of repetitive exercises that require the ability to concentrate. They need to choose activities where the child can throw out excess energy, it is best that it be a team sport.

1. Sports for sanguines. Children with this type of temperament are leaders by nature, they are not inclined to succumb to fear, they like extreme sports, sports are suitable for them, where they can show all these qualities, show their own superiority. They will feel comfortable in fencing, mountaineering, karate classes. Sanguine people will enjoy hang gliding, skiing, kayaking.
2. Cholerics- people are emotional, but they are able to share a victory with someone, so it is better for children with this temperament to find themselves in team sports. Wrestling or boxing is a good option for them.
3. Phlegmatic children tend to achieve good results in everything, including sports, because their natural qualities are perseverance and calmness. Invite a child with this temperament to go to chess, to figure skating, to do gymnastics, or to become an athlete.
4. Melancholy- very vulnerable children, they can be hurt by the excessive severity of the coach. It is better to choose one of the team sports for them or give them to dances. Great option- equestrian sport, it is suitable for everyone, and it is also worth considering shooting or sailing.

In which section to send children, given their state of health?

If you have chosen a direction in sports for your children, taking into account all the factors - their preferences, body type, character, then now you should pay attention to the health of future athletes. It is better to consult a pediatrician who knows the characteristics of the child's body. The doctor will tell you which sports are contraindicated in each case, and which ones will benefit. The pediatrician will determine what level of exercise is right for your children. Consider recommendations regarding the choice of a sport for various diseases.

• Volleyball, basketball and football contraindicated in myopic children, as well as those who suffer from asthma or flat feet. But these sports will help strengthen the musculoskeletal system;
• Rhythmic gymnastics save the child from flat feet and help strengthen the back muscles, form a beautiful posture;
• Swimming- suitable for all children without exception. Classes in the pool have a beneficial effect on the muscles of the whole body, including the back, strengthen the nervous system;
• Hockey contraindicated if the child has chronic diseases, but he develops the respiratory system well;
• Martial arts, rhythmic gymnastics, skiing and figure skating shown with a poorly developed vestibular apparatus;
• With a weak nervous system suitable classes children's yoga, swimming and horse riding;
• tennis worth doing for development fine motor skills and attention, but this sport is not suitable for myopic children and those who suffer from stomach ulcers;
• Horse riding recommended for convulsive syndrome, diseases gastrointestinal tract and diabetics;
• You can strengthen your heart and respiratory system by doing speed skating, athletics or diving;
• Figure skating contraindicated in severe myopia and diseases of the pleura.

If you want to introduce children to sports, you should not be afraid of experiments, there will be victories, there will be failures. However, never write off the failures of a child in sports to different circumstances, because they are the result of the efforts made. Having achieved success with their efforts, children will again strive for victories, faced with failure, they will begin to make more efforts.

Any sport is useful and important, because it develops a strong character, responsibility and discipline. The main thing is that the child is engaged in it with pleasure!

At what age should a child go in for sports and what sport to choose for a child?

How to help your child choose a sport

Olympic Games is the world's largest sports forum and celebration of sports. The modern Olympics are held once every four years. The Olympic Games are organized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) headquartered in Zurich (Switzerland). The Summer Olympic Games have been organized since 1896. The history of the Winter Olympics began in 1924.

Let's try to figure out what sports are included in the Olympic Games. A sport becomes an Olympic sport by adding it to the official Olympic program.

The inclusion of any sport in the Olympics program can be initiated by the following sports organizations:

• International sports federation of a sport;
• the National Sports Federation of a sport through the International Federation;
• International Olympic Committee.

When deciding to grant the status of an Olympic sport, the International Olympic Committee analyzes a whole list of criteria that determine this affiliation:

• there must be an International Sports Federation for a sport recognized by the IOC;
• The International Sports Federation of a sport must recognize and implement the "Olympic Charter" as well as the World Anti-Doping Code;
• the sport must be widely popular; competitions of various levels, ending with the world level, must be regularly held in this sport.

Olympic sport competitions are held at the following intervals:

• among men in summer disciplines, tournaments must be held in at least 75 countries located on four continents;
• for women in summer disciplines, competitions must be held in at least 40 countries located on three continents;
• winter sport competitions must be held in at least 25 countries located on three continents.

Given the high competition in the struggle for Olympic status, when determining this status, entertainment, popularity among young people, a commercial component, etc. are also taken into account.

