Is Wrestling the oldest sport known to man or is it Running?
I know some people believe that Wrestling was the Worlds first ever sport but, I am here to prove to you that in fact, it isn't. According to the " 8 Oldest Sports in the World" blog on Oldest.Org, Running is the world's oldest sport because there was no equipment needed to run on two feet. I run, You run, everybody runs but not everyone wrestles. How long do you think it would take for people when they started running to say " Hey, I bet I'm faster than you?". Not too long is probably your answer, mine too.
"One of the earliest depictions of sprinting is found in the Lascaux caves in France, dating back to the Upper Paleolithic era (about 15,300 years ago)". This was also found with a wrestling depiction in those same caves, so there could be an argument that wrestling was the first sport. Running was also made an Olympic sport in 776 BCE while Wrestling was made on in 704 BCE which means running became an Olympic Sport 72 years before Wrestling did.
Running is like second nature to a human being, when we were born and learning how to walk, we probably took a few running steps while learning to walk. Running is the most accessible sport in the world, why? because there is no need for any equipment.
"One of the earliest depictions of sprinting is found in the Lascaux caves in France, dating back to the Upper Paleolithic era (about 15,300 years ago)". This was also found with a wrestling depiction in those same caves, so there could be an argument that wrestling was the first sport. Running was also made an Olympic sport in 776 BCE while Wrestling was made on in 704 BCE which means running became an Olympic Sport 72 years before Wrestling did.
Running is like second nature to a human being, when we were born and learning how to walk, we probably took a few running steps while learning to walk. Running is the most accessible sport in the world, why? because there is no need for any equipment.
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