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Murals discovered in Norway, Sweden and Finland have created in the minds of scholars an estimate of "since the stone age." They even think Neanderthals that lived in the Scandinavian circle were all skiers. In archaeological digs throughout Norway, they have found skis that date back to 1,000 B.C. The sport is older than you think.
Modern tennis was adopted in the 1800s in Great Britain. However, the first tennis may have originated in France in the 1100s.
Swimming has been a sport since the Olympics were started, probably even earlier than that.
The history of sports probably extends as far back as the existence of people as purposive sportive and active beings.