Summer olympic sports

The schedule of the Summer Olympics includes competitions in 28 sports, including summer and all-season disciplines. Competitions in Olympic sports are held in 41 disciplines. Consider these sports and disciplines.

It consists in conducting races on water. The distance is covered in boats by crews of one, two, four or eight rowers. At the same time, athletes sit with their backs in the direction of movement. The classic length of the distance is 2000 m.

Badminton

In it, athletes are placed in opposite parts of the site (court), which is divided into two halves. The actions of the athletes are to throw the shuttlecock over the net with the help of rackets. The one who reaches a certain number of points first wins.

Basketball

In it, in the "basket", which is suspended at a height of about 3 meters, the athletes throw the ball. Two teams of five athletes play. The team with the most points at the end of playing time wins.

Boxing

They box in the ring with gloves specially designed for this. The winner is the one who scored the most points at the end of the fight, or ahead of time - due to a clear advantage, disqualification for violating the rules, inability or refusal of one of the fighters to continue the fight or knockout.

Wrestling

The fight takes place with the use of a set of certain technical actions. As a result of the struggle, it is necessary to put the opponent on the shoulder blades (carcass) or win on points.

Cycling

Includes various types of racing on the track, road, cyclocross, figured cycling, veloball.

Water sports

These are disciplines related to the performance of various activities in the water. Among aquatic sports, first of all, swimming in different styles and at different distances. In addition, such sports include water polo, diving and synchronized swimming.

Volleyball

This is a team match. Two teams compete on the playing field, which is divided by a grid. The task of the team is to send the ball over the net to hit it on the opponent's half of the court, preventing the other team from making the same attempt. There is a difference between regular and beach volleyball.

During the competition, athletes of two teams try to score from a distance of at least 6 meters the maximum number of balls into the opposing team's goal.

Gymnastics

A very popular sport that includes performing certain exercises both on gymnastic equipment and without them. Gymnastics includes such disciplines as sports and artistic gymnastics, trampolining.

A type of rowing in boats, kayaks and canoes in which the oars are not attached to the boat. Pass in different numbers of athletes and at different distances. In addition to rowing, this also includes rowing slalom.

Judo

A kind of martial arts, when athletes, along with throws, can perform suffocating and painful holds on their hands. Athletes compete in kimono on a platform called tatami.

A sport involving a horse and a rider, associated with the implementation of a specific program. This type includes such disciplines as dressage, show jumping and triathlon.

Athletics

It is a sport associated with different types running, jumping and throwing various sports equipment.

This is a game confrontation between two or four athletes. The essence of the game is to throw a special celluloid ball over the net, which is stretched over the tennis table.

Sailing

A kind of competition associated with the operation of small boats (yachts) various designs in the format of the Olympic regatta.

The main goal of any of the athletes is to hit the goal or bring the ball into the opponents' scoring zone.

Modern pentathlon

The competition program includes five different activities: show jumping, sword fencing, shooting, running and swimming. Athletes receive points based on performance in all events.

Shooting

A sport that has long been included in the list of the Olympics. In the program of the Summer Olympics, there are competitions in bullet and clay shooting. Bullet shooting is carried out from pneumatic, small-caliber and large-caliber types of weapons. Target shooting is carried out from smooth-bore weapons with shot at skeet targets.

Archery

Olympic discipline associated with the use of a sports bow. The purpose of archery is to hit the smallest circle inside a round target measuring 1.22 m with an arrow.

Tennis

Game view, the competition of two rivals. Players use rackets and special balls. The playing field (court) is divided by a grid. Athletes in the game with the help of a racket send the ball to the opponent's side so that he fails to hit it or hit it in violation of the rules.

triathlon

The most difficult discipline. The competition program includes a 1500 m swim, a 40 km bike ride and a 10 km run around the stadium. At the same time, gaps between different types are not provided.

Modern martial arts come from Korea. Its main difference from karate is that fighters mainly use kicks during the fight.

Weightlifting

The weightlifting competition program consists of the snatch and clean and jerk. Snatch is an exercise in which the lifter lifts a projectile from the platform to full arm length overhead in one movement. The push consists of two separate movements - first, the projectile must be lifted from the platform and laid on the chest, slightly sitting down to push.

Fencing

It is also one of the sports, competitions in which have been held for a long time. The task of the fencer is to make an injection to the opponent, while evading the injection himself. The winner is the one who first inflicts a certain number of injections on the opponent, taking into account the rules, or inflicts more such injections in a certain time interval.

Football

One of my favorite sports. The essence of a football match is that two teams of 11 athletes each try to hit the other team's goal by kicking or heading the ball.

