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href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sport_national" title="Sport national – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Sport national" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target">Français</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EA%B5%AD%EA%B8%B0_(%EC%8A%A4%ED%8F%AC%EC%B8%A0)" title="국기 (스포츠) – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="국기 (스포츠)" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target">한국어</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%AF_%E0%A4%96%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B2" title="राष्ट्रीय खेल – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="राष्ट्रीय खेल" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target">हिन्दी</a></li><li 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href="/wiki/Category:Nationalism" title="Category:Nationalism">a series</a> on</td></tr><tr><th class="sidebar-title-with-pretitle" style="font-size:200%;font-weight:normal;padding-bottom:0.15em;"><a href="/wiki/Nationalism" title="Nationalism">Nationalism</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background:transparent;border-top:1px solid #aaa;text-align:center;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Nation" title="Nation">Nation</a> forming</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nationalism_in_the_Middle_Ages" title="Nationalism in the Middle Ages">Nationalism in the Middle Ages</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_anthem" title="National anthem">Anthem</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_church" title="National church">Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_colours" title="National colours">Colours</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_emblem" title="National emblem">Emblem</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Father_of_the_Nation" title="Father of the Nation">Father</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_flag" title="National flag">Flag</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_epic" title="National epic">Epic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_god" title="National god">God</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_identity" title="National identity">Identity</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_language" title="National language">Language</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_myth" title="National myth">Myth</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Sport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nation_state" title="Nation state">State</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_symbol" title="National symbol">Symbol</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_treasure" title="National treasure">Treasure</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background:transparent;border-top:1px solid #aaa;text-align:center;;color: var(--color-base)">Core values</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Allegiance" title="Allegiance">Allegiance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Independence" title="Independence">Independence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patriotism" title="Patriotism">Patriotism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Self-determination" title="Self-determination">Self-determination</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Solidarity" title="Solidarity">Solidarity</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background:transparent;border-top:1px solid #aaa;text-align:center;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Types_of_nationalism" title="Types of nationalism">Types</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/African_nationalism" title="African nationalism">African</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National-anarchism" title="National-anarchism">Anarchist</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blind_nationalism" title="Blind nationalism">Blind</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bourgeois_nationalism" title="Bourgeois nationalism">Bourgeois</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Business_nationalism" title="Business nationalism">Business</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Welfare_chauvinism" title="Welfare chauvinism">Welfare</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Civic_nationalism" title="Civic nationalism">Civic</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/American_nationalism" title="American nationalism">American</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/French_nationalism" title="French nationalism">French</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Irish_nationalism" title="Irish nationalism">Irish</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_communism" title="National communism">Communist</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Constitutional_patriotism" title="Constitutional patriotism">Constitutional patriotism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Corporate_nationalism" class="mw-redirect" title="Corporate nationalism">Corporate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cyber-nationalism" class="mw-redirect" title="Cyber-nationalism">Cyber-</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eco-nationalism" title="Eco-nationalism">Ecological</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Economic_nationalism" title="Economic nationalism">Economic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ethnic_nationalism" title="Ethnic nationalism">Ethnic</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ethnopluralism" title="Ethnopluralism">Ethnopluralism</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pan-European_nationalism" title="Pan-European nationalism">European</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Expansionist_nationalism" title="Expansionist nationalism">Expansionist</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Homonationalism" title="Homonationalism">Homosexual</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indigenism" title="Indigenism">Indigenism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Integral_nationalism" title="Integral nationalism">Integral</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Left-wing_nationalism" title="Left-wing nationalism">Left-wing</a> (<a href="/wiki/Left-wing_populism" title="Left-wing populism">populism</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Musical_nationalism" title="Musical nationalism">Musical</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_mysticism" title="National mysticism">Mystic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neo-nationalism" title="Neo-nationalism">Neo-</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pan-nationalism" title="Pan-nationalism">Pan-</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Racial_nationalism" title="Racial nationalism">Racial</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Arab_nationalism" title="Arab nationalism">Arab</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Black_nationalism" title="Black nationalism">Black</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japanese_nationalism" title="Japanese nationalism">Japanese</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Statism_in_Sh%C5%8Dwa_Japan" title="Statism in Shōwa Japan">Shōwa</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Korean_ethnic_nationalism" class="mw-redirect" title="Korean ethnic nationalism">Korean</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/White_nationalism" title="White nationalism">White</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zionism" title="Zionism">Zionism</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Religious_nationalism" title="Religious nationalism">Religious</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Christian_nationalism" title="Christian nationalism">Christian</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/National_Catholicism" title="National Catholicism">Catholic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clerico-nationalism" title="Clerico-nationalism">Clerical</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hindu_nationalism" title="Hindu nationalism">Hindu</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hindutva" title="Hindutva">Hindutva</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muslim_nationalism" class="mw-redirect" title="Muslim