Games and sports as man’s Cultural 
             Heritage
  • The major difference between today’s sports and games and of 
   past is that there are set rules and regulation of each & every 
   games at present time but in the past ,there were not set rules .
  • “Survival  of the fittest” was the principle in those dark ages . 
   Hunting,  running,  throwing  ,  chasing  and  dancing  were  the 
   main affairs .
  •   Youths were given training to develop their physical fitness. 
   Slowly and steadily these activities were changed in the form of 
   games and sports with specific rules and regulation.
     The  Greek  civilization  were  the  first  who 
     contributed  a  lot  for  games  and  sports.  As  a 
     result  of  these  activities  and  deep  interest   
     among  people,  Olympic  movement  began  in 
     Greece. 
           Indeed greek civilization was a golden period 
     for sports and games but, later on, the emphasis 
     on sports and games was not laid upon. Hence, 
     the spirit of sports declined. The contribution  of 
        Rome  towards  sports  and  games  is  not 
     appreciable.  Although  sports  and  games  were 
     considered for slaves and military training. 
    Although   sports   and   games    were 
    considered for slaves and military training. 
    Horse  race  ,  chariot  race  and  gladitorial 
    combats or fights were usual phenomena. 
    In  the  same  way  Germany  ,  Sweden  , 
    Denmark , China and U.K. contributed a lot 
    towards  sports  and  games.  Regarding   
    India’s history of sports and games , little  
    is known about ancient india .
                CONCLUSION
   • It  is  clear  from  the  ancient  history  of 
     sports  and  games  of  the  ancient  world 
     that  the  games  and  sports  ,  which  are 
     played  today  ,  have  their  roots  in  the 
     past.  Although  there  were  simple  rules 
     and  regulation  but  today’s  sports  and 
     games  are  played  with  advanced 
     techniques    and   with   a   scientific 
     approach. 
     Leonardo-da- vinci has rightly said , “If 
     you  are  enamoured  of  practice 
     without scientific knowledge of sports 
     you are just like a pilot who goes into a 
     ship without rudder and compass and 
     does  not  know  his  destination.” 
         In today’s term , it is quite applicable 
     but  we  cannot    forget  the  origin  of 
     various  sports  and  games,  which  we 
     received in heritage.