Sports-Myra


 * __ Games: __**
 * Mancala
 * Ayo-a popular board game involving two players
 * Catch your tail- a outdoor game that involves running and chasing
 * Jumping the beanbag-an outdoor game with jumping
 * Ludo- a game with 2-4 players
 * Moonshine baby- a game that involves trying to identify the other players
 * Whot- a version of Uno
 * Kokawa- traditional wrestling
 * Langa- a hopping game of standing/ with on leg, where opponents struggle to dislodge each other
 * Dambe- traditional boxing done with one hand covered in cloth and tied in rope

__**Popular Sports**__ __** Football **__ __** Olympics **__ __**Females in Sports:**__ -Cultural: Traditional cultures believe that sports are something only men can/will do and for women, its nothing more than a distraction from their responsibilities -Physiological Myths: Like many parts of the world, people in Nigeria are led to believe that women being athletic leads them to be less feminine and nurturing and because women are seen as housewives and mothers this is viewed as a terrible thing -Social Media: Coverage of women sporting events are infrequent compared to men and are only used to reinforce the myths that women shouldn't participate in them ([])
 * __Activities:__**
 * Some of the sports played in Nigeria are football, boxing, baseball, basketball, cricket, golf, volleyball, shooting, swimming. Even cycling, weight lifting, wrestling, rowing, lawn tennis, badminton and athletics are also practiced The Nigeria soccer is world renowned and is counted among the ten best soccer teams of the world. The Nigeria soccer team is Africa's best soccer team.-mapsofworld.com
 * Bird watching, going for safari rides are some of the leisure activities in Nigeria. The national parks are an abode of varied wildlife, which are worth visiting.-mapsofworld.com
 * athletics (track and field)
 * badminton
 * baseball
 * basketball
 * boxing
 * chess
 * cricket
 * cycling
 * football (called soccer in the United States and in some other places). This is by far the most popular sport in Nigeria.
 * gymnastics
 * golf
 * handball
 * hockey
 * judo
 * lawn tennis
 * rowing
 * shooting
 * squash rackets
 * swimming
 * table tennis (called ping-pong in some other places)
 * taekwondo
 * volleyball
 * weight-lifting
 * wrestling
 * The Nigerian football team (soccer) nickname are the "Super Eagles".
 * Nigeria first participated in the Olypics in 1952
 * They only compete in the summer olypics. (Can you guess why?)
 * Nigeria has a total of 23 medals in athletics (soccer and boxing)
 * Categories competed in are :Taekwondo, football(soccer), weightlifting, boxing, track, etc
 * The Nigeria Olympic Committee, created in 1951, support and collect funds for nigeria's trips to the olympics
 * The Nigeria Olymipc Committee's President in 2011 was Sani Ndanusa who is also the minister of sports
 * Problems many people have with women competing in sports are:



__**Water In Nigeria**__
 * The average Nigerian uses 10 gallons of water each day compared to Americans who use 150 gallons

1.What are some of the popular sports in Nigeria? A:
 * __Documentary Questions and Commentary__**
 * athletics (track and field)
 * badminton
 * baseball
 * basketball
 * boxing
 * chess
 * cricket
 * cycling
 * football (called soccer in the United States and in some other places). This is by far the most popular sport in Nigeria.
 * gymnastics
 * golf
 * handball
 * hockey
 * judo
 * lawn tennis
 * rowing
 * shooting
 * squash rackets
 * swimming
 * table tennis (called ping-pong in some other places)
 * taekwondo
 * volleyball
 * weight-lifting
 * wrestling

2.Why do Nigerians only compete in Summer Olympics? A: Because there are no places to prepare for winter Olympics because of the climate.

3.Why is it considered bad for women to compete in Nigeria? A: Because women are supposed to stay home and take care of their homes. -Cultural: Traditional cultures believe that sports are something only men can/will do and for women, its nothing more than a distraction from their responsibilities -Physiological Myths: Like many parts of the world, people in Nigeria are led to believe that women being athletic leads them to be less feminine and nurturing and because women are seen as housewives and mothers this is viewed as a terrible thing -Social Media: Coverage of women sporting events are infrequent compared to men and are only used to reinforce the myths that women shouldn't participate in them

4.What sport in Nigeria has a different name in America? What is it called in Nigeria? A: Football and in America its called soccer.

5.What was the first year Nigeria was represented in the Olympics? What organizations sponsored them? A: In 1952 and they were sponsored by the Nigeria Olympic Committee.