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The Retro League is a form of reconstructing what passed, an attempt to revive pre-war football matches with their teams, rules, clothes and atmosphere. The clubs which ceased to exist in 1939 are eligible to take part in the tournament. Players are required to wear...

For a long time angling was considered as sport. From the beginning of the 20th century onwards, the Warsaw Cyclists Association (WTC) had a fishing section. It drew sportsmen who wanted to calm down and unwind after their racing efforts. In the period of the...

The problem of poor air quality in Poland was not taken seriously for a long time. Today such initiatives as the Polish Smog Alert inform that our country has the most polluted air in the whole European Union. In spite of the environment contaminated with...

The first mentions of lacrosse date back to the first half of the 17th century. The sport was developed by indigenous peoples in North America. On account of its tribal character, lacrosse was always treated as something more than just a game. In Cherokee, one...

Motoball (motorcycle polo) is a discipline which combines riding motorcycles and playing football. It originated in France in 1930. The sport is especially popular in Russia and the post-Soviet states, while it is Germany that hosts regular league matches. The rules of motoball resemble those...

Hardly anyone remembers that tug of war was part of the Olympic Games, one of the athletics disciplines. Until 1920 you could be awarded a medal in this event. It was tug of war that constituted the first historic competition of Warsaw university sportsmen in...

In the times of the Second Polish Republic Warsaw was a national power in water polo. The leading players included members of the AZS (University Sports Association) and Legia. Other Warsaw clubs had their teams, too: ŻASS (Jewish University Sports Association), Ascola, WKW (Warsaw Club...

American football is one of the most contact sports, which means that players very often sustain serious injuries. It enjoys the greatest popularity in the United States, where the National Football League generates the largest profits out of all leagues. In Poland, on the other...