Traditional Sports Festivals

Vibrant scenes capturing medieval and Scottish games, featuring dancers in traditional attire and equestrian performances, set against large cheering crowds and festive atmospheres.

England, Essex, Castle Hedingham. Two knights battle in a jousting tournament at Hedingham Castle.

Man competes in shot put contest at the Braemar Games Highland Gathering, Scotland, UK

Sports games at the stadium, Luppov, Sergei Mikhaylovich (1893-1977)

Weesenstein Whitsun Knights Tournament

Alphorn blowers at the Forggensee, Fuessen, Allgaeu, Swabia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Group of girls Highland dancing, Highland Games, Highlands, Scotland

Annual Takoage Gassen Kite Fighting Festival in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan, Asia

Military attack dogs, Belgian Shepherd Dog, Malinois, biting man in protective clothing during open day of the Belgian army, Belgium, Europe

England, West Sussex, Arundel, Jousting festival in the grounds of Arundel Castle.

Pla games, galloping horsemen, Sant Joan festival. Ciutadella. Menorca, Balearic Islands, Spain

Motorcyclists prepare for the ride at a motorsport event, SOLITUDE REVIVAL 2011, Stuttgart, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Pipes and Drums keep the Beat. New Jersey Hurricane Sandy. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Tournament of Chivalry in France

Cree First Nation hoop dancer,,Saskatchewan,Canada

Kendo, German Championship in Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Europe

Atmospheric shot of man waiting on the peg for the drive to start, whilst game shooting

England, North Yorkshire, Gargrave. Runners at the start of a fell race at Gargrave Show, an annual country show near Skipton.

Anefo photo collection. World trajectory championships. Chase amateurs won tiemen green. v.l.n.r. Moskvin; Green Isaksson. September 1965. San Sebastian, Spain

Participants chase a wheel of cheese during the annual cheese rolling event on Cooper's Hill in Brockworth in Gloucestershire.

English Derby at Epsom Downs, Extras, Toni Frissell, Antoinette Frissell Bacon, Antoinette Frissell

The Halsinge-Hambo Folk Dance Festival in province of Halsingland in Sweden

Runners participating in the 5K road race pose for a photo after crossing the finish line during the 43rd Annual Frostbite Road Race at Yokota Air Base, Jan. 21, 2024. The race was hosted by the Yokota Striders Running Club, a local non-profit organization that aims to connect the local community on and off-base through physical fitness.

Weight over the bar, a sports discipline, Helmsdale Highland Games, Helmsdale, Sutherland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Historic Palio horse race, leader, Duce representing the Contrada di Torre, Tower District, Piazza di Prefettura, Siena, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

A soldiers assigned to 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, runs in a brigade 5K running competition at Fort Carson, Colo., April 22, 2022. The Brigade hosted the competition as a morale event to highlight the best runners in the organization. U.S. Army photo by Maj. Jason Elmore.

Lu bove finto' The fake bull. Offida. Marche. Italy

agility : dog jumping over hurdle

Madrid, 05/29/2024. Las Ventas bullring. San Isidro bullfighting fair. In the image, Morante de la Puebla. Photo: De San Bernardo. ARCHDC.

Show of the large groups, Internationales Deutsches Turnfest, International German Gymnastics Festival 2009, festival hall, Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Weesenstein Whitsun Knights Tournament

Log rolling competition at the Alaska State Fair, Palmer, Alaska.

LONDON, UK - JULY 27 : Friends jogging through the streets of London, UK on July 27, 2013. Unidentified people

BERLIN, GERMANY, MAY 18: Participants of the Zombie Run in Karlshorst on May 18, 2014 in Berlin, Germany. Zombie run is an event where runners flee from zombies to save their virtual lifes

Viehscheid, Bad Hindelang, Oberallgaeu, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Participants chase a wheel of cheese during the annual cheese rolling event on Cooper's Hill in Brockworth in Gloucestershire.

England, West Sussex, Arundel, Jousting festival in the grounds of Arundel Castle.

BERLIN, GERMANY, MAY 18: Participants of the Zombie Run in Karlshorst on May 18, 2014 in Berlin, Germany. Zombie run is an event where runners flee from zombies to save their virtual lifes

Visitors to the Fort McCoy Pine View Campground and Pine View Recreation Area 50th birthday celebration enjoy outdoor activities Aug. 20, 2022, at Whitetail Ridge Ski Area at Fort McCoy, Wis. Hundreds of people attended the event where they enjoyed crafts, games, archery, and more. The event was organized by the Fort McCoy Directorate of Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation.

Medieval jousting tournament in France

England, West Sussex, Goodwood Revival. Leader of the Royal Band at Goodwood Revival.

