What is a Minisport?

Minisport: High-Quality Mini Specialists. The mini is a true British icon; its invention was as a response to the Suez Crisis and subsequent fuel rationing of the late-1950s. The Mini quickly grew in popularity during the ‘Swinging Sixties’ when British culture was rich in art, music and fashion.

How many unique sports are there?

To see just a sample of all the wild and wonderful sports out there, Stacker compiled a list of 25 unique sports from around the world using internet research, including sports, travel, culture sites, and websites of the sport’s governing bodies.

Where did modern sports come from?

From the British Isles, modern sports (and the amateur rule) were diffused throughout the world. Sports that originally began elsewhere, such as tennis (which comes from Renaissance France), were modernized and exported as if they too were raw materials imported for British industry to transform and then export as finished goods.