National sport

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A national sport or national pastime is a sport or game that is considered to be an intrinsic part of the culture of a nation. Some sports are de facto national sports, as baseball is in the U.S., while others are de jure as lacrosse and ice hockey are in Canada.

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[edit] De jure national sports

Country Sport Year defined as
national sport
Argentina pato 1953[1]
Bahamas sloop sailing 1993[2]
Bangladesh ("national game") kabaddi 1972[3]
Brazil capoeira 1972[4]
Canada Lacrosse (summer), Ice hockey (winter) 1994[5]
Chile Chilean rodeo 1962[6]
Colombia Tejo 2000[7]
India Field Hockey Unknown[8]
Mexico Charrería 1933[9]
Korea (Rep.) Taekwondo 1971[10]
Philippines Arnis 2009[11]
Puerto Rico ("autochthonous sport") Paso fino 1966[12]
Sri Lanka Volleyball 1991[13]
Uruguay destrezas criollas
("creole [i.e. gaucho] skills"[14])		 2006[15]

[edit] De facto national sports

Country Sport
Afghanistan Buzkashi[16]
Anguilla Yacht racing[17]
Antigua and Barbuda Cricket[18]
Barbados Cricket[19]
Bermuda Cricket[20]
Bhutan Archery[21]
Cambodia Bokator
Cuba Baseball[22][23][24]
Dominican Republic Baseball[25]
England Soccer[26]
Finland Pesäpallo[27]
Grenada Cricket[28]
Guyana Cricket[29]
India Field hockey [30][31]
Ireland ("national games") Gaelic games[32][33][34]
Jamaica Cricket[35]
Latvia Basketball (summer), Ice hockey (winter)[36]
Lithuania Basketball[37][38]
Netherlands Speed skating[39]
New Zealand Rugby union[40]
Norway Cross-country skiing[41][42]
Pakistan Field hockey[43]
Papua New Guinea Rugby league[44][45]
Peru Paleta Frontón[46]
Russia Bandy[47]
Scotland Golf[48]
Slovenia Alpine skiing [49][49]
Sweden Football [50]
Thailand Muay Thai[51][dubious – discuss]
Turkey ("ancestral sports") Wrestling[52] & Cirit[53]
United States Baseball[54][55]
Wales Rugby union[56]

