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sports. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05 |
 | | Sports that required wealth or leisure, such as polo or falconry, were the province of the upper classes, while inexpensive, massed sports, such as soccer, took root among commoners. |
 | | Sports that were traditionally played in various countries became, by legislative act or general acceptance, national sportsbaseball in the United States, bullfighting in Spain and Mexico, cricket in England, and ice hockey (see hockey, ice) in Canada. |
 | | During the 20th cent., sports took on an increasingly international flavor; aside from the world championships for individual sports, like soccers World Cup, large-scale international meets, such as the Pan-American games and the Commonwealth games, were inaugurated. |
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