Which of the following sports was invented by Dr. James Naismith in 1891?
Basketball
The question asks which listed sport was invented by Dr. James Naismith in 1891.
Dr. James Naismith was a Canadian-American physical education instructor at the International YMCA Training School in Springfield, Massachusetts.
He was asked to design an indoor game that could keep students physically active during the harsh New England winters without the injury risk of rougher sports.
He nailed two peach baskets to the gymnasium balcony railing, used a soccer ball, and framed thirteen basic rules, thereby creating the game of basketball in December 1891.
Cricket originated in medieval England, field hockey has ancient roots and was codified in 19th-century Britain, and polo is an ancient equestrian game from Central Asia and Persia, so none of them was invented by Naismith.
Therefore, the sport invented by Dr. James Naismith in 1891 is Basketball.
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