Traditional sports and games

For the general concept of "traditional" physical sports (as opposed to esports or mind sports), see Sport.

Traditional sports and games (often abbreviated TSG) are physical activities which were played for centuries by people around the world even before the civilization started, before the advent of modern Western sports. Many TSGs lost popularity or died off during the colonial era due to the imposition and spread of Western sports. Further decline has occurred in the post-colonial era.

UNESCO promotes TSG as a form of "intangible cultural heritage", and had a dedicated TSG Advisory Committee. Four Collective Consultation Meetings: 2006 in Paris, 2009 in Teheran, 2017 in Paris have been held so far by UNESCO, with the fourth one in 2018 in Istanbul gathering more than 82 participants from 40 countries.

TSG has been linked to the way in which various peoples followed religious duties and promoted social cooperation along with a better understanding of their relationship to nature; TSG is also seen as a possible way to increase intercultural dialogue.

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