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A national sport is a sport or game that is considered to be a popularly intrinsic part of the culture or is the most popular sport of a country or nation.[1] In American English the term national pastime is often used.

Although there are normally no official parameters towards defining what is a national sport, there are some general characteristics that most national sports share:

  • The rules and objectives of the sport or game are known in fairly great detail in the country or nation.
  • The game or sport is widely played or watched in the country or nation.
  • The game or sport has a long history of popularity or extreme current popularity in the country or nation.

In some countries, sport or game can become the official national pastime by mandate of the government, such as with Canada and lacrosse in 1994 (according to National Sports of Canada Act CHAPTER N-16.7 (1994, c. 16)).In other countries, where the sport or game has such a long history, such as with baseball in the United States or sumo wrestling in Japan, the sport or game is often considered a de facto "official" national pastime. This article generally goes by the popularity of the sports in all the countries.

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[edit] List of countries' national sports

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  • Kazakhstan - Boxing, Ice Hockey, rugby union, Association Football are popular as well.[citation needed]
  • Kenya - Association Football is the most popular sport. Cricket is rapidly gaining in popularity being the second popular sport especially after the 2003 Cricket World Cup in which they upset several Test teams to be the first Associate Nation to make it to a Semi-Final. Kenya also won the inaugural World Cricket League featuring the top Associate nations and therefore qualified for the T20 World Cup.
  • Korea, South Korea - Tae kwon do is the traditional national sport, though baseball, introduced by American soldiers during the Korean War, is the most popular today. Association Football has also become popular.

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[edit] Countries by most popular sport

Countries grouped by their most popular sport.

  • Total number of countries where given sport is most popular is shown in brackets

[edit] American Football (1)

Country / Territory Population
Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States of America 300,322,784

[edit] Archery (1)

Country / Territory Population
Image:Flag of Bhutan.svg Bhutan 2,185,569

[edit] Association Football (72)

Country / Territory Population
Image:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia 222,781,000
Image:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil 187,104,851
Image:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria 131,530,000
Image:Flag of Mexico.svg México 107,029,000
Image:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam 84,238,000
Image:Flag of Germany.svg Germany 82,689,000
Image:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt 74,033,000
Image:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey 73,193,000
Image:Flag of Iran.svg Iran 69,515,000
Image:Flag of France.svg France 60,496,000
Image:Flag of Italy.svg Italy 58,093,000
Image:Flag of England.svg England 50,714,000
Image:Flag of Myanmar.svg Myanmar 50,519,000
Image:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine 46,481,000
Image:Flag of Spain.svg Spain 43,064,000
Image:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia 41,600,000
Image:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina 38,747,000
Image:Flag of Poland.svg Poland 38,530,000
Image:Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania 38,329,000
Image:Flag of Sudan.svg Sudan 36,233,000
Image:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya 34,256,000
Image:Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria 32,854,000
Image:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco 31,478,000
Image:Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq 28,807,000
Image:Flag of Peru.svg Peru 27,968,000
Image:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan 26,593,000
Image:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia 25,347,000
Image:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia 24,573,000
Image:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea 22,488,000
Image:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana 22,113,000
Image:Flag of Romania.svg Romania 21,711,000
Image:Flag of Yemen.svg Yemen 20,975,000
Image:Flag of Mozambique.svg Mozambique 19,792,000
Image:Flag of Syria.svg Syria 19,043,000
Image:Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Côte d'Ivoire(Ivory Coast) 18,154,000
Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 16,337,000
Image:Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon 16,322,000
Image:Flag of Chile.svg Chile 16,295,000
Image:Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador 13,228,000
Image:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala 12,599,000
Image:Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal 11,658,000
Image:Flag of Greece.svg Greece 11,120,000
Image:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal 10,569,592
Image:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia 10,102,000
Image:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary 10,098,000
Image:Flag of Guinea.svg Guinea 9,402,000
Image:Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia 9,182,000
Image:Flag of Haiti.svg Haiti 8,528,000
Image:Flag of Benin.svg Benin 8,439,000
Image:Flag of Somalia.svg Somalia 8,228,000
Image:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria 7,726,000
Image:Flag of Honduras.svg Honduras 7,205,000
Image:Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador 6,881,000
Image:Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay 6,158,000
Image:Flag of Libya.svg Libya 5,853,000
Image:Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan 5,703,000
Image:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark 5,431,000
Image:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 5,094,800
Image:Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Turkmenistan 4,833,000
Image:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia 4,551,000
Image:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica 4,327,000
Image:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon 3,577,000
Image:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay 3,463,000
Image:Flag of Liberia.svg Liberia 3,283,000
Image:Flag of Albania.svg Albania 3,130,000
Image:Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia 3,016,000
Image:Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait 2,687,000
Image:Flag of Oman.svg Oman 2,567,000
Image:Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain 698,585
Image:Flag of Montenegro.svg Montenegro 630,000
Image:Flag of Maldives.svg Maldives 359,008
Image:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland 305,309

