Sports in the UK

SPORTS

SPORTS IN THE UK• Britain is a nation where sport is

taken seriously. • Most people have a sport that

they play or that they watch. • What do you think is the most

popular sport in the UK?....

Many sports were invented in the UK

Strange British sports…• Not every sport invented here is

popular around the world…

HIGHLAND GAMES

CABER TOSS• The competitor must lift and

throw a tree trunk (caber) as far as they can.

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28QFio97Nnk

Cheese rolling

• In Gloucestershire in England there is an strange sport where competitors have to run down a hill after a cheese!!!

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpzEF0D2xfE

Bog snorkelling

• Competitors must swim 2 lengths of a trench in peat bog.

• It takes place in  Llanwrtyd Wells in Wales.

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAh7e9d45_Y

Olympics• In this years olympics Great Britain won a

total of 67 medals making them second position.

• UK Sport spent £274.5m of National Lottery money funding Olympic sports for the Rio Games.

• This means sports stars can train full- time.

Do sport stars earn too much?

When the city helps build a new sports stadium, who benefits the most - the team, the city, the nearby businesses, or the sports fans?