nationalism">Muslim</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khalistan_movement" title="Khalistan movement">Sikh</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Resource_nationalism" title="Resource nationalism">Resource</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Revolutionary_nationalism" title="Revolutionary nationalism">Revolutionary</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/National_syndicalism" title="National syndicalism">National syndicalist</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Bolshevism" title="National Bolshevism">National Bolshevik</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fascism" title="Fascism">Fascism</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Legionarism" class="mw-redirect" title="Legionarism">Legionarism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nazism" title="Nazism">Nazism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rexism" class="mw-redirect" title="Rexism">Rexism</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ethnocacerism" title="Ethnocacerism">Ethnocacerism</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Romantic_nationalism" title="Romantic nationalism">Romantic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Techno-nationalism" title="Techno-nationalism">Technological</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Territorial_nationalism" title="Territorial nationalism">Territorial</a></li> <li><a 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mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anationalism" class="mw-redirect" title="Anationalism">Anationalism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anti-nationalism" class="mw-redirect" title="Anti-nationalism">Anti-nationalism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anti-globalization_movement" title="Anti-globalization movement">Anti-globalization movement</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anti-imperialism" title="Anti-imperialism">Anti-imperialism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Banal_nationalism" title="Banal nationalism">Banal nationalism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Civil_religion" title="Civil religion">Civil religion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Communitarianism" title="Communitarianism">Communitarianism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cosmopolitanism" title="Cosmopolitanism">Cosmopolitanism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cultural_nationalism" title="Cultural nationalism">Cultural nationalism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diaspora_politics" title="Diaspora politics">Diaspora politics</a></li> <li><a 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Several <a href="/wiki/Sovereign_states" class="mw-redirect" title="Sovereign states">sovereign states</a> and <a href="/wiki/Constituent_states" class="mw-redirect" title="Constituent states">constituent states</a> have formally recognized a specific activity as their national sport, typically favouring sports with origins stemming from their own countries. Conversely, in many other nations, the designation of a national sport is an informal acknowledgment bestowed upon an activity that is either widely embraced or holds historical and cultural significance to that nation. <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Official_national_sports">Official national sports</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=National_sport&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Official national sports">edit</a>]</div> An official national sport is an activity that has been formally recognized and designated as a national sport of a particular nation by government authorities. This recognition often comes through <a href="/wiki/Legislation" title="Legislation">legislation</a> or <a href="/wiki/Decree" title="Decree">decrees</a>. The following is a list official national sports: <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Country/territory </th> <th scope="col">Sport </th> <th scope="col">Year of official recognition </th> <th scope="col">Basis </th> <th class="unsortable" scope="col"><abbr title="Reference">Ref</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Argentina" title="Argentina">Argentina</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Pato" title="Pato">Pato</a> </td> <td>1953 </td> <td>Argentina Decree Nº 17468 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Ice_hockey" title="Ice hockey">Ice hockey</a> (winter) <a href="/wiki/Lacrosse" title="Lacrosse">Lacrosse</a> (summer) </td> <td>1994 </td> <td>National Sports of Canada Act </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-2">[2]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Chile" title="Chile">Chile</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Chilean_rodeo" title="Chilean rodeo">Chilean Rodeo</a> </td> <td>1962 </td> <td>Official letter No. 269 of the Consejo Nacional de Deportes and <a href="/wiki/Chilean_Olympic_Committee" title="Chilean Olympic Committee">Chilean Olympic Committee</a> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-3">[3]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Colombia" title="Colombia">Colombia</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Tejo_(sport)" title="Tejo (sport)">Tejo</a> </td> <td>2000 </td> <td>Colombia Law 613 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-4">[4]</a><a href="#cite_note-5">[5]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Mexico" title="Mexico">Mexico</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Charrer%C3%ADa" title="Charrería">Charrería</a> </td> <td>1933 </td> <td>Presidential decree by <a href="/wiki/Abelardo_L._Rodr%C3%ADguez" title="Abelardo L. Rodríguez">Abelardo L. Rodríguez</a> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-6">[6]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Nepal" title="Nepal">Nepal</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Volleyball" title="Volleyball">Volleyball</a> </td> <td>2017 </td> <td>Cabinet of Nepal decision </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-nepal-7">[7]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Philippines" title="Philippines">Philippines</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Eskrima" class="mw-redirect" title="Eskrima">Arnis</a> </td> <td>2009 </td> <td>Republic Act No. 9850 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-8">[8]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico" title="Puerto Rico">Puerto Rico</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Paso_Fino" title="Paso Fino">Paso Fino</a> </td> <td>1966 </td> <td>Puerto Rico Act 64 of 2000 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-9">[9]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/South_Korea" title="South Korea">South Korea</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Taekwondo" title="Taekwondo">Taekwondo</a> </td> <td>2018 </td> <td>National Sport Designation Act for Taekwondo </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-10">[10]</a><a href="#cite_note-11">[11]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Uruguay" title="Uruguay">Uruguay</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Jineteada_gaucha" title="Jineteada gaucha">Destrezas Criollas</a> </td> <td>2006 </td> <td>National Law Nº 17958 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-12">[12]</a><a href="#cite_note-13">[13]</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Unofficial_national_sports">Unofficial national sports</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=National_sport&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Unofficial national sports">edit</a>]</div> An unofficial national sport is an activity that holds significant popularity or cultural and historical significance within a particular nation but lacks legal recognition as the official national sport. These informal national sports typically reflect a nation's preferences and their perceived connection to the nation's culture and identity. The designation of an unofficial national sport can be contentious, as it can vary within a nation based on regional preferences and traditions. The following is a list of unofficial national sports: <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"> <tbody><tr> <th>Country/Territory </th> <th>Sport </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Afghanistan" title="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Buzkashi" title="Buzