The present volume’s opening article is predicted on the thesis advanced by the cultural studies scholar Hermann BausingerBausinger, Hermann (1926–2021) that sport has become a universal cultural pattern. This assertion is one with which many experts on the history of sport and culture around the world agree. The subsequent chapter provides a comprehensive analysis of the genesis of this universal phenomenon since the EnlightenmentEnlightenment in Europe. This phenomenon emerged within the broader context of nationalismNationalism, internationalismInternationalism and cultural imperialismCultural Imperialism.