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Answer: Sports and history are closely connected because the history of every sport, its records and its traditions are needed to understand, report and present sports.

  • History of sports: sports are part of human culture. Toys, game equipment and descriptions in old literature tell us about ancient games; the history of Indian games such as Mallakhamb, kabaddi, kho-kho, wrestling and chess, and of modern games and the Olympic movement, is a part of social history.
  • Sports journalism: a sports journalist must know the history of a game, its rules, earlier matches, teams and players. Writing about an event or reviewing a match requires comparing it with past events and performances.
  • Sports commentary: while commenting on a live match, commentators use past records, statistics and achievements of players and teams to explain the importance of the present performance.
  • Records and broadcasting: records of matches, scores and audio-visual recordings of broadcasts are preserved; they become sources of history and are used again for programmes, analysis and documentaries.
  • Other links: sports museums, biographies and autobiographies of players, sports literature and films preserve the history of sports, and the achievements of players such as Major Dhyan Chand inspire new generations.
Doubtly AI · 25 Oct 2026 AI-verified · Oct 2026 Report
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Sports and history are closely related with each other.

  1. It is a must for a sports writer to know the history of the game he chooses to write on.
  2. In order to write a review on any sport competition, the critic should have knowledge of competitions held in the past.
  3. A comparative study of the skills, techniques and strategies used in the past and developments or improvements in the present makes the review comprehensive.
  4. The writer has to resort to history while writing columns or articles on sports events like Olympics or Asiad or any national or international matches.
  5. While commentating on Akashvani and Doordarshan, an expert commentator needs to have good knowledge of the history of the game, previous records of illustrious and eminent players, statistical analysis and historical anecdotes related to the game and players.
  6. Coaches, special experts, selection committee should have information of the players, their strength and weakness and also history of the players in the opposing team. Even players should know history of their competitors.
    In short, it is essential to know the history of all the aspects related to sports.
Doubtly · 23 Oct 2021 Report
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