there was/there were

Affirmative

2,500 years ago, there _______ many rich footballers.

Negative

2,500 years ago, there ___________ a sport called skateboarding.

Affirmative

2,500 years ago, there _______ many chariot races.

Negative

2,500 years ago, there ___________ any iPads.

Affirmative

2,500 years ago, there _______ a country called Persia

Negative

2,500 years ago, there ___________ a sport called skateboarding.

In 2012, Hiroshi Hoketsu __________ a competitior in a horse-riding competition.

Table tennis has been played by many around the world. However, it ____________ in the Olympics until 1988.

Golf and rugby _______________ events for the first time in the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Women ___________ competitors in the Olympic games until 1900.