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When you think of Maryland sports you might think of Big Ten football or the Baltimore Orioles. But in 1962, when Maryland became the first state to adopt an official sport, they chose jousting. That’s right, jousting. Don’t worry, Marylanders aren’t spending their afternoons knocking people off horses. The tournaments are “ring style” and contestants have 8 seconds to charge down an 80-yard course and “spear” the rings with a long, fine-tipped lance.
When you think of Maryland sports you might think of Big Ten football or the Baltimore Orioles. But in 1962, when Maryland became the first state to adopt an official sport, they chose jousting. That’s right, jousting. Don’t worry, Marylanders aren’t spending their afternoons knocking people off horses. The tournaments are “ring style” and contestants have 8 seconds to charge down an 80-yard course and “spear” the rings with a long, fine-tipped lance.
