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Practice dictation & shadowing on the daily life story: Sport in Canada
Sport in Canada
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Sporting Canada
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There is a long and rich history of sport participation in Canada.
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Many of the sports and games Canadians currently play can be traced back to the early days of Canadian history.
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In the 19th century, sport and games in Canada were not highly organized.
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Few people had the time or money for playing games.
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The harsher aspects of everyday life took precedence.
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However, Around the turn of the century, several amateur sport organizations emerged.
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These groups attempted to organize sports competitions, set rules, and develop teams and leagues.
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As a result, organized competitions quickly grew in number around this period of time, especially in the 50 year period.
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Between 1870 and 1920, some of the earliest organized sports in Canada were rifle shooting, rowing, track and field, rugby, football, skating, cricket and golf, among others.
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Many of these sports were imports of sporting traditions from Great Britain.
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This made sense given that many of the leaders of early amateur sports organizations were recent British immigrants to Canada.
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An example of early Canadian sport can be seen in the sport of rowing imported from the rowing traditions.
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In England, rowing was one of the most famous sports in early Canadian history.
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Although relatively few Canadians actually rowed themselves, many participated as spectators.
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Rowing races between Canadian oarsmen and between Canadians and international competitors were famous events.
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Also, gambling or betting on the outcome of races attracted many spectators.
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The most famous Canadian athlete of the times was Ned Hanlon, 1855 to 1908 and oarsman Hanlon remains to this day one of the most famous athletes in Canadian history.
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In fact, during his life he was famous throughout the world.
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A Canadian and world champion several times over, Hanlon was a fierce competitor.
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However Hanlon was, he's also famous for his appeal to spectators.
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He made a regular practice of gaining A seemingly insurmountable lead over his rival and then stopping to wave at the crowds on the shoreline.
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He would even slow down during a race, allowing his competition to catch up to him, only to take the win at the last moment.
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These exploits made Hanlon one of the first showmen in sport.
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He recognized the importance of the entertainment value of sport.
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Sporting Canada has developed developed rapidly since Hanlon's time.
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Today, Canada has a complex system of amateur sports organizations and professional leagues.
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In addition, in the 1960s, the federal Government of Canada became directly involved in the pursuit of healthy lifestyles and sporting traditions of Canadians.
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Today, the government provides funds for elite amateur athletes preparing for World Championships and the Olympic Games.
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The athletic role models produced by these government programs are crucial to Canadians in general.