BY ALEXANDER HABER AND LINDSAY HAUPTMAN. SPORTS IN CHINA! BY ALEXANDER HABER AND LINDSAY HAUPTMAN.

  People In china like playing sports in china. Physical fitness and sports are of national importance in china, and people value sports mostly for both health and fun. China has a long history of martial arts, witch is not combat but it is a system of relaxation and exercise. Some of the favorite sports in china are basketball, football, martial arts, table tennis, soccer, and badminton. My favorite sport is basketball. INTRODUCTION

BASKETBALL Basketball   Basketball is a really fun sport. Dr. James Naismith invented basketball while working for the YMCA training school in spring field Massachusetts. Basketball was actually introduced to china in 1896. Since the arrival of Yao Ming (a basketball player) in the NBA in 2002, the game has grown considerably in the most populated country. China’s basketball company is called CBA (china basketball association), and more than four hundred million people play it. BASKETBALL Basketball

Baseball was first introduced to china in 1864, with the establishment of the Shanghai Baseball Club by the American Medical missionary Henry Boone. However, in 1959 Mao Zedong disbanded all teams and outlawed Baseball. After the Cultural Revolution ended, Baseball Activities Association formed in 1974. In 2002, China Baseball League was formed, and China participated in the World Baseball Classics. BASEBALL Baseballl

In most of the large spoken Chinese language varieties, the word Kung Fu is pronounced Kun Fu. The beginning of Chinese Martial Arts has helped to people learn self-defense, hunting techniques, and military training in ancient China. Hand-to-hand combat and weapons practice were important in training in ancient Chinese soldiers. MARTIAL ARTS Black Belt

Badminton is a Chinese sport Badminton is a Chinese sport. Lin Dan is the only player in badminton history to have won three consecutive titles at the world championships. In { 2006,2007,2009}, because of its relative simplicity, inexpensive equipment, and accessibility to venues. Badminton is a very established and popular sport in china. BADMINTON BADMINTON OBJECTS AND GAMES

Volleyball arrived in Asia in 1908 Volleyball arrived in Asia in 1908. From there it was practiced in China and Japan. China took five consecutive world titles in the 1908’s. That’s pretty amazing that they won so many times. The leading volleyball nations in Asia is Japan, to a lesser extent south Korea and China. VOLLEYBALL VOLLEYBALL GAMES

We think it’s amazing how many sports there are in china We think it’s amazing how many sports there are in china. People play a lot of the same sports in China as they do in The U.S.A, for example these are some of the sports they both play. Chess, volleyball, Basketball, figure skating and gymnastics. That’s pretty amazing because china is very far from the U.S.A but they still play some of the same sports. CONCLUSION THINK DO YOU THINK ITS AMAZING THAT CHINA AND THE U.S.A PLAY SOME OF THE SAME GAMES ?