5 Popular Sports Will Be Competed In SEA Games With Various Types Of Derivatives

Illustration of athletics. (Photo: Instagram/@sacindonesiaofficial)

JAKARTA - There are quite a number of sports (sports) that are often contested at the national to international level. Some of them are quite popular, but some are not very familiar.

The closest international event involving many sports is the 2023 SEA Games Cambodia, which will take place from 5 to 17 May. The biennial event will compete in 36 sports.

Of the sports that are often contested, some of them even have derivatives or subbranches. Especially in athletics which is one of the oldest sports in the world.

The following are the popular sports that will be competed in the 2023 SEA Games with its derivatives:

Athletics is a sport in the form of dynamic and harmonious physical activity. Included in this sport are running, jumping, walking, and throwing. This branch has several types that are often competed in events such as the Olympics.

The types that are often contested are sprints, goal races (110 meters and 400 meters, relay runs, fast roads, marathons, high jumps, pole jumps, long jumps, javelin throws, disc throws, and bullets.

This is a sport that is closely related to water. This sport is a very popular type and is in great demand in Indonesia. Therefore, it is not surprising that in important championships, many national athletes often make proud achievements of this sport.

Some types of familiar aquatic exercise in the ears include swimming, beautiful swimming, water polo, diving beautiful, canoeing, surfing, kayak, snorkeling, rowing, and water skiding. At the nearest SEA Games in Cambodia, the types that will be contested are swimming, diving, water polo, and snorkeling.

Gymnastic or gymnastic sports are actually gymnastics. This sport demands basic movements such as rolling, jumping, swinging, and turning.

This sport is a combination of flexibility training, muscle strength, and balance training. In addition, this sport also requires flexibility, speed, and body coordination.

The two most frequently contested types are artistic and aerobic. An artistic number combinestitic driving and acrobatic gymnastics movements to get beautiful movements. The artistic dynamics is one of the sports of gymnastics competed in the Olympics.

Meanwhile, aerobic exercise is gymnastics with a series of movements that are patterned or unpaced and commonly accompanied by musical rhythms that have provisions for rhythm, continuity, and a certain duration.

Martial arts is martial arts. Sports that prioritizes physical strength and resilience is so popular. This is suitable for anyone who likes challenging sports.

There are so many types in this sport, including boxing, taekwondo, muay thai and kickboxing, judo, capoeira, wrestling, pencak silat, krav maga, menghina, karate, vovinam, kun bokator, jujitsu, and arnis.

This exercise is very useful for mental health and sharpening the brain. This game, which is so popular, can help increase concentration, hone creativity, and intelligence of people who play it.

Currently, the most well-known chess game is the one using a black-and-white plaid strategic board consisting of 64 boxes arranged in an 8 x 8 plot. However, apparently, this sport has other types, namely xiangqi and ouk chatrang.