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 (not established by law) national sports, as baseball is in the United States and cricket is in England, while others are de jure (established by law) national sports, as lacrosse and ice hockey are in Canada. These sports do not have to be necessarily the most played or most followed, which would be either association football or basketball in all but a few countries, but are widely considered to be important to the country or significant for its culture.

De jure national sports

Country Sport Year defined as
national sport
 Pakistan Field hockey 1948[1]
 Argentina Pato 1953[2]
 Bahamas Sloop sailing 1993[3]
 Bangladesh Kabaddi ("national game") 1972[4]
 Brazil Capoeira 1972[5]
 Canada Lacrosse (summer), Ice hockey (winter) 1994[6]
 Chile Chilean rodeo 1962[7]
 Colombia Tejo 2000[8]
 Iran Varzesh-e Bastani, Wrestling 1976[9]
 Mexico Charrería 1933[10]
 Philippines Arnis 2009[11]
 Puerto Rico Paso Fino ("autochthonous sport") 1966[12]
 Sri Lanka Volleyball 1991[13]
   Nepal Dandi Biyo 1973[14]
 Uruguay Destrezas Criollas
(Creole [i.e. gaucho] Skills[15])
2006[16]

De facto national sports

Country Sport
 Afghanistan Buzkashi[17]
 Anguilla Yacht racing[18]
 Antigua and Barbuda Cricket[19]
 Barbados Cricket[20]
 Bermuda Cricket[21]
 Bhutan Archery[22]
 Cuba Baseball[23][24][25]
 Czech Republic Ice hockey
 Dominican Republic Baseball[26]
 England Cricket[27]
 Estonia Basketball[28]
 Finland Pesäpallo[29]
 Georgia Rugby union[30]
 Ghana Football
 Grenada Cricket[31]
 Guyana Cricket[32]
 Haiti Football[33]
 Hungary Football[34] or Water polo[35]
 India Hockey
 Israel Football[36]
 Ireland Gaelic games[37][38][39]
 Jamaica Cricket[40]
 Japan Sumo[41]
 South Korea Taekwondo[42]
 Latvia Basketball (summer), Ice hockey (winter),[43]
 Lithuania Basketball[44][45]
 Madagascar Rugby union[46][47]
 Malaysia Sepak takraw[48][49]
 Mauritius Football[50]
 Mongolia Archery, Mongolian wrestling, Horse racing[51][52]
 New Zealand Rugby Union[53]
 Norway Cross-country skiing[54][55]
 Pakistan Field hockey[56][57]
 Papua New Guinea Rugby league[58][59]
 Peru Paleta Frontón[60]
 Puerto Rico Baseball
 Romania Oină[61]
 Russia Bandy[62]
 Scotland Golf[63]
 Slovenia Alpine skiing[64][64]
 Tajikistan Gushtigiri[65]
 Turkey Oil wrestling[66] & Cirit[67]
 Turks and Caicos Islands Cricket[68]
 United States Baseball[69][70][71]
 Venezuela Baseball[72][73]
 Wales Rugby union[74]

See also

References

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