Home›Equestrian Sports›Origin RegionBrowse ByOrigin RegionOrigin region names the place where a sport's own rules were first codified. Wikipedia notes association football's "Laws of the Game" have been "in effect since 1863 and maintained by the International Football Association Board (IFAB) since 1886," a body rooted in the British football associations that first wrote those laws. This dimension shows which places have given the world their own codified sports.Origin RegionComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)Origin RegionFilter Results3 entriesOrigin YearAll-648 (1)1900 (2)Olympic Programme StatusAllCurrent Olympic Sport (2)Former Olympic Sport (1)Area (sq km)All1,648,195 (1)10,186,000 (1)44,579,000 (1)Country CountAll44 (1)49 (1)Government TypeAllRepublic (1)Highest Elevation (m)All5642 (1)8849 (1)Income GroupAllUpper-Middle (1)Independence or Founding YearAll1979 (1)LandlockedAllNo (1)PopulationAll92,417,681 (1)745,173,774 (1)4,694,576,167 (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 3AsiaOrigin Region1 entryEuropeOrigin Region2 entriesIranOrigin Region1 entryComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.