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A national sport is a sport or game that is considered to be a intrinsic part of the culture of a nation. In American English the term national pastime is often used. Some sports are de facto national sports whilst others are defined by law.

The "national sport" is not necessarily the most popular sport, either in terms of participation or as a spectator sport. For example, in Pakistan, field hockey is widely recognised as the "national sport" because of past successes, but cricket is now considerably more popular.[1] In the United States, baseball has long been called the "national pastime", but the greater popularity of American football in recent decades has called this into question.[2][3]

National sports defined by law

Country Sport Year defined as
national sport
Argentina pato 1953[4]
Bangladesh ("national game") kabaddi 1972[5]
Canada ("national winter sport") ice hockey[6] 1994
Canada ("national summer sport") lacrosse[6] 1859;[7] 1994[6]
Chile Chilean rodeo 1962[8]
Colombia tejo 2000[9]
Mexico charrería 1933[10]
Puerto Rico ("autochthonous sport") paso fino 1966[11]
Sri Lanka volleyball 1991[12]
Uruguay destrezas criollas
("creole skills": i.e. gaucho skills[13]) 		2006[14]

De facto national sports

Country Sport
Afghanistan buzkashi[15]
Anguilla yacht racing[16]
Antigua and Barbuda cricket[17]
Barbados cricket[18]
Bermuda cricket[19]
Bhutan archery[20]
China (PRC) table tennis[21]
Cuba baseball[22][23][24]
Dominican Republic baseball[25]
Finland pesäpallo[26]
Grenada cricket[27]
Guyana cricket[28]
India field hockey [29][30]
Ireland ("native sports") Gaelic games[31]
Jamaica cricket[32]
Japan sumo[33]
Lithuania basketball[34]
New Zealand rugby union[35]
Norway cross-country skiing[36][37]
Pakistan ("national game") field hockey[38]
Papua New Guinea rugby league[39]
Scotland football[40]
Tokelau kilikiti[41]
United States ("national pastime") lacrosse[42][43]
Wales rugby union[44]

