The history of darts

The sport of darts has a long history, which originated in Britain in the15th century. According to records, the soldiers of the Roman Legion were sent to the distant British island by the Roman emperor. The rainy climate in Britain is not convenient for them to move outdoors for a long time. So, in the shed, they shot arrows at targets made of oak cross-sections, which gradually developed into modern darts.

In other words, darts evolved from the 10 inch throwing weapon used by British archers in melee.

The third statement is related to specific historical figures. Henry vii, the king of England, was physically weak. Considering that hunting is dangerous and hard, he decided not to hunt any more. He made a short-handled dart gun and threw it at the cross section of the oak tree to achieve the purpose of fitness. Soon, the court ministers also fell in love with this sport and gradually spread to the people.

Modern darts appeared at the end of19th century, and it is believed that British Beling Ganlin invented the current darts scoring system. 1902, British player john reid set a single-round record of 180 for the first time. It's only been nearly ten years since darts were introduced to China. Because its technology is simple and easy to master, it does not need special venues and facilities, the amount of exercise is appropriate, regardless of age and sex, and it is economical and practical, and it is gradually accepted by the public in China. In my spare time, darts can not only stretch my bones and muscles, eliminate fatigue, enhance people's physical coordination ability, but also hone people's will and improve their psychological quality.

For many people, darts is a familiar and unfamiliar sport. Familiar because many people know darts. People can see darts in many film and television works, and many people have different grades of darts discs at home, and they will also play in their leisure time or when friends and relatives get together. It is called strange because people don't know that darts itself is a formal sports competition, that there are hundreds of competitions and game methods, and that there are specialized international organizations (the World Dart League with more than 50 member countries) and various world competitions. The reason for this phenomenon is that people do not really understand the rules of darts, and there is still a lack of real promotion and organization of darts.

On May 26th, 1999, the State Sports General Administration approved darts as one of the official sports. China Dart Sports Association and Beijing Dart Sports Association will soon be established. The first China open darts tournament was held in Tianjin from February 29th to February 29th. 1999+ 1. The competition attracted darts fans from all over the country. Since then, darts have gradually attracted more and more public and news media attention. Articles introducing darts and releasing darts competitions have appeared in newspapers. On Wednesdays and Saturdays, the holiday column of CCTV Sports Channel regularly arranges darts programs and regularly introduces darts events at home and abroad, such as the World Dart Championship.