[edit] See also

[edit] References

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  2. ^ Craton, Michael; Gail Saunders (1998). Islanders in the Stream: A History of the Bahamian People. University of Georgia Press. p. 471. ISBN 0820322849. 
  3. ^ "Banglapedia: Kabadi". Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. http://www.a-bangladesh.com/HT/K_0001.htm. Retrieved 2008-07-21. "Ha-du-du was given the name kabadi and the status of National Game in 1972." [dead link]
  4. ^ Lowell, John (1992). Ring of Liberation: Deceptive Discourse in Brazilian Capoeira. University of Chicago Press. p. 61. ISBN 0226476839. 
  5. ^ National Sports Act of Canada (1994)
  6. ^ Moreira Recchione, Alberto (December 2007). "La Medialuna: un edificio para Chile" (in Spanish). Revista de urbanismo (University of Chile) (17). ISSN 0717-5051. http://revistaurbanismo.uchile.cl/CDA/urb_completa/0,1313,ISID%253D728%2526IDG%253D1%2526ACT%253D1%2526PRT%253D20871,00.html. Retrieved 2008-07-14. "A reconocerse, en 1962, el rodeo como deporte nacional y oficial [10 de enero de 1962, oficio N°269 del Consejo Nacional de Deportes y Comité Olímpico de Chile]" 
  7. ^ "Colombia Law 613 of 4 September 2000". Global Legal Information Network. http://www.glin.gov/view.action?glinID=73716. Retrieved 2008-07-14. 
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  9. ^ "La Charrería "Nuestro Deporte Nacional"" (in Spanish). Mexican Department of Tourism. http://www.sectur.gob.mx/wb2/sectur/sect_Celebracion_del_Dia_Mundial_del_Turismo. Retrieved 2008-07-14. "El año de 1933 fue muy importante, ya que el general Abelardo L. Rodríguez, emite un decreto presidencial, dando a la Charrería el título de único Deporte Nacional." 
  10. ^ "History of Tae Kwon Do". North American Tae Kwon Do Schools. http://www.natkd-cdk.com/history_tkd_formation.htm. Retrieved 2008-07-14. 
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  12. ^ "Puerto Rico Act 64 of 2000, S.B. 1856" (PDF). Office of Legislative Services of Puerto Rico. 2000-04-11. p. 1. http://www.oslpr.org/download/en/2000/0064.pdf. Retrieved 2008-07-14. "In 1966, the Public Parks and Recreation Administration and the Puerto Rico Olympic Committee awarded official recognition of the “paso fino” horse riding sport as the autochthonous sport of Puerto Rico." 
  13. ^ Fernando, Leslie (2005-06-03). "Sponsors President's Gold Cup tourney: Dialog assures future of VB". Daily News (Sri Lanka). http://www.dailynews.lk/2005/06/03/spo01.htm. Retrieved 2008-07-14. "Way back in 1991 volleyball was declared as the national sport of Sri Lanka but it was only name sake." 
  14. ^ Aeberhard, Danny; Andrew Benson, Lucy Phillips, et al. (2001). The Rough Guide to Argentina. p. 198. ISBN 1858285690. ""displays of traditional gaucho skills (destrezas criollas)"" 
  15. ^ "Uruguay Law 17958 of 21 April 2006". Global Legal Information Network. http://www.glin.gov/view.action?glinID=177996. Retrieved 2008-07-14. 
  16. ^ "Buzkashi: the national game of Afghanist [sic"]. Embassy of Afghanistan, Canberra. http://www.afghanembassy.net/buz.php. Retrieved 2008-07-21. 
  17. ^ "Boat Racing Season Officially Opens". The Anguillian. 2007-03-03. http://www.festival.ai/article/articleview/4525/1/127/. Retrieved 2008-07-21. "Director of Sports, Alkins Rogers, [...] reported that the Government recognizes boat racing as the national sport of Anguilla and was giving financial resources for its development." 
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  19. ^ "Barbados: Sports". Government of Barbados. http://www.barbados.gov.bb/sports.htm. Retrieved 2008-07-21. "The national sport of Barbados is cricket" 
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  22. ^ Gonzalez Echevarria, Roberto (1999). "A Cuban Belle Époque". The Pride of Havana: A History of Cuban Baseball. Oxford University Press. pp. 76. ISBN 0195146050. "Baseball is so ingrained in Cuba that it has thrived as the "national sport" through forty years of a bitterly anti-American revolution." 
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  25. ^ "Some facts about the Dominican Republic". Embassy of the Dominican Republic, Washington. http://www.domrep.org/kids.html. Retrieved 2008-07-22. "Baseball is the Dominican Republic’s national sport." 
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  30. ^ Basra, Sukhwant (2008-03-11). "No National status, except in NCERT textbooks". dnaindia. http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1155419. Retrieved 2008-07-15. "The status of hockey as the national sport is not enshrined in any official proclamation by the Government of India. The NCERT textbook for Class XI does [...] state that India’s national game is hockey and that, in a way, does make for an official take on the issue." 
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  35. ^ "History of Jamaica". Jamaican Embassy, Washington. http://www.embassyofjamaica.org/ABOUThistory.htm. Retrieved 2008-07-21. "The legacy of Britain also lives on in Jamaica in many ways [...] the game of cricket is the national sport." 
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  37. ^ Adamkus, Valdas (2005-07-28). "Address at Charles University, Prague". President of Lithuania official website. http://www.president.lt/en/news.full/5829. Retrieved 2008-07-24. "Lithuania is a country that loves basketball. It is our national sport and we are proud to be reigning European Champions." [dead link]
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