Sport etymologies

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How did the Yurchenko vault family end up named after one gymnast? Why is a decisive game called a rubber match? How do old sports words preserve games nobody plays anymore? How the birthplace of a sport shapes its official terminology Where does the word underdog come from and why is the origin disputed? The term walkover started in horse racing rather than in team sport Knockout was a boxing term before it became a general word for elimination The word gymnasium comes from the Greek for training naked Why is a local rivalry called a derby? Captain and capital both come from the Latin word for head The word athlete comes from a Greek word for contest rather than for running Where does the word hat-trick come from? Why do we say an athlete is in the zone? Stadium was a unit of distance in ancient Greece before it was a building Why is a substitute called a bench player?

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