You know, Scotland is the country today which demonstrates a true love for the sport. The sporting traditions are legendary worldwide. This country boasted the invention of many sports such as : Tennis, golf, and rugby. But we can take into account : Hockey, Curling, and the Scottish Higland Games plays an important role in the history of Scottish sport.
The first thing that we can say, is that football is the most popular . William McGregor, a Scotsman set up the first English football league, and the first international football match was played in Scotland in 1872.
We can also consider Scotland like the home of golf. Scotsmen have been playing golf – or ‘gowf’, as it was once known here as far back as the 15th century. It was later banned by King James II as a distraction from military training, but has since grown into a multi-billion dollar industry and holds the title of the biggest amateur sport in the world. Today there are over 570 golf courses in Scotland. In many places, golf is still regarded as an exclusive pastime. This is not the case in Scotland, in which members of the public can play on some of the finest municipal golf courses in the world for a very small fee.
2014 Ryder Cup
In 2014, the year of Homecoming, Scotland will host what is now one of the world’s biggest sporting tournament and the biggest event on the global golf calendar. The 2014 Ryder Cup, at Gleneagles, will be the event that puts Scotland’s golfing events on the world stage.
Olympic Games success
Scottish sport is a breeding ground for talent. In the 2012 London Olympic Games, 55 Scottish Olympians and 27 Scottish Paralympians were selected to compete. Team GB won an unprecedented 185 medals in total at the Olympics, exceeding all expectations.The 24 medals won by Scotland were in a range of events including judo, rowing, cycling, athletics, sailing, swimming, slalom canoeing, and tennis. There are opportunities for Scottish people to become addict to the sport.
Commonwealth games
Nobody know the Commonwealth games? It's an international multi-national event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of nations. The games are overseen by the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF), which also controls the sporting programme and selects the host cities. But Commonwealth games include also games which are practiced by Commonwealth countries such as : lawn bowls, netballs...Only six teams have attended every Commonwealth Games: Australia, Canada, England, New Zealand, Scotland, and Wales.
The traditional Highland Games
This event attract more and more people. It's refers to those sports which are taking place during the summer month. We can see a link between sport, socialisation and culture because everyone can intend to be the best in one of these sports. So, if you're interested you can try to go just once time and if you're lucky maybe you could see the Royal's family..
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