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                                    5034Somemoderngamesarethemodifiedformsofthetraditionalsportswithancientorigins.Given below are some traditional sports. Match the descriptions with the sports by writing the correct letters in the boxes.1.This horse-riding game used to be a war game of Ottoman turks in Iran and Afghanistan.2.This traditional art of Japanese archery means 'the way of the bow'.3.This martial art from Himachal Pradesh got its name from the roundpieceofwoodfixedtothe head of the arrow.4.This Korean board game is usuallyplayedonthefirstdayof the Lunar New Year.5.This martial art, originated in Kerala is played in a small enclosure called Kalari.6.This weapon-based martial art offightingwasoriginatedinTamil Nadu around 1000 BC.7.This traditional Indian sport of 12th century means 'gymnasts pole'.8.This traditional sport of Manipur is played by two teams of seven players, each on horseback.The game %u2018kho kho%u2019 is the modified form of the game Rathera, a run-and-chase game played in Maharashtra in ancient times.File-O-FactTraditional SportsUnit 5: Sports and Entertainmenta. Kalaripayattub. Kyudoc. Yutd. Jereedf. Sagol Kangjeie. Thodah. Mallakhambag. Silambam
                                
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