Swimming (and Burkini)

See also https://www.euronews.com/2018/07/26/belgium-municipalities-divided-over-the-burkini-in-public-swimming-pools?jwsource=cl

Tour de France

• Official French website
• Official English website
• Official Japanese website  

Cycling

Skiing (and environment)

Ice skating (and Polders)

"Black Diamonds" and Global football

See also Niko Besnier, From the Pacific Islands to France: migration, hope and deceit in the rugby industry, The Conversation October 21, 2016

Football (and Christmas truce)

See also A. Mason, 9 Facts About Football In The First World War, Imperial War Museums (11 January 2018)

Paul MacCartney, Pipes of Peace

Socialism, communism and sports in Europe (For greater glory)

Olympia

Another version

Modern use of Olympia:

Some famous parts of Olympia

Modern Olympics

Industrial revolution and modern sports (II)

Industrial revolution and modern sports

Fight Club: A History of Violence from Nik Porter on Vimeo.

Chess

1.

unknown artist from 1283 A.D., [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Miniature from Alfonso X's Libro del axedrez dados et tablas (Book of chess, dices and tables), c. 1283. Moorish women in Arab clothes playing chess. European woman in headscarf, playing an oud or lute.

2.

 
Unknown author [CC BY-SA 2.5], via Wikimedia Commons
Illustration from the manuscript Gawain and the flying chessboard (14th century ill. manuscript from the Special Collections of Leiden University Libary)

3. 

 

Hans Muelich  (1516–1573), Duke Albrecht V. of Bavaria and his wife Anna of Austria playing chess.
 It is a detail image of the illustration on page 10 of the Jewel Book of the Duchess Anna of Bavaria (Kleinodienbuch der Herzogin Anna von Bayern).

20.5 x 15.4 centimeters

4.  

Moritz Retzsch (1779-1857), Mephisto and Faust
Oil on panel. Height: 32.3 cm ; Width: 39 cm 

5.

   
Instant [CC BY-SA 3.0 or GFDL], from Wikimedia Commons
Milan Mikuláštík, Chessball, 1998

Real tennis (Renaissance)

Renaissance (and Pastime with Good Company)

Market sports; regional sports

Medieval Folk Sports (I)

Jousting (and experimental archaeology)

See also http://www.redbull.tv/video/AP-1JXSWF8UH2111/knight-s-play

Course landaise, recortadores and forcados

 

 

SeeWikipedia contributors, 'Course landaise', Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 12 December 2018, 01:34 UTC, <https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Course_landaise&oldid=873251425> [accessed 9 May 2019] 

See Wikipedia contributors, 'Forcado', Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 31 January 2019, 11:18 UTC, <https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Forcado&oldid=881090908> [accessed 9 May 2019]

Gladiators, media ; Chariot racing

Sorry the video is entirely in French
Here is an English summary:
1. The mosaic shows almost a full race, from start to full speed
2. A member of the elite or an official drops a white scarf to signal the start of the race 
3. An employee moves a crank to open the doors to the horses
4. It is a a four horses chariots race
5. There are 4 teams: Blue, Green, Red, White
6. There were avid spectators and fans, and bets were very important
7. Many employees are working around the track
8. One person spreads water on the ground to avoid causing too much dust
9. Two people wait for the end of the race to give the winner his prices: a palm and a laurel wreath
10. Another one is carrying a pair of scissors to rescue drivers if they fall, by untangling them for their chariot
11. Two chariots missed turning the curve and their drivers are in danger
12. Skill and strategy were essential to get a victory

See Wikipedia contributors, 'Circus Games Mosaic', Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 15 February 2018, 01:20 UTC, <https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Circus_Games_Mosaic&oldid=825724118> [accessed 6 May 2018]