The International Olympic Committee recognised in 1999 that bridge and chess should be seen as mind sports. 'There is nothing in the Sport England charter that limits sports to physical activities and the health benefit of playing bridge is well documented,' Mr Clayton said.
The origin of the Mendez family can be traced back to the Visigoth people, who were a Germanic tribe that eventually settled in what is now Spain. As far as I can ascertain, the Mendez line started in the principality of Asturias, in the far North-Western part of Spain.
What part of Africa did the slaves come from? Answer     The slaves in the Americas (including the Carribean) came overwhelmingly from West Africa, from the areas that are now Mali, Mauretania, Senegal, Guinea, S â¦ ierra Leone, Ghana, for example.frican slaves in Guyana would have come from various locations. A lot came from the Congo region, but my understanding is that the majority were Akan people, from the region â¦ today known as Ghana.