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Before this time, the Arawak tribespeople of Puerto Rico relied on primitive forms of leisure for entertainment.
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Almendares and Borinquen baseball clubs were founded
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The first organized baseball game was played
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The first boxing match occurred
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The first organized basketball game was put on by the YMCA in Puerto Rico
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Puerto Rican boxing reached a new level when PR native, Nero Chen, became the first professional from the island to gain international recognition in the boxing world.
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Sixto Escobar, a PR-born boxer, became the island's first world champion boxer by knocking out a Mexican fighter in Montreal.
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The first Puerto Rican to play in the major leagues for the Chicago Cubs, Hiram Bithorn, was drafted.
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Puerto Rico participated in its first internationally renowned sporting event, the summer olympics.
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Puerto Rico won the World Cup.
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PR native Alfred "Butch" Lee became the first NBA player from the island after being drafted by the Atlanta Hawks.
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Ron Rivera, from Puerto Rico, was the first professional NFL player when he was drafted by the Chicago Bears.
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PR won against the US in the Athens Olympics. The beginning of PR native, Carlos Arroyo's, big basketball career and spot as an island hero.
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