People have played sports since before the written word. Thus, it is no surprise that Ancient Egypt had sports and athletics. Remember that while Egypt is older, Ancient Greece and Ancient Egypt existed at the same time for thousands of years. Greece is famous for its sports, but Egypt had much the same activities at the same time and even before. Ancient Egyptian sports are recognizable from that period on, across the world. We play them today in playgrounds, fields and arenas. In general, participating in sports in Ancient Egypt was not much different from today.