English Derby at Epsom Downs, Toni Frissell, Antoinette Frissell Bacon, Antoinette Frissell

Irish dancers performing at the Edmonton Heritage Days Festival which celebrates Canadian multiculturalism, Hawrelak Park, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Henley Royal Regatta, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Finals 2022, Archery, Preliminary Round, Olympiapark Berlin, Berlin, Germany, Europe

The Halsinge-Hambo Folk Dance Festival in province of Halsingland in Sweden

"FESTES DE LA MERCE". Actuación de una colla de "CASTELLERS" en la plaza de Sant Jaume, frente al Palacio de la Generalitat. BARCELONA. Cataluña.

Highland Dancing, Highland Games, Newtonmore, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Highland Dancing, Highland Games, Newtonmore, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

dog show

Activities at the National Football League's pre-Super Bowl XLII interactive theme park, The NFL Experience, in Glendale, Arizona, where Interior Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, R. Lyle Laverty, Jr., joined Agriculture Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment Mark Rey, Americcan Recreation Coalition President Derrick Crandall, and other officials for outdoor recreation promotions

Gun on a hillside shooting at pheasants flying overhead, United Kingdom, Europe

Statue of French Tour de France cyclist, Eugene Christophe, Le Vieux Gaulois at Sainte-Marie-de-Campan, Hautes-Pyrenees, France, Europe

Sumo tournament in Ryogoku kokugikan stadium,Tokyo city, Japan

Activities at the National Football League's pre-Super Bowl XLII interactive theme park, The NFL Experience, in Glendale, Arizona, where Interior Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, R. Lyle Laverty, Jr., joined Agriculture Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment Mark Rey, Americcan Recreation Coalition President Derrick Crandall, and other officials for outdoor recreation promotions

Anefo photo collection. World championships skating sprint Alkmaar. Dutch participants, Miel Govaert, Jan Ykema Lieuwe de Boer ready .. February 6, 1982. Alkmaar, Noord-Holland

USA, Indiana, Carmel. Reflections of a marching band in the bell of a tuba.

Castellers performing in Plaza Octavia in Sant Cugat del Valles in the province of Barcelona in Catalonia Spain

Europe, The Netherlands, Holland, Amsterdam, Waterlooplein Market, Acrobats

American Dairy Goat Association National show

Daniel Zindler from Canada performing a juggling and balancing act in the Royal Mile, Edinburgh during the Edinburgh Fringe Fest

Bavaria, traditional costumes, mountain riflemen, folklore, tradition, customs, mountain panorama, Zugspitze group

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. July 16th, 2023. The Eastern Door & the North delegation of athletes part of The athletes Parade of the opening ceremony of the 10th North American Indigenous Games (NAIG) on the streets of Kjipuktuk (Halifax). Over 5000 athletes from 756 Indigenous Nations across Turtle Island will be competing until July 23rd with competitions in 16 sports within 21 venues across the area. Credit: meanderingemu/Alamy Live News

Finals 2022, Archery, Preliminary Round, Olympiapark Berlin, Berlin, Germany, Europe

BERLIN, GERMANY, MAY 18: Participants of the Zombie Run in Karlshorst on May 18, 2014 in Berlin, Germany. Zombie run is an event where runners flee from zombies to save their virtual lifes

BERLIN, GERMANY, MAY 18: Participants of the Zombie Run in Karlshorst on May 18, 2014 in Berlin, Germany. Zombie run is an event where runners flee from zombies to save their virtual lifes

A participant racing in the 16th annual Swamp Romp, sponsored by the U.S. Marine Corps' Combat Logistics Battalion 3, pauses for a picture at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, Feb. 20. The Swamp Romp is a five-mile, obstacle-laden course that includes mud, water, sand and flat ground.

Flag throwers dance at the Saint George horse parade, Traunstein, Upper Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Great power and strength before the St Patrick's Day parade by a member of the Purdue University group from America. Dublin, Ireland, Europe

Daniel Zindler from Canada performing a juggling and balancing act in the Royal Mile, Edinburgh during the Edinburgh Fringe Fest

Two traditional Scotsmen wearing tartan kilts, tweed jackets, caps, sporrans and holding walking sticks at the Braemar Games, a Royal Highland gatheri...

Madrid, 05/16/2022. Presentation of the rugby match between the Spanish and New Zealand teams with the traditional 'Haka' of the All Blacks, attended by Martínez Almeida and Begoña Villacís. Photo: Jaime García. ARCHDC.

England, London, Wimbledon. The Central Band of the Royal British Legion play on Centre Court at the 2011 Wimbledon Tennis Championships.

Alpine wrestling at the Unspunnen Bicentenary Festival, a traditional mountain and alpine competition, Interlaken, Jungfrau Region, Switzerland

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