隨著墨西哥準備共同主辦 2026 年 FIFA 世界杯賽事,這個國家正將目光回溯至 3400 年前的一項最古老的團隊運動:名為 ulama 的古代球類競技活動。這項儀式性運動在西班牙征服時期幾乎被徹底抹去,僅在墨西哥西北部偏遠地區留存下來,直到 20 世紀末才再度複興。
As Mexico prepares to co-host the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the nation is looking back 3,400 years to one of the oldest team sports: the ancient ballgame known as ulama, a ritual practice nearly erased during the Spanish conquest that survived only in the remote pockets of northwestern Mexico before its late 20th-century rebirth.