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History of development and sport tradition on Slobozhanschina.
Authors: Bondar A.
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In the article some aspects of historical development of sport and sporting movement open up on Slobozhanschina which today includes Kharkov and Sumy region. During research a retrospective analysis, which enabled to trace traditions of separate kinds of sport, which was originated on terrains of eastern Ukraine at the high schools as early as in 19-th century is conducted and are being practiced up today, there being boxing, weight lifting, track-and-field, football, volley-ball, gymnastics, archery, etc. Research indicates that initially, due to private initiative the first sports societies which became basis of forming of modern Olympic movement were opened in the region