[edit] Australian rules football (1)

Country / Territory Population
Image:Flag of Nauru.svg Nauru 25,000

[edit] Baseball (9)

Country / Territory Population
Image:Flag of Japan.svg Japan 127,433,494
Image:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea 49,024,737
Image:Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela 26,749,000
Image:Flag of the Republic of China.svg Republic of China (Taiwan) 22,894,384
Image:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba 11,269,000
Image:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic 8,895,000
Image:Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaragua 5,487,000
Image:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico 3,912,054
Image:Flag of Panama.svg Panama 3,232,000

[edit] Basketball (6)

Country / Territory Population
Image:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines 83,054,000
Image:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia 10,350,265
Image:Flag of Israel.svg Israel 7,026,000
Image:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania 3,431,000
Image:Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia 1,967,000
Image:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia 1,330,000

[edit] Biathlon (1)

Country / Territory Population
Image:Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus 9,724,723

[edit] Chess (1)

Country / Territory Population
Image:Flag of Russia.svg Russia 142,400,000

[edit] Cricket (21)

Country / Territory Population
Image:Flag of India.svg India 1,169,016,000
Image:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan 156,770,000
Image:Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal 27,133,000
Image:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka 20,743,000
Image:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe 13,010,000
Image:Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia 11,668,000
Image:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates 4,496,000
Image:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica 2,651,000
Image:Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia 2,031,000
Image:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago 1,305,000
Image:Flag of Mauritius.svg Mauritius 1,219,220
Image:Flag of Guyana.svg Guyana 751,000
Image:Flag of the Bahamas.svg The Bahamas 323,000
Image:Flag of Barbados.svg Barbados 279,254
Image:Flag of Saint Lucia.svg Saint Lucia 160,765
Image:Flag of Grenada.svg Grenada 103,000
Image:Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg Antigua and Barbuda 82,786
Image:Flag of Bermuda.svg Bermuda 65,773
Image:Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg Cayman Islands 45,017
Image:Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg Saint Kitts and Nevis 42,696

[edit] Cycling (1)

Country / Territory Population
Image:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium 10,584,534

[edit] Handball (1)

Country / Territory Population
Image:Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia and Herzegovina 4,552,198

[edit] Horse Racing (1)

Country / Territory Population
Image:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong 7,041,000

[edit] Gaelic Football (1)

Country / Territory Population
Image:Flag President of Ireland.svg Ireland 5,950,148

[edit] Ice Hockey (6)

Country / Territory Population
Image:Flag of Canada.svg Canada 32,668,000
Image:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic 10,220,000
Image:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland 7,252,000
Image:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia 5,401,000
Image:Flag of Finland.svg Finland 5,276,571
Image:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia 2,307,000

[edit] Kick Boxing (2)

Country / Territory Population
Image:Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia 14,071,000
Image:Flag of Laos.svg Laos 5,924,000

[edit] Kilikiti(1)

Country / Territory Population
Image:Flag of Tuvalu.svg Tuvalu 11,992

[edit] Rugby League (1)