The essence of field hockey competitions is that the players of two teams of 11 athletes each, hit the goal of the other team with the ball with a stick as many times as possible and not let it into their own.

Winter Olympic sports

During the Winter Olympic Games, athletes compete in 7 winter sports in 15 disciplines.

Biathlon

Cross-country skiing with guns over set distances, combined with prone and standing shooting at the firing lines.

Curling

The match is played by two teams of 4 people playing 10 ends, during each releasing 8 stones. The draw in curling looks like this: a player, shod in one sliding shoe, and the second non-slip, launches a stone from the starting block and disperses it on the ice.

Skating sports

Disciplines related to the performance of certain actions on the ice cover. These include figure skating, speed skating and short track.

skiing

Includes cross-country skiing, ski jumping, Nordic combined (cross-country skiing and ski jumping), alpine skiing, and snowboarding.

A winter Olympic sport representing downhill skiing along specially equipped ice tracks on a bobsled. The essence of luge is as follows. Men and women on single-seat sledges or double-seat men's crews go down the mountain in sledges along specially made tracks 800 - 1200 m long.

Hockey

The players of each team, passing the puck with sticks, try to hit the opponent's goal with it the maximum number of times and not let it into their own.

The whole world is watching. Athletes, skiers, racers and many other professionals spend all their time and energy on endless training, proper nutrition and preparing for new competitions. It's safe to say that for most people, sports activities are an important part of life, whether it's watching television broadcasts from competitions or doing physical education on your own.

But what is sport? The definition of this term has been rewritten many times, since today the boundaries of sports cultures are so blurred that even championships are organized computer games. And eSports has already been included in the list of competitions in the Olympic Games.

Meaning of the word

The definition of "sport" appeared in the Russian language quite a long time ago. It's no secret that it is an analogue English word sport. However, few people know that in a foreign language it has been changed. Initially, the British said disport, which in translation meant “game”, “entertainment”.

If we talk about today's definition of sport in Russian, then this word means playing competitive activity and preparation for it. Quite logical. The sport itself is based on the application exercise, and its main goal is to achieve the best results in a particular industry. In addition, the word implies the disclosure of a person’s sports potential, an increase in physical activity.

If to speak plain language, the definition of sport would be competition, specialization, spectacle, and focus on excellence. That is, for many years the meaning of this concept has not changed, innovations have only affected the list of cultures that are sports.

Sports

According to the Federal Law of the Russian Federation, the definition of a sport is a separate sphere of public relations based on special rules. This activity environment uses certain sports equipment or equipment that does not require the use of personal protective equipment.

Again, in simple terms, a sport is its specific direction.

There are many types of sporting events. Consider:

• Game individual (badminton, tennis, squash, golf, chess and others).
• Cyclic (biking, swimming, speed skating).
• Game team (basketball, football, paintball, hockey, etc.).
• Combat sports (boxing, aikido, fencing, capoeira).
• Power (bodybuilding, weightlifting, arm wrestling).
• Complex coordination (figure skating, trampolining and gymnastics).
• Extreme (boking, kiting, base jumping, snowboarding, kayaking and others).
• Technical (aeronautics, rally, archery, drone control).
• Applied (yachting, sailing and equestrian sports).

Also today there is cheerleading, zorbing and e-sports. All these areas can be attributed to the definition of "sport".

The origin of sports

This direction appeared long before our era. The very first competitions were held in ancient Babylon. Then such sports competitions were dedicated to the worship of the gods. Marduk was the patron saint of Babylon, so sometimes very bloody competitions were held in his honor.

A few centuries later, the first Olympiad opened in Greece. It is believed that it was the Greeks who came up with the definition of sport. Initially, they only competed in archery, swordsmanship, chariot racing, belt wrestling, and javelin throwing. Later, the list of sports cultures was expanded.

Sports in various historical times

In the Middle Ages, the Catholic Church, dominating society, decided to ban the cult of the body and all sporting events. However, fencing, swimming and long jump still remained very popular. All competitions were held not to demonstrate the physical development of athletes, but purely for the sake of spectacle.

Mind sports appeared in the Renaissance, and at the end of the 19th century the Olympic Games, known to this day, were revived.

Physical culture and sports: different definitions

These concepts are often confused. In fact, sport implies a competitive moment. An athlete or gymnast will always compare his performance with that of his opponent. The same goes for the Olympic Games - it's a sporting event. The winner receives a medal, and the loser goes to improve their skills.

