2008 Summer Journey
Games People Play
Who invented chess? Why is polo big in Pakistan? From the ancient city of Ur to modern Africa, from Cornwall to Korea, how sports and games have changed our world Read More »
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Interactive Map: Games We Play
Who invented chess? Why is polo played in Pakistan? From Cornwall to Korea, how sports and games have changed our world More »
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Video: Hong Kong Parkour
Meet Hong Kong's own practicioners of parkour, and watch them demonstrate how it's done More »
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Video: India's Passion for Cricket
Once the pastime of its colonizers, India has made a traditional British game its own — and become its most avid and powerful player More »
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Audio Slideshow: Cameroon's Football Fever
TIME's Vivienne Walt travels to Cameroon, where young footballers dream a recruiter will spot them and lift them—and their families—out of poverty
Photographs for TIME by Anna Kari / Documentography More » -
Photo Essay: China's Hoop Dreams
Thanks to the international success of players like Yao Ming, street basketball is a phenomenon in urban China
Photographs for TIME by Daniele Dainelli / Contrasto More » -
Photo Essay: Boxing Out of Poverty and Prison in Thailand
For some, boxing has become a hard-won ticket out of a life of crime in Thailand
Photographs for TIME by Philip Blenkinsop/NOOR More » -
Photo Essay: Future Sport
Don't call them dweebs. In South Korea, computer-game players are serious athletes driving a sport that is reaching big-money sponsors and millions of spectators worldwide
Photographs for TIME by Kemal Jufri / Imaji More » -
Photo Essay: Parkour: An Urban Adventure
Part gymnastics, part Tai Chi, parkour brings thrills and discipline to enthusiasts
Photographs for TIME by Philippe Dudouit More » -
Audio Slideshow: China's Olympic Ambitions
TIME's Hannah Beech travels to China's athletic training schools to witness the grueling grooming of the country's next generation of medal contenders
Photographs for TIME by Ian Teh More »
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