The history and evolution of sport - 1

Fair play is a complex concept of ________ (write) rules such as integrity, solidarity, tolerance, care, excellence and joy that can be experienced and learnt both on and off the field.
Fair play found its ________ (originate) in sport and was the moral creed of the new distinctive spirit of sport, created by 19th century upper and upper-middle class Englishmen.
Boxing, swimming, rowing, equestrian ________ (compete) arising from different traditions, were regulated on the basis of the new socially acceptable value of "fair play".
Since its ________ (found) by UNESCO and a number of international sports governing bodies in Paris in 1963, the goal of the International Fair Play Committee is the worldwide defence and promotion of fair play.
In order to honour and direct attention to acts of fair play ________ (perform) either within or outside the sports world, the International Fair Play Committee annually awards Fair Play prizes to personalities who have proved to be excellent ambassadors of fair play.

________ society strictly differentiated between gender and roles, and sports were used to define masculinity.
________ made sport a central part of their culture and way of life.
________ being important in developing both leadership skills and the ability to work together as a team.
________ for adolescent boys to drain excessive and dangerous energies that led to sexual excess, a great apprehension for moralistic Victorians.
________ were created or modernized in Victorian England.

Baseball comes from an English game called "rounders", while American football (not to be confused with British football) comes from English ________.
The Victorians ________ physical recreations, such as swimming and cycling, into competitions.
Rowing was especially important at ________ which was on the Thames river.
________ was born in the Victorian period and nowadays it is the world's second most popular sport.
Tennis originated in medieval ________. It was popular among French aristocrats, then spread around Europe.