Volleyball

Volleyball : Volleyball, the game played with an inflated bladder and a high net was invented in 1895 at Holyoke Y.M.C.A. Gymnasium in United States of America (USA) by a Physical Director William J. Morgan.

Volleyball's first name was "MINTONNETTE" which was later named as Volleyball by "Dr. Alfred Halsted" of "Springfield College, Springfield, Massachusetts" because the ball had to be volleyed with hands from one side to the other side of the court.

Volleyball

International Volleyball Association was formed in 1947 with its headquarters in Paris (France). The first World Volleyball Championship was held in 1949 at Prague. The first Asian Volleyball Championship was held at Tokyo (Japan) in 1955, India beats Japan in the final.

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Football

It is believed that Football is also of British origin. However, it is said that a game similar to Football was played in 500 B.C. by the Greeks of Sparta and they called this game 'Harpastum'.

Harpastum

The first football club of the world 'Sheffield Football Club' was founded in the year 1857 in England.

Sheffield Football Club - Logo

Football was introduced in India by the Britishers in 1848 and the first football club of India was 'Dalhousie Club'. The Indian Football Association, the oldest football Association association in the east, was formed in 1878.

Indian National Football Team

The apex institution of football is 'Federation of International de Football Association' (FIFA), which was formed by seven countries on May 21, 1904. The headquarters of FIFA is in Paris (France).

FIFA - Headquarters

In order to distinguish this game from the carrying cum kicking game i.e. Rugby, it was given the name of "Soccer". This name was given to this game (Football) by an association named London Football Association which was formed in 1863 in England. The Football World Cup, organized by the FIFA, is the biggest competition.

Football Match in Progress

Football was included as a competitive game in Olympic Games officially in 1908. India took part in the World Olympic Competition in 1948 in London. Besides Olympic Competitions, World Cup Football Championships were planned by two Frenchman i.e. M Jules Rimet and Henry Delaunay.

Jules Rimet was president of the French Football Federation and remained president of FIFA from 1924 to 1957. The first world Cup was organized at Monte Video (Uruguay) in 1930.



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