Слова поставить в нужную форму Extreme sports are nothing new. In the Middle Ages, medieval knights 1) (risk) life and limb in a sport called jousting. Two knights on horseback, each carrying a lance (a longer, heavier version of a spear) would ride towards one another at high speed. 2) (win), a knight had to break his lance on his opponent's shield or knock him off his horse. Jousting tournaments 3) (hold) to celebrate important events or national festivals. Jousting was seen as practice for war and 4) (be) extremely violent. Knights were often seriously injured or even killed. To reduce the risk, knights supplemented 5) (they) chain mail - small linked metal rings - with heavy armour made of metal plates when competing. They only had small slits in their helmets to see out of, which greatly restricted vision, but protected them. Tournaments attracted not only the royalty and nobility, but also commoners, 6) (who) position right next to the battlefield gave them an exhilarating experience. In glamorous opening ceremonies, knights would hit the shield of another knight they wished to challenge. It was considered dishonourable if a knight 7) (not/accept) a challenge. After the last joust, prizes were awarded to the 8) (success) knights. Feasting and dancing then closed the event. Today, partly thanks to TV shows and movies, jousting is making a comeback. However, conditions are far 9) (save) than they were in the Middle Ages.