History of Rope Skipping

'Jumping a rope' has been practiced for centuries around the whole world. In ancient China, a game called Hundred Rope Jumping was one of the favorite sports during the New Year Festival. The Greek jumped a pole in the early days of the Western civilization. Several painters in the Golden Ages painted children playing with a rope. In the Indian culture ropes have been a part of exercise since ages. The art of Mallakhamb also incorporates a rope for the purpose of gymnastics. Mallakhamb is an ancient sport of aerial gymnastics still practiced in rural parts of India. Children all over the world were using a rope for their play as well as boxers and physiotherapists with their patients. Many athletes used the rope for their training, revalidation, condition or coordination. But somehow, nobody seemed to be interested enough to develop this activity in to a real "Sport" as such.