Country / Territory Population
Image:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea 5,887,000

[edit] Rugby Union (6)

Country / Territory Population
Image:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 4,239,300
Image:Flag of Wales 2.svg Wales 2,958,600
Image:Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji 905,000
Image:Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa 185,000
Image:Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga 102,000
Image:Flag of the Cook Islands.svg Cook Islands 18,700

[edit] Sailing (1)

Country / Territory Population
Image:Flag of Anguilla.svg Anguilla 13,477

[edit] Skiing (4)

Country / Territory Population
Image:Flag of Austria.svg Austria 8,189,000
Image:Flag of Norway.svg Norway 4,620,000
Image:Flag of Andorra.svg Andorra 82,000
Image:Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Liechtenstein 34,247

[edit] Wrestling (2)

Country / Territory Population
Image:Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia 4,646,000
Image:Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia 2,646,000

[edit] Countries with two most popular sports

Country / Territory Population
Image:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg People's Republic of China 1,321,852,000 Table tennis and association football
Image:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 47,900,000 Rugby union and association football
Image:Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda 27,616,000 Rugby union and association football
Image:Flag of Australia.svg Australia 20,835,000 Australian football and rugby league
Image:Flag of Madagascar.svg Madagascar 18,606,000 Rugby union and association football
Image:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 9,041,000 Ice hockey and association football
Image:Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan 8,411,000 Chess and association football
Image:Flag of Moldova.svg Moldova 4,148,000 Rugby union and association football
Image:Flag of Macedonia.svg Republic of Macedonia 2,034,000 Association football and basketball

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ term
  2. ^ [1]
  3. ^ Albania Country Information
  4. ^ Antigua and BarbudaSport
  5. ^ FIFA.com
  6. ^ Argentia
  7. ^ Armenia
  8. ^ [2]
  9. ^ Australia's attendance
  10. ^ [3]
  11. ^ Austria Profile
  12. ^ Azerbaijan Sport.
  13. ^ Bahamas Sport
  14. ^ Bahrain Country Information
  15. ^ Bangladesh Sport
  16. ^ BarbadosSport
  17. ^ Sports in Belarus
  18. ^ Belgium Profile
  19. ^ Kingdom of Bhutan
  20. ^ FIFA.com
  21. ^ Canada Sport. laws.justice.gc.ca. Retrieved on 2-5-2007.
  22. ^ Cayman Island Sports
  23. ^ China
  24. ^ FijiSports
  25. ^ Grenada sport
  26. ^ Guyana.Sport. Retrieved on 2007.
  27. ^ Indonesia's sports
  28. ^ Ireland sport
  29. ^ Italy sport
  30. ^ JamaicaSport
  31. ^ Japan Sport
  32. ^ Woolf, Alexander (2002). "Lithuania: Forest Brothers in Short Pants", Big Game, Small World: A Basketball Adventure. New York: Warner Books, pp. 18-32. ISBN 0-446-52601-0. 
  33. ^ [4]
  34. ^ Myanmar Sport. irrawaddy.org. Retrieved on 12,17,2004.
  35. ^ Namibiasport
  36. ^ Pacific Sporting Needs Assessment
  37. ^ Nepal Sports
  38. ^ New Zealand Sport
  39. ^ Nigeria's sports
  40. ^ Pakistan Sport
  41. ^ PNGsport
  42. ^ Saint Kitts and Nevis Sport
  43. ^ Saint Lucia Sport
  44. ^ South Africa sports
  45. ^ Spain Sport (Spanish language reference)
  46. ^ Sri LankaSportobsession
  47. ^ Sri Lanka Sport
  48. ^ Sweden's attendance by television
  49. ^ T&TSport
  50. ^ [5]
  51. ^ [6]
  52. ^ England Sport
  53. ^ Northern Irelandsport
  54. ^ Wales
  55. ^ BermudaSport
  56. ^ Sports. The Gallup Poll. Retrieved on 2007-10-08.
  57. ^ Zimbabwe Sports
  58. ^ Zamibiasports

[edit] External links

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