随着墨西哥准备共同主办 2026 年 FIFA 世界杯赛事,这个国家正将目光回溯至 3400 年前的一项最古老的团队运动:名为 ulama 的古代球类竞技活动。这项仪式性运动在西班牙征服时期几乎被彻底抹去,仅在墨西哥西北部偏远地区留存下来,直到 20 世纪末才再度复兴。
As Mexico prepared to jointly sponsor FIFA World Cup, it turns its eyes back to the oldest team sport from 3400 years ago,an ancient ball game called ulama, which was almost wiped out as a ritual sport during the Spainish conquest, only surviving in the remote northwest of Mexico, until it being revived towards the end of 20th century.