Reintroducing Royal Ringball, the Maya Sport That Thrived for Centuries
Many do not realize just how far back the history sports go. In fact, the Mayans played a wide collection of sports. The most popular and the most theatrical of these sports, however, was the Mayan Ball Game or simply ballgame. The game involved the world's first rubber ball, invented by the Mayans themselves, as teams competed to knock the ball through a small stone hoop. Allegedly, the reward for the winners was a heroic feast, while the losers often...
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