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Bowling originated in the USA from European bowling, which had been brought to the New World by German and Dutch immigrants. Bowling itself was already known in ancient Egypt and spread to Western Europe in the Middle Ages. The occasion for the emergence of bowling was a ban on bowling in Connecticut in 1837. The prohibition of the game on slatted lanes with nine pins had occurred because money was often used and also cheating. To get around the ban, people added a tenth to the nine pins, placed them in a triangle instead of a square, called them "pins" and the new game "bowling". The new sport born in this way spread rapidly and became more widespread than traditional bowling. In 1891, the American Bowling Congress (ABC for short) was founded in the USA.
The "new" game returned to Europe at the beginning of the 20th century, but spread little here in the first half of the century. Nevertheless, the International Bowling Association (short: IBA) was founded in 1926. On February 17, 1929, the German Bowlers' Association (DKB for short) decided to include the so-called "American lane" as a federal lane and to add it to the previous lane types of asphalt, scissors and plank as a fourth lane type of bowling. The first German individual championships for men were held as early as 1931 - women and seniors followed in 1939. The first championships for men's club teams were held from 1932, and club championships for teams of 3 were established in 1933. In 1937, Germany won its first gold medal at the World Championships in Berlin.
During the Second World War, the IBA was disbanded. On October 14, 1950, the "Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Sportkegler" (Working Group for Sport Bowlers), founded in 1949, re-established the Deutscher Keglerbund e. V. in Bielefeld. 15 months later, on January 27, 1952, the Federal Republic of Germany joined the world umbrella organization FIQ. In the 1950s and 1960s, the game on ten pins became increasingly widespread. The reasons for this were automatic setting machines and the first television broadcasts. At the beginning of the 1960s, the first large-scale systems were installed.
September 27, 1970 saw the start of the newly founded men's bowling league with twelve club teams, followed three years later by the women's league. The World Tenpin Bowling Association (WTBA for short) was founded in 1973, and bowling has been considered worthy of Olympic status since 1979. On October 13, 1986, the IOC refused to include it in the Olympic Games. At the 1988 Olympics, bowling was among the demonstration competitions, but was not included in the Olympic program.
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Bowling originated in the USA from European bowling, which had been brought to the New World by German and Dutch immigrants. Bowling itself was already known in ancient Egypt and spread to Western Europe in the Middle Ages. The occasion for the emergence of bowling was a ban on bowling in Connecticut in 1837. The prohibition of the game on slatted lanes with nine pins had occurred because money was often used and also cheating. To get around the ban, people added a tenth to the nine pins, placed them in a triangle instead of a square, called them "pins" and the new game "bowling". The new sport born in this way spread rapidly and became more widespread than traditional bowling. In 1891, the American Bowling Congress (ABC for short) was founded in the USA.
The "new" game returned to Europe at the beginning of the 20th century, but spread little here in the first half of the century. Nevertheless, the International Bowling Association (short: IBA) was founded in 1926. On February 17, 1929, the German Bowlers' Association (DKB for short) decided to include the so-called "American lane" as a federal lane and to add it to the previous lane types of asphalt, scissors and plank as a fourth lane type of bowling. The first German individual championships for men were held as early as 1931 - women and seniors followed in 1939. The first championships for men's club teams were held from 1932, and club championships for teams of 3 were established in 1933. In 1937, Germany won its first gold medal at the World Championships in Berlin.
During the Second World War, the IBA was disbanded. On October 14, 1950, the "Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Sportkegler" (Working Group for Sport Bowlers), founded in 1949, re-established the Deutscher Keglerbund e. V. in Bielefeld. 15 months later, on January 27, 1952, the Federal Republic of Germany joined the world umbrella organization FIQ. In the 1950s and 1960s, the game on ten pins became increasingly widespread. The reasons for this were automatic setting machines and the first television broadcasts. At the beginning of the 1960s, the first large-scale systems were installed.
September 27, 1970 saw the start of the newly founded men's bowling league with twelve club teams, followed three years later by the women's league. The World Tenpin Bowling Association (WTBA for short) was founded in 1973, and bowling has been considered worthy of Olympic status since 1979. On October 13, 1986, the IOC refused to include it in the Olympic Games. At the 1988 Olympics, bowling was among the demonstration competitions, but was not included in the Olympic program.
(Source:Wikipedia)
