Athlegend 1800 Century Retro Men's Tee
Material: 100% ringspun cotton.*
- Seamless twin needle collar.
- Taped neck and shoulders.
- Tubular body.
- Twin needle sleeves and hem.
Weight:
- White 144gsm.
- Colours 153gsm.
*Colour information:
- Heathers 65% cotton/35% polyester.
- Sport grey and antiques 90% cotton/10% polyester.
- Black, navy, white, sport grey, red and royal available in 3XL.
- Colour representation is only as accurate as the web design process allows.
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In a nutshell -
In 1867, the Marquess of Queensberry in England, formulated new boxing rules named the "Queensberry Rules" which in some aspects still remain in place up till today. These set of rules introduced padded gloves in boxing, and rounds of three minutes, thereby creating the basis for modern boxing rules.
The oldest major tournament in Golf "The Open" or British Open was established on 17th October 1860 and subsequent major tournaments were also established many years later.
The first ever Bicycle or cycling race took place in Paris France at the Parc De Saint Cloud, on May 31, 1868.
The modern game of tennis, which includes the current rules of the game, dates back to 1875 in London, England, when the Marylebone Cricket Club promulgated the official rules for lawn tennis.
The modern sport of Ice hockey with some of the same characterics of the game such as the rink lenght and the use of the puck for scoring are still retained till this very day. The sport was established on 3rd March 1875 in Montreal Canada.
On June 19th 1846, The New York Knickerbockers played what is believed to be the first documented competitive baseball game under the new rules, also called the 'Knickerbocker rules' against major Rivals called the New York Nine at Elysian Fields, Hoboken New Jersey.
In December 1891, a Canadian Physical educator and sports coach named James Naismith, at a YMCA college in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA invented the sport of basketball as an indoor winter game.
The contemporary sport of rugby is widely believed to have been establised at the Rugby school in England, and legend has it that it's origins date back to 1823 when a school student during a game of football picked up the ball and ran with it. It's first known set of rules are believed to have been written in 1845 by 3 school students.
On November 6, 1869, Rutgers University faced Princeton University (formerly known as the College of New Jersey) in the first-ever game of intercollegiate football. This game can be attributed as being the first ever game under modified London Football Association rules that will ultimately lead to the birth of American Football as it is known today after subsequent rules were implemented.
The modern rules of Soccer Football were formulated with the creation of the Football Association in London, England between October to December 1863.
The Sport of Volleyball like Basketball was invented in almost similar circumstances on February 9th 1895 in Holyoke Massachusetts, USA. It was created as a pastime indoor sport by a YMCA Physical education director named William G. Morgan, who himself was a graduate of the YMCA college in Springfield Massachusetts (The Birthplace of Basketball).
The era of the 100 metre dash began before the 1st modern summer Olympic games that took place in Athens Greece in 1896. But it will be this one event, after subsequent years that will propel sprint running to new heights.
The world's first motoring competition took place between Paris to Rouen on July 22 1894, the competition drew about 102 participants with 69 starting the 50km selection event but only 25 allowed to start the main event.
The first summer olympic games of the modern era was held in Athens Greece between 6th to 15th April 1896, The event included about 14 countries and 245 competitors.