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Renaissance sports connect to the sports of today through the entertainment

and the theatrical side to the sports themselves. One of the main reasons there are

sports is to entertain, and the main reasons why sports are so successful and

enjoyed is because they are entertaining. Modern sports are endorsed due to the

enjoyment of the viewers just as the Renaissance sports were. Another connection is

the theatrical side to sports. Renaissance sports dealt heavily with theatrics, showman-

ship, and elegance. Similarly modern sports also have a factor of theatrics in that in some

cases the event is a show for the viewers just as well as it is a competition. Renaissance

sports connect to modern sports through a subtle use of theatrics and the emphasis

of entertainment in the sports industry

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Very similar to modern wrestling and

to the earliest forms of greco-roman

wrestling. Object was to pin or take over

one's opponent

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This early from of soccer was a

mob of people, there was no limit to how

many people could join, going after a single ball

with no regard for safety or the people around them.

This sport was later suppressed and was only

played on certain holidays

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These events focused on two

elegantly dressed men that faced

one another in one-on-one combat.

The main focus was on the grace and

elegance of the fighters, event was

very theatrical

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Archery dealt with ones ability to

shoot targets with a bow and arrow

from varying distances and under

different condition

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This was a sport that dealt with the riding and training of horses and the ability to command them, similar to horseback riding that is seen today

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Fencing was a sport that is participated

in by two men whose objective it was to

poke the other in the chest with a dull sword.

This sport became widely popular due to the

elegance and grace the participants used when fencing

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Jousting was a highly celebrated

sport that depicted Knights in elegant

portraying their skills on horseback

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Web-http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/561041/sports/253555/Sports-in-the-Renaissance-and-modern-periods

Web-http://www.ehow.com/info_7971080_sports-were-played-renaissance-period.html

Video-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVkOxUmN59Q

Web-http://worksofchivalry.com/en/maneggi-and-jumps-the-basic-exercises-of-renaissance-horsemanship-part-1/

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During the Renaissance Sports had become highly followed by all people no matter class. The upper class used sports to Portray the ideal gentleman, someone with a strong body and keen mind. Soon sports became less about the athletic achievement and more about the aesthetic appeal. Although the peasants did differ from the average by partaking in sports that were rough and brutal according to the aristocrats. They played sports that involved massive amounts of people and a lack concern for health.

There were many different sports that a citizen of the Renaissance could either partake in or simply watch and enjoy. From a noble point of view the sports played by the upper class were jousting, fencing, horsemanship, archery, and tournament field or "lists". Some sports that the lower class enjoyed were calcio, wrestling, and early forms of "stick" games such as lacrosse and hockey.