NLA NEWS - Margaret's Got Quite A Good Eye For A Ball on past and current olympic Games, thus with varying emphases on oral history, pictorial,manuscript or tennis; basketball, volleyball and squash; rock climbing http://www.nla.gov.au/pub/nlanews/1999/november99/sport.html
Extractions: November 1999 Volume X Number 2 Paul Cliff describes the process of compiling and editing the National Library's publication, A Sporting Nation: Celebrating Australia's Sporting Life T he 'sports book', as A Sporting Nation: Celebrating Australia's Sporting Life Acquired Tastes: Celebrating Australia's Culinary History From the outset the intention was to take a broader, sociocultural approach, rather than a peculiarly 'sportish' one, giving the book equal appeal to both sports enthusiasts and those more generally interested in the field of human endeavour and achievement. Both Acquired Tastes and A Sporting Nation A Sporting Nation were to actually test the depth of the Library's collection in the sports area and to raise the profile of the Library's sports-related material.
HickokSports.com - History - Index By Sport This Page is dedicated to the THE LARGEST olympic RELATED SITE PERIOD GET THE WHOLE DEAL GREATEST MOMENTS IN olympic history" according to it's author it's all about. olympic history buffs will find this http://www.hickoksports.com/history/sprtindx.shtml
Extractions: Alpha Index Index by Sport History Bits Forum Links Search Choose the first letter of the sport: History Biography Glossaries Calendar Quotations ... Directory A Arena Football Arm Wrestling Athletics; see Auto Racing Top of Page B Basketball Baton Twirling Beach Volleyball Biathlon Bicycle Polo Bicycle Stunt Riding Bicycle Racing; see Cycling Billiards BMX Racing Boardsailing Boat Racing; see Powerboat Racing ; Sailing Bobsledding Bocce Bodybuilding Boomeranging Bowling Boxball Boxing Broomball Bullfighting Bungee Jumping Top of Page C Top of Page D Danball Darts Disabled Sports Discs; see Flying Discs; Frisbee
WELCOME TO AMMAN CROWN HOTEL 3 star hotel In Amman. Quiet location, close to the City Centre (5km) and the airport highway. Facilities include olympic size pool, indoor heated pool, health club, jacuzzi, sauna, massage, tennis And squash. http://www.crown-hotel.com/
History Of Squash history of squash. 130 years of squash. For over 1000 years own sport of squash, or squash Rackets, developed. squash was invented http://www.britishopensquash.co.uk/historyofsquash.htm
Extractions: Squash was invented in Harrow school around 1830, when the pupils discovered that a punctured Rackets ball, which "squashed" on impact with the wall, produced a game with a greater variety of shots and required much more effort on the part of the players, who could not simply wait for the ball to bounce back to them as with Rackets. The variant proved popular and in 1864 the first four Squash courts were constructed at the school and Squash was officially founded as a sport in its own right. In those early days Squash, as with all other sports, was without any form of international standardisation and it was inevitable that slight variations in the way it was played, and the equipment used, would occur. Luckily only two main streams of activity followed, one in England with its 21 feet wide courts and "soft" ball and the other in North America, with its 18.5 feet wide courts and "hard" ball and with both courts having the same length of 32 feet the universality of Squash was not seriously challenged. We will look at these two branches separately and also at the way in which Squash spread to almost every nation in the world 130 years of squash - Early days in England EARLY DAYS IN ENGLAND The first recorded reference to "Squash", other than in Harrow school, appeared in 1890 in the English book "The Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes" written by the Duke of Beaufort. Eustace Miles, a world champion at both Tennis and Rackets, wrote the first book on Squash in 1901, stating that the sport was enjoyed by thousands of players in various parts of the world. By that time there were courts in schools and universities in England and some also in private houses. The first professional Squash Championship was held in 1920 in England, when C.R. Read (Queens Club) beat A.W.B. Johnson (RAC Club).