If he talks about physical culture, then there is no competition component in it. It is aimed solely at improving health and improving your body. A person running through the park in sneakers is not necessarily an athlete. However, he takes care of his health and wants his body to be beautiful. Accordingly, he is engaged in physical culture.

Goals and objectives of mass sports

As can be seen from all of the above, the word "sport" is very multifaceted. It does not imply specific activities. Knowing the definition and concepts of sports, it will also be useful to learn about such a phenomenon as mass competitions.

The tasks of such events fully coincide with the goals of Mass sports - this is a great opportunity for a huge number of people to bring their health and physical fitness back to normal. In this type of exercise, there is also no competitive component. The main goal and task is to strengthen your health, but at the same time bringing yourself to nervous exhaustion. This includes proper nutrition good dream and rest.

On the Internet, there have long been many similar ratings that are very different from each other. The question is, what do you mean by popular sports? Judging by the number of viewers, the absolute record holder was the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, which was watched by more than 1 billion people. If we take into account the number of people involved in this sport, then athletics will take the confident first place, with a base of 300 million amateurs in the world.

Criteria used:

1. Infrastructure
2. Number of viewers
3. Number of professional leagues worldwide
4. Television contracts
5. Sponsorship contracts
6. The average salary of an athlete in the major leagues
7. Number of countries represented
8. Social media activity
9. Sports media coverage
10. Relevance throughout the year
11. Gender equality
12. Accessibility to the masses

1 Football

With over 4 billion fans, it is by far the most popular sport in the world. The dominance of football on the planet is so obvious that the first place is no surprise to anyone. Football has received the main distribution in Europe, where for many it has become not just a game, but a way of life. The FIFA World Cup is the most iconic event in this sport.

Football is also one of the most accessible sports in the world, and there is hardly a person who has never hit the ball in his life. Football news constantly flashes in the headlines of the largest newspapers, especially in the UK, Germany, France, Spain.

The most popular competition in the world: The FIFA World Cup is the most anticipated sporting event. The final match between Germany and Argentina attracted 700 million viewers.

The largest prize fund: 1.5 billion dollars is played annually in the Champions League - the elite of European club football.

Largest television contract: matches of the English Premier League are broadcast in 212 countries around the world, and gather at the screens of almost 6 billion viewers during the season. Sky Sports and BT Sports had to shell out a hefty £5.3bn for broadcast rights in the UK. Another £3bn came from the sale of international rights.

Most professional leagues: professional football leagues exist in almost every country in the world, and almost always consist of several divisions.

Major sponsorship contract: Adidas is paying Manchester United £75m a year just to be the official kit supplier. Most famous teams have such lucrative contracts with leading sports brands.

top players such as Neymar, Messi, Ronaldo earn more than 40 million euros a year and are among the top ten most famous athletes in the world.

Wealthiest Sports Teams: the list of the 50 richest sports teams includes 30 football clubs.

largest federation: FIFA is the largest and most influential sports organization. More than 200 national federations and 6,500 professional football clubs are registered with FIFA.

The most popular sports teams on social networks: Real Madrid and Barcelona currently have over 100 million subscribers.

Most Popular Athlete: Cristiano Ronaldo has 150 million followers on Facebook and Twitter.

2 Basketball

Basketball has over 1 billion fans. It is one of the highest rated sports in the US and the NBA generates over $5 billion in revenue annually. Wildly watched professional leagues in Spain, Greece, Italy, France, Argentina and China make basketball the fastest growing sport in the world.

It is safe to say that in the next 10 years no one will be able to match football in popularity, but basketball has every chance to firmly occupy the second line. Here are some interesting facts that prove it:

Second in the number of professional leagues in the world: Basketball is second only to football in the number of professional leagues. In most European countries, leagues consist of several divisions.

Third largest sports league in the world: The NBA (National Basketball Association) ranks third in terms of revenue, behind the NFL and the English Premier League.

Highest average salary: The median annual salary of NBA players is $4.4 million. The top 40 NBA players make over $15 million a year, while the top 10 make over $30 million a year.

Major sponsorship contracts: players such as LeBron James, Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry, in addition to a solid salary, earn more than 50 million a year additionally through solid sponsorship contracts.

Fastest growing sport: Basketball is also the fastest growing sport in the world, from revenue to spectator interest. More and more strong teams appear in countries such as Serbia, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Poland, where full stands gather at matches.

