'Sports in Great Britain'

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Popular sports The British are proud of fact that many sports originated in their country and then spread throughout the world. The national British sports are football golf cricket table tennis lawn tennis snooker steeplechase racing darts

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National sport The national sport of the UK is football, but the UK does not compare as a nation in any major football tournament. Instead, there are four teams, English, Welsh, Scottish and Northern Irish. There are also many famous football club in the UK, such as Manchester United, Liverpool, Chelsea, and Arsenal in England and Rangers and Celtic in Scotland.

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World-famous players The UK has the most outstanding players, such as Wayne Rooney, David Beckham, Steve Bloomer and other. David Beckham one of the most famous people Britain, the second best player of the world, and fifteenth place in the “Celebrity 100”.

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England’s achievements World Champion 1966, Fourth place at the World Cup in 1990, At the European championships in third place in 1968 and the semi-finals in 1996 Taken once the World Cup in 1966 and finished it first Taken once the European Championship in 1996 and advanced to the semifinals

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Cricket One of the most British games is cricket . It is often played in schools, colleges, universities, and by club teams all over the country. To many Englishman cricket is a game and a standard of behavior. When they consider something unfair, they sometimes say: “That’s not cricket”.

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Cricket’s history Cricket was first played in southern England in the 16th century. By the end of the 18th century, it had developed into the national sport of England. The expansion of the British Empire led to cricket being played overseas and by the mid-19th century the first international matches were being held. The ICC, the game's governing body, has 10 full members . The game is most popular in Australasia, England, the Indian subcontinent, the West Indies and Southern Africa.

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Tennis A great number of people play and watch tennis and the international tennis tournaments at Wimbledon are know all over the world. I t is the oldest tennis tournament in the world considered by many people to be the most prestigious. It takes place over two weeks in late June and early July. Wimbledon is known for its traditions — strict white dress code for competitors, the absence of sponsor advertising around the courts and some others. Every tennis player dreams of taking part at this tournament.

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Formula One F1 and referred to officially as the FIA Formula One World Championship , is the highest class of single- seater auto racing sanctioned by the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA).

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Professional sports Everyone knows what the Olympic Games . It’s one of the most famous competitions in the world. UK had Olympic Games three times: IV Summer Olympics in 1908 XIV Summer Olympics in 1948 XXX Summer Olympic in 2012

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Olympic Games Great Britain was one of 14 teams to compete in the first Games, the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens, and is one of only three nations to have competed at every Summer and Winter Olympic Games (although it did not send an official team to the 1904 Summer Olympics). Athletes representing Great Britain have won 780 medals at the Summer Olympic Games, and another 22 at the Winter Olympic Games. Great Britain is the only team to have won at least one gold medal at every Summer Games.

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London 2012 It took place in London, United Kingdom, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. More than 10,000 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees.

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England in Olympics 2012 Team Great Britain, sent a total of 541 athletes, 279 men and 262 women, to the Games. Great Britain left the Summer Olympic games with a total of 65 medals (29 gold, 17 silver, and 19 bronze ), finishing third in the gold medal rankings, and fourth in the overall medal rankings. British athletes dominated the medal standings in cycling, wherein they won a total of 12 Olympic medals, including 8 golds , 7 from the 10 track cycling events alone, and in equestrian, wherein they won 5 medals including 3 golds from 6 events. Great Britain also topped the medal table in triathlon, boxing and rowing. Twelve British athletes won more than a single Olympic medal in London.

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Paralympics Games 2012 Great Britain competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom, from 29 August to 9 September 2012 as the host nation. A total of 288 athletes were selected to compete along with 13 other team members such as sighted guides. The country won 120 medals in total and finished third in the medals table, behind China and Russia.

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Paralympics' achievements James Clegg won a bronze medal in the men's 100 m butterfly S12. Jessica-Jane Applegate (centre ) after winning a gold medal in the women's 200 m freestyle S14 event.

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Paralympics' achievements Richard Whitehead winning the gold medal in the T42 200 metres . British gold medalist David Weir in the race in wheelchairs

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United Kingdom Each year, the United Kingdom reaches more and more results in sports, whether national or intercontinental competitions Sport in the UK becomes very important, and the challenge is to develop the sport in the country

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Sport Famous English dramatist John Galsworthy said: “ Redeeming power in our world is the sport - on him still flies the flag of optimism, here follow the rules and respect the opponent no matter which side victory” “ Спасительной силой в нашем мире является спорт - над ним по-прежнему реет флаг оптимизма, здесь соблюдают правила и уважают противника независимо от того, на чьей стороне победа ”

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