Estonia-Wide Web: Hobbies/Sport 2000 backlinks 126 Sportnet Sydney olympic Games 2000 - news, schedule, historyetc. volleyball, tennis, volleyball, petanque, squash, aerobics, body http://www.ee/www/Hobbies/Sport/welcome.html
THE HISTORY OF RACQUETBALL a myriad of changes in its short 26year history. in 1949 combined the rules of squashand handball to In 1982, the United States olympic Committee recognized http://www.courtsplus.com/rbhistory.html
Extractions: THE HISTORY OF RACQUETBALL Racquetball a mere youngster compared to tennis, squash and other racquet sports has encountered a myriad of changes in its short 26-year history. Simple wooden racquets have given way to state-of-the-art frames, intense athlete now share court time with teens and senior adults, and the game, which was born in the USA, is now played in 87 countries worldwide. Racquetball, which celebrated its Silver Anniversary last year, is experiencing a renewed surge in popularity and favor with over 9.3 million active participants. More and more people . . . including Baby Boomers, the 35-44 year old group responsible for making racquetball hot in the 70's and 80's . . . are coming back for fitness and fun. In the Beginning Racquetball can trace its beginnings as early as the 1920's here in America, although the origin of racquetball currently played today has been credited to Joe Sobek, a tennis pro from Greenwich, Connecticut. Seeking an indoor alternative to tennis, Sobek in 1949 combined the rules of squash and handball to create a new game dubbed paddle racquets. He drew up plans using a platform tennis racquet as a pattern, and had an initial order of 25 prototypes made. The sport quickly caught on, but it wasnt until 1968 that racquetball began to realize its potential. Contributing to its rapid rise in popularity was the birth of the International Racquetball Association (IRA), a precursor to the American Amateur Racquetball Association (AARA). Suddenly, racquetball had an organized tournament structure and a uniform set of rules. Another factor was that new equipment specifically designed for the sport became commercially available.
Extractions: Dec 6, 2002 So imagine how I feel when in my first round I have a former top 16 player who is now ranked just outside the top 32, and Derek Ryan who is currently ranked #63 gets a qualifier in the first round who is ranked in the high 70s. Pretty crappy. Del Harris. Ranked 34 for this tournament but one of the stars of the game who got as high as #5 in March of 1996. Due to meet the upcoming French player Gregory Gaultier for their first ever PSA encounter. If I was a betting man I would keep my money in my pocket. This should be a great match.
Brattleboro RacquetSports Inc-History Of BRI is recognized by the United States olympic Committee as rules based on those fromsquash and handball Source The history of Racquetball Racquetball Central. http://www.brattlebororacquetsports.com/history.html
Extractions: History of Racquetball History of Squash Squash in America History of Brattleboro RacquetSports, Inc. History of Racquetball- Racquetball is a fast game played on an enclosed indoor court, with a racquet and ball, popular in North America since the early 1970s. The game was developed in 1949 in the United States from a combination of squash and handball. The racquetball racquet is a shorter, lighter version of the one used in tennis. The lively, hollow rubber ball is about the size of a tennis ball. The rules are basically similar to handball rules, and versions exist for two players (as in singles), four players (as in doubles), and three players (as in cutthroat). The first side to score 15 points wins a game. In a match, two games are played. If each player or team wins one game, an 11-point tiebreaker is played to decide the winner of the match. The United States Racquetball Association, located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, is recognized by the United States Olympic Committee as the U.S. national governing body for the sport. Racquetball has it's roots from two other sports:squash and handball.