3 Cricket

Many do not even suspect that cricket has more than 2 billion fans around the world. The main geography of distribution of this sport falls on England, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Australia, New Zealand, the Caribbean Islands and South Africa.

Such popularity of cricket is mainly due to the Indian subcontinent. Originating in England, the game quickly spread to all parts of the world that were colonized by the British. In India and Pakistan, cricket is a religion. It is a source of patriotism, a way to relieve tension and a synonym for competition.

The third most popular international competition on the planet: occupies a confident third place, following the FIFA World Cup and the Rugby World Cup. And the new format of Twenty20 allowed to receive much more profit from the sale of television rights.

Dominant sport: in the countries of the Indian subcontinent, cricket is nearly unrivaled in popularity. And in New Zealand, Australia and England, it is the second in terms of audience interest.

Women's cricket: The number of women on the planet involved in cricket is growing rapidly. Thanks to the efforts of the ICC (International Cricket Council), women's competitions now have a lot more prize money than a few years ago.

4 Tennis

With a global reach and an audience of 1 billion people, tennis is the most popular individual sport in the world.

Highest prize money in an individual sport: all four Grand Slam tournaments - Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and USA Open have huge prize pools in the tens of millions of dollars.

Relevance throughout the year: tennis events take place all over the world throughout the calendar year without interruption, but the main audience is collected in the summer.

Most prestigious sporting event: Wimbledon is not only the main tennis tournament, but also the most prestigious sporting event. It was watched by over 1 billion viewers in 2016 and 2017, while the 2017 final was watched by 17 million people in the UK alone.

Highest Paid Athletes: Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic make over $60 million a season, but only a fifth of that money is in prize money.

Gender equality: Surprisingly, the prize money in the men's and women's tournaments is the same. In addition, women's competitions are no less popular than men's. Maria Sharapova and Serena Williams were at some point in their careers among the twenty highest paid athletes on the planet.

Champions from 30 different countries: the ranking of the top 100 players includes representatives of 45 states. Tennis players from 30 different countries have won at least one Grand Slam tournament, which is a unique sports record.

5 Athletics

Athletics, by far, the most global sport that includes many disciplines. Athletics is also the most popular event in the Olympics. The names of such titled athletes as Usain Bolt regularly make headlines in the media.

Gender equality: in athletics, all disciplines are represented by male and female events. Elena Isinbayeva achieved worldwide fame thanks to this particular sport.

The widest representation: Athletes from almost all countries of the world compete at the Olympics.

Most anticipated event: the final 100m sprint in 2012 was the most anticipated sporting event in history.

6 Rugby

Rugby is one of the main sports in some developed countries (England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand).

Professional leagues: the strongest rugby league is in France, and that's where most of the highest paid athletes play. In recent years, new leagues have appeared in Italy, Japan, Argentina, and even in the US, rugby has found its fans.

Second highest-grossing international competition: The 2015 Rugby World Cup was the biggest event in the history of the sport, generating £250 million in revenue for the organizers.

Second most attended international competition: Nearly 3 million tickets were sold for the 2015 Rugby World Cup matches.

7 Formula 1

550 million people watch these races every year. The season consists of 20 stages taking place in 20 different countries, making Formula 1 one of the most global sports.

Most Profitable Motorsport: Formula 1 generates between $1.5 billion and $2 billion in revenue each year. This money is distributed among 10 teams that spend from 100 to 500 million per season on cars, development, personnel and pilot salaries.

Big contracts for F-1 pilots: most pilots earn between $1 million and $5 million a year, but leaders Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton have contracts worth $50 million a year.

Organizer fees: in order to host a Formula 1 round in their own country, it is necessary to transfer $40 million to the royal racing fund.

8 Boxing

Like tennis and athletics, boxing is also played by many people. This is an extremely common sport in countries such as the USA, Mexico, Great Britain, the Philippines, Japan, Poland, Romania. Amateur boxing competitions are included in the program of the Summer Olympic Games.

Audience interest: high-profile fights for the title gather an audience of several million people.

Women's boxing: this sport is quite popular among the female part of the population, and the undefeated Layla Ali is also world famous, like her father.

Highest grossing fight of all time: Floyd Mayweather's fight against Manny Pacquiao brought the organizers more than $400 million. Of that money, 250 was paid to the winner Mayweather and 120 to Pacquiao.

9 Hockey

The most popular winter sport in the world, distributed in a small number of countries - Russia, Canada, USA, Sweden, Finland. Once it was dominant in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, but now it gathers viewers in these countries only during major international competitions.