See also

References

  1. ^ Mughal, Owias (10 December 2007). "Champions Trophy Hockey: Pakistan finishes 7th". All Things Pakistan. Retrieved 2009-01-23.
  2. ^ McAdam, Sean (10 February 2004). "Football leaving baseball in the dust". ESPN.com. ESPN. Retrieved 2009-01-23.
  3. ^ Curtis, Bryan (2009-02-01). "The National Pastime(s)". New York Times. pp. WK5. Retrieved 2009-02-08.
  4. ^ "Argentina Decree Nº 17468 of 16/09/1953". Global Legal Information Network. Retrieved 2008-07-14.
  5. ^ "Banglapedia: Kabadi". Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. Retrieved 2008-07-21. Ha-du-du was given the name kabadi and the status of National Game in 1972.
  6. ^ a b c "National Sports of Canada Act". Retrieved 2008-07-09.
  7. ^ "A Short History of Lacrosse in Canada". Canadian Lacrosse Association. Retrieved 2008-07-14.
  8. ^ Moreira Recchione, Alberto (2007). "La Medialuna: un edificio para Chile". Revista de urbanismo (in Spanish) (No.17). University of Chile. ISSN 0717-5051. 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] {{cite journal}}: |issue= has extra text (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  9. ^ "Colombia Law 613 of 4 September 2000". Global Legal Information Network. Retrieved 2008-07-14.
  10. ^ "La Charrería "Nuestro Deporte Nacional"" (in Spanish). Mexican Department of Tourism. 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.
  11. ^ "Puerto Rico Act 64 of 2000, S.B. 1856" (PDF). Office of Legislative Services of Puerto Rico. 2000-04-11. p. p.1. 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. {{cite web}}: |page= has extra text (help); Check date values in: |date= (help)
  12. ^ Fernando, Leslie (2005-06-03). "Sponsors President's Gold Cup tourney: Dialog assures future of VB". Daily News (Sri Lanka). Retrieved 2008-07-14. Way back in 1991 volleyball was declared as the national sport of Sri Lanka but it was only name sake. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  13. ^ Aeberhard, Danny (2001). The Rough Guide to Argentina. p. p.198. ISBN 1858285690. displays of traditional gaucho skills (destrezas criollas) {{cite book}}: |page= has extra text (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  14. ^ "Uruguay Law 17958 of 21 April 2006". Global Legal Information Network. Retrieved 2008-07-14.
  15. ^ "Buzkashi: the national game of Afghanist [sic]". Embassy of Afghanistan, Canberra. Retrieved 2008-07-21.
  16. ^ "Boat Racing Season Officially Opens". The Anguillian. 2007-03-03. 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.
  17. ^ "Antiguans and Barbudans". everyculture.com. Retrieved 2008-07-10. Cricket, a left-over from the British rule, is the national sport of Antigua and Barbuda.
  18. ^ "Barbados: Sports". Government of Barbados. Retrieved 2008-07-21. The national sport of Barbados is cricket
  19. ^ Luke, Will (2007). "Cricket by association". The Wisden Cricketer. Retrieved 2008-07-21. Bermuda are one of the few sides who count cricket as a national sport. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  20. ^ "National Symbols". Bhutan Portal. Government of Bhutan. Retrieved 2008-07-21. National Game: The national sport of Bhutan is archery.
  21. ^ "Scientists call for national flowers". China Daily. 2005-08-09. Retrieved 2008-07-21. If you ask a Chinese person what the national wine is, you will no doubt be told it is Moutai. When asked what the national sport is, the answer will be table tennis.
  22. ^ Gonzalez Echevarria, Roberto (1999). "A Cuban Belle Époque". The Pride of Havana: A History of Cuban Baseball. Oxford University Press. pp. p.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. {{cite book}}: |pages= has extra text (help)
  23. ^ Mckinley, James C., Jr (1999-03-26). "Baseball; Clash of Cultures, Pride and Passion". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-07-24. Most Cubans, after all, consider baseball to be their national sport, a game entwined in history with their struggle for independence from Spain and the birth of their nation. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  24. ^ Castro, Fidel (1999-08-13). "Speech at a meeting with Pan American Games delegation members". cuba.cu. Retrieved 2008-07-24. the game that [...] is [...] our national sport [...] I am talking of baseball
  25. ^ "Some facts about the Dominican Republic". Embassy of the Dominican Republic, Washington. Retrieved 2008-07-22. Baseball is the Dominican Republic's national sport.
  26. ^ "About Finland: General information: Sports". Embassy of Finland, Washington. 2007-06-11. Retrieved 2008-07-21. the national sport, "pesäpallo"
  27. ^ "Batting For Grenada". Grenada Life. Grenada Board of Tourism. 2007. pp. p.38. Retrieved 2008-07-21. in the first Grenada Cricket Classics [, h]eroes such as Sir Viv Richards, Joel Garner and Curtley Ambrose came together to promote what is considered by many to be the national sport in Grenada. {{cite web}}: |pages= has extra text (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  28. ^ "Games". Guyana Tourism Authority. Retrieved 2008-07-21. Cricket lovely Cricket! One cannot miss out on Guyana's national sport without participating in a game of cricket while in Guyana.
  29. ^ Basra, Sukhwant (2008-03-11). "No National status, except in NCERT textbooks". dnaindia. 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. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  30. ^ "Citizens: Sports: Hockey". National Portrait of India. Government of India. Retrieved 2008-07-22. Hockey, the National Sport of the Country is one of the most religiously followed games in India.
  31. ^ "Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Playing Fields for National Games". Retrieved 2009-01-28.
  32. ^ "History of Jamaica". Jamaican Embassy, Washington. Retrieved 2008-07-21. The legacy of Britain also lives on in Jamaica in many ways [...] the game of cricket is the national sport.
  33. ^ "Popular sports in Japan". Consulate-General of Japan in San Francisco. Retrieved 2008-11-18. The origins of sumo can be traced as far back as the Fifth Century, and is generally considered the national sport
  34. ^ Adamkus, Valdas (2005-07-28). "Address at Charles University, Prague". President of Lithuania official website. 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.
  35. ^ "Sport, Fitness and Leisure". New Zealand Official Yearbook. Statistics New Zealand. 2000. Retrieved 2008-07-21. Traditionally New Zealanders have excelled in rugby union, which is regarded as the national sport, and track and field athletics.
  36. ^ Mølster, Odd (1996). "Skiing and the Creation of a Norwegian Identity - part 2". News of Norway, issue 2. Norwegian Embassy, Washington. Retrieved 2008-07-21. the national sport could become a fine weapon in time of war. In 1943, Norway's resistance movement won an epochal victory — on skis, of course
  37. ^ Berglund, Nina (2006-02-20). "Few cheers for Norway". Aftenposten. Retrieved 2008-07-21. The scoreboard shows how the Norwegians placed, a performance considered much too poor in a country where cross-country skiing is a national sport.
  38. ^ "Pakistan: An Introduction" (PDF). Government of Pakistan. 2006. pp. p.7. Retrieved 2008-11-17. Hockey is the national game of Pakistan. {{cite web}}: |pages= has extra text (help)
  39. ^ "PNG kicks off bid for NRL team" (PDF). Sydney Morning Herald. 2009. Retrieved 2009-2-18. Rugby league is officially PNG's national sport {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  40. ^ "Scottish football plans for its future". sportscotland. Retrieved 2008-12-04. Ian Robson, Chief Executive of sportscotland... says: "Football is rightly regarded as our national sport..."
  41. ^ "Tokelau FAQ's". Council for the ongoing government of Tokelau. Retrieved 2008-07-21. Many Tokelauan men and women regard cricket-island style (kilikiti) as their national sport, which can sometimes involve almost the entire village.
  42. ^ Duquette, Jerold J. (1999). Regulating the National Pastime: Baseball and Antitrust. Greenwood. p. p.104. ISBN 027596535X. Retrieved 2008-07-21. Baseball justified its privileged legal status by citing the special nature and cultural significance of America's national pastime. {{cite book}}: |page= has extra text (help)
  43. ^ Schrag, Myles (2003). "Baseball as National Pastime Revisted: And a Little Town Shall Lead Them". In Peter Carino (ed.). Baseball/literature/culture: Essays, 1995-2001. McFarland. p. Chp.13 p.140. ISBN 0786416432. Tradition — that quality so instrumental in elevating baseball to its century-old status as national pastime— has become less important {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)
  44. ^ "Wales – a unique country, a unique culture". British Embassy, Warsaw. Retrieved 2008-07-21. Wales is mainly associated with rugby. It is the national sport of Wales.
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