Sports Facts for Kids
Fun facts from the world of sports
A baseball has exactly 108 stitches.
The first Olympic Games were held in ancient Greece in 776 BC.
Golf is the only sport that has been played on the Moon — astronaut Alan Shepard hit a golf ball in 1971.
A soccer ball is made of 32 panels — 12 pentagons and 20 hexagons.
The longest tennis match ever lasted 11 hours and 5 minutes over three days at Wimbledon in 2010.
Basketball was originally played with a soccer ball and peach baskets nailed to a gym balcony.
Olympic gold medals are mostly made of silver — they're required to be at least 92.5% silver, then plated with gold.
Tug of war was an Olympic sport from 1900 to 1920.
A test cricket match can last up to five days — and still end in a draw!
A table tennis ball can travel over 100 miles per hour when hit by a professional player.