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A ceremonial stone belt from central America. Neil MacGregor, Director of the British Museum, looks at the ceremonial version of the leather and fibre padding used in an ancient ball game - the world's oldest-known organised sport. Historian Michael Whittington considers the ritual aspects of the game and writer Nick Hornby describes how sport straddles the emotional territory between the sacred and the profane. (Duration: 15 mins)
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