CollegeSports.com - Track & Field Feb. 4, 2003. Samford's track and field team was treated to a visit fromthe winner of one of the best races in olympic history recently. http://www.collegesports.com/sports/c-track/stories/020403aah.html
Extractions: Pick Your School The ACC Air Force Akron Arizona Arizona St. Army Baylor Big 12 Boston College Bowling Green Butler California Central Michigan Charlotte Clemson Cleveland St. Colorado Creighton Denver Duquesne Fairfield Florida Atlantic Florida State Fresno State George Washington Georgia Gonzaga Houston Illinois Illinois Chicago Iowa State Jacksonville Johns Hopkins Kansas State Kentucky Lafayette Louisville Loyola Marymount Maryland Massachusetts Memphis Miami (FL) Michigan State MSU Photo Shop Missouri Ole Miss Mount St. Mary's Nevada North Carolina NC State Northern Colorado Northwestern Notre Dame Oklahoma Oklahoma State Old Dominion Oregon Oregon State Pac 10 Pennsylvania Portland State Providence Purdue Quinnipiac Richmond Sacred Heart Saint Louis Saint Mary's Samford San Diego State Santa Clara Siena South Carolina SE Missouri St Southern Illinois Stephen F. Austin
CollegeSports.com - Women's Gymnastics gymnast in the United States by winning more World and olympic medals than any othergymnast (male or female) in history, captured seven olympic medals in her http://www.collegesports.com/sports/w-gym/uwire/021203aab.html
Extractions: Pick Your School The ACC Air Force Akron Arizona Arizona St. Army Baylor Big 12 Boston College Bowling Green Butler California Central Michigan Charlotte Clemson Cleveland St. Colorado Creighton Denver Duquesne Fairfield Florida Atlantic Florida State Fresno State George Washington Georgia Gonzaga Houston Illinois Illinois Chicago Iowa State Jacksonville Johns Hopkins Kansas State Kentucky Lafayette Louisville Loyola Marymount Maryland Massachusetts Memphis Miami (FL) Michigan State MSU Photo Shop Missouri Ole Miss Mount St. Mary's Nevada North Carolina NC State Northern Colorado Northwestern Notre Dame Oklahoma Oklahoma State Old Dominion Oregon Oregon State Pac 10 Pennsylvania Portland State Providence Purdue Quinnipiac Richmond Sacred Heart Saint Louis Saint Mary's Samford San Diego State Santa Clara Siena South Carolina SE Missouri St Southern Illinois Stephen F. Austin Stanford Stony Brook Tennessee TCU Texas Tech Toledo Tulane Tulsa UAB UCLA UCSB UNLV USC Utah Wake Forest Washington Washington State WCHA Western Carolina Western Kentucky Wyoming By Brent Miller Daily Collegian UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. (U-WIRE) Every school the No. 19 Penn State women's gymnastics team battles is unique. This past weekend saw the Nittany Lions battle and come up short against a tough Oklahoma team. However, the Sooners are one of the most distinctive teams you will find because of the admiration of a coach and his world-famous gymnast.
United States Bridge Federation far, Bridge has reached the same level as Golf, Rugby, squash, and Karate etc., which,though recognized as sports, are not yet admitted into the olympic games http://www.usbf.org/olympic.html
Extractions: Printed with permission of the World Bridge Federation THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE HAS ALREADY RECOGNIZED THE WORLD BRIDGE FEDERATION AND PROSPECTS ARE THAT BRIDGE WILL SOON BE AN OFFICIAL COMPETITION AT THE OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES BRIDGE , a true sport of the mind, has being trying to gain its well-deserved entry into the world of the Olympics for some time now. Here is an account of the present status, how this was achieved and what remains to be done. BRIDGE has being trying to gain its well-deserved entry into the world of the Olympics for some time now. Here is an account of the present status, how this was achieved and what remains to be done. Pursuant to the above development, the WBF, in quest for elevation of its status as an IOC-recognized 'International Federation' (IF), established an effective liaison with the IOC and President Juan Antonio Samaranch. Instrumental in this effort were the WBF President José Damiani, and WBF Vice-President Mazhar Jafri, who worked in harmony with IOC Vice President Marc Hodler.
History history of Federation Development President for Youth Head of the Saudi OlympicCommittee previously upon the establishment of the Saudi Committee for squash. http://www.saudi-sq-fed.org/history.htm
History Of Women In Sports Timeline - Part 2 - 1900 - 1929 three lengths in the oldest racing event in history. helps found the US Women's SquashRacquets Association 1928 The Summer olympic Games open gymnastics and http://www.northnet.org/stlawrenceaauw/timelne2.htm
Extractions: to 1899 Gertrude Ederle 1900-1920 - Physical Education instructors strongly oppose competition among women, fearing it will make them less feminine. 1900 - The first 19 women to compete in the modern Olympics Games in Paris, France, play in just three sports: tennis, golf, and croquet. Margaret I. Abbott is the first American woman to win an Olympic gold medal. An art student in Paris, she won the nine-hole golf tournament by shooting a 47. 1900 - May Sutton is America's first woman tennis player of international reknown. She wins the Pacific Southwest Championship at age 13. 1900 The first women's ice hockey league is organized in Quebec with three teams from Montreal, one from Quebec City, and another from Trois-Rivieres. 1901 - Field Hockey is introduced to women in the United State by Constance M. K. Applebee , a British physical education teacher. She presents a hockey exhibition at Harvard University. 1901 - Annie Taylor, 43, becomes the first person to go over Naigara Falls in a custom-built barrel and live. She couldn't swim. Her comment on being retreieved: "Nobody ever ought to do that again."
History The history of hockey. 2050 BC Drawing of hockey found on a tomb in Egypt. 1908Hockey makes first appearance at the olympic Games in London. http://www.manchester2002.co.uk/Sports/Hockey/History/default.asp
History The history of boxing. 393 BC Boxing abolished during Roman gladiator period dueto excessive brutality. 688 BC Greece introduces boxing to Ancient olympic Games. http://www.manchester2002.co.uk/Sports/Boxing/History/default.asp
Women's Sports Foundation History in Women's Sports history PostTitle IX history. State High School Associations InternationalOlympic Committee 100 player and a nationally ranked squash player http://www.womenssportsfoundation.org/cgi-bin/iowa/issues/history/article.html?r
KLB PE Links squash World squash Federation http//www.squash.org/. olympics (Sydney 2000) http//www.sydney.olympic.org. Historyof New Zealand rugby http//www.vuw.ac.nz http://www.klbschool.org.uk/links/pelink.htm
Dominica's Olympic Committee/ National Affiliates Dominica squash Association Dominica Table Tennis Association Dominica VolleyballAssociation. INTERNATIONAL AFFILIATES. The International olympic Committee (IOC http://www.dominicaolympiccommittee.org/affiliates.htm
A Brief History Of Badminton Badminton's debut as an olympic sport has clearly fitness that would exhaust a squashchampion This history obtained from the International Badminton Federation. http://users.erols.com/wiker/history.htm
Extractions: Badminton was invented long ago; its origins date back at least two thousand years to the game of battledore and shuttlecock played in ancient Greece, India and China. A surprisingly long history for one of the Olympics newest sports! Badminton took its name from Badminton House in Gloucestershire, the home of the Duke of Beaufort, where the sport was played in the last century. By coincidence, Gloucestershire is now the base for the International Badminton Federation. The IBF was founded in 1934 with nine members - Canada, Denmark, England, France, Ireland, Netherlands, New Zealand, Scotland and Wales. The USA joined four years later. Membership grew steadily over the following years with a surge in new members after badminton's Olympic debut at Barcelona. As the sport's development program grows, the current 130 members is expected to increase further. The first major IBF tournament was the Thomas Cup (world men's team championships) in 1948. Since then, the number of world events has increased to seven, with the addition of the Uber Cup (ladies' team), World Championships, Sudirman Cup (mixed team), World Juniors, World Grand Prix Finals and the World Cup. The World Cup invitational event started in 1981 and is organized by the International Management Group (IMG). The World Cup series is due to end in 1997 and the IBF is considering organizing exhibition matches featuring the world's top players to replace the World Cup.
