Nationality groups athletes by the country each one represented. Wikipedia describes Pele as "a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward," a nationality he represented on the pitch to win three World Cups. This dimension shows which countries produced the athletes behind a given sport's history.
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Era of Origin Turkey
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1. Wikipedia: Backgammon
WikipediaBackgammon, Ancient history sectionQuote, Backgammon, Ancient history section
The history of board games can be traced back nearly 5,000 years to archaeological discoveries of the Jiroft culture, in Iran, the world's oldest game set having been discovered in the region with equipment comprising a dumbbell-shaped board, counters and dice.
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Which competitors belong under this Race Games athlete category?
Backgammon champions and theorists who also competed at the top level.
This subcategory groups athletes who competed in backgammon, the race-and-capture board game played with dice, including backgammon champions and theorists who also competed at the top level. Players of other abstract strategy or card games are grouped under their own categories.