Major League: The NHL is one of the top five professional leagues on the planet and generates $4.5 billion in annual revenue.

10 Volleyball

This sport is considered the simplest, which is what makes it so common. Volleyball players can be found all over the world.

The largest number of national federations: More than 200 national federations are registered with the FIVB, more than any other sport.

Most popular sport in developing countries: volleyball enjoys excessive popularity in a number of developing countries, such as Brazil (even football bypasses the ratings), Turkey, Thailand, China, Poland.

11 Golf

Golf has also gathered millions of fans around itself. This is a sport in which there is no physical competition, and people of different sexes and ages can compete on equal terms. In addition, professional golfers earn millions of dollars in prize money.

Sports for developed countries: golf is not cheap, so it is common only in rich countries such as the USA, Japan, South Korea, and the UK.

High potential for making money: the famous Tiger Woods has dominated the list of the richest athletes for 15 years in a row, mainly due to lucrative sponsorship deals with Nike, EA Sports and Gillette.

The most popular sports in the world (ranked 12th to 25th)
A place	Sport	Details
12	Baseball	Popular only in the US and Japan. MLB and the Nippon League are among the top 10 professional leagues on the planet.
13	American football	The most popular sport in the US, and the most profitable sports league in the world, is the NFL, which makes over $10 billion a year. The Super Bowl is the highest-rated sporting event in the United States, drawing an audience of 200 million people.
14	MMA	Mixed martial arts is gaining more and more popularity with the advent of the UFC. This is a popular sport in Brazil and the USA, gradually gaining a spectator audience in Europe. In a few years, MMA is financially able to overtake boxing.
15	MotoGP	This is a road racing championship. MotoGP is a premium class racing with a huge spectator audience. Mainly popular in Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, but in recent years have become widespread in England, the USA, Germany and the Middle East.
16	Field hockey	20 years ago field hockey was dominant in India, Pakistan and Australia, but every year it loses its popularity and audience.
17	Badminton	Badminton has received the main distribution in China, Korea and India, but, as a rule, they are practiced at an amateur level.
18	Cycling	It is very popular in Europe, and the Tour de France is the main competition in this sport with a million-strong spectator audience.
19	Swimming	This sport is practiced by many people all over the world, but the spectator interest arises only during the Summer Olympic Games. Michael Phelps is the most decorated athlete in history with a record 22 Olympic gold medals.
20	Snooker	A specific game, common only in England and China. In other countries, they are engaged only at an amateur level.
21	Table tennis	Table tennis is professionally practiced, as a rule, in Asian countries. But as a hobby, it is spread all over the planet.
22	Gymnastics	Gets its audience only during the Summer Olympics. Gymnastics is practiced mainly in China, the USA, Japan, Russia and Germany.
23	Handball	It is only played in European countries. But even the matches of the World Handball Championship rarely get on TV screens.
24	Biathlon	Seasonal sport, but gets the main audience during the Winter Olympics. Professionally, they are massively engaged in Russia, Germany, France, Italy, Norway.
25	Skiing	One of the most popular winter sports. Mostly distributed in Scandinavian countries.

" Articles " What are the sports?

What are the sports?

The article is devoted to what kinds of sports are.
Currently, there are a fairly large number of sports disciplines. Sports are divided into game (team and individual), combat, cyclic, power and extreme. The most popular of them are game types, namely football, hockey, volleyball, basketball, tennis. Football is deservedly the No. 1 sport for most people on our planet.

Combat sports such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai (Thai boxing) are very spectacular. The last of which is considered the toughest martial art, which is quite fair, since the opponents, in addition to punches and kicks, strike each other with elbows and knees.

Among the cyclical types, I would like to single out biathlon, as a fairly popular, intense and spectacular competition. It is understandable, since, for example, in cross-country skiing related to biathlon, athletes compete in the speed of passing a certain distance. Everything is quite simple, whoever overcomes the track first is the winner. In biathlon, ski racing is supplemented by shooting for misses, in which the competitor has to run additional penalty loops, which greatly increases the intrigue of the competition. The fastest runner in biathlon shooting can end up well outside the top ten.

Many sports have a very ancient and rich history, which also covers the times of Ancient Egypt and Ancient Greece, events BC. Do not forget that the first Olympic Games took place in Ancient Greece in the 9th century. BC. Currently, the sport is actively progressing. World-class sports competitions big interest various segments of the population. Millions of people accessing the Internet, the first thing they try to find out is the latest sports news. Many people go in for sports themselves as a hobby.