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Pages in category "Sports originating in France" The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
Sport in France plays an important role in French society, which is reflected in its popularity among the French people and the nation's strong sporting history. [1] Various types of sports are played and followed in France, notably cycling, fencing, football, [2] and handball, which has earned France eight victories in world championships and five Olympic medals.
Defunct sports venues in France (2 C, 14 P) F. History of football in France (5 C, 3 P) S. Seasons in French sport (5 C) Pages in category "History of sport in France"
Shorter formats have been invented for various sports, such as T20 cricket and 3x3 basketball. [44] ... Sport and Society in Modern France (1981). Holt, Richard.
Modern sports developed from different European games, many of them played by European royalty. Tennis developed in France, French kings like Francis I of France (1515–47) and Henry II (1547–59) were well known players. Golf originated in Scotland, where the first written record of golf is James II's banning of the game in 1457. The ban was ...
Category: Sports by country of origin. ... Sports originating in France (29 P) G. Sports originating in Georgia (country) (1 P) Sports originating in Germany (1 C, 16 ...
France has a long history of innovation and scientific discovery, contributing to various fields such as physics, mathematics, engineering, medicine, and the arts. French inventors and scientists have pioneered breakthroughs that shaped the modern world, from the development of photography and the metric system to advancements in aviation, nuclear physics, and immunology.
The invention is the work of Mr. Little, the well-known amateur swordsman, and is designed to do away with this uncertainty and useless expenditure of energy. It is hardly necessary to say that the inventor has called electricity to his aid. Briefly, the invention consists of an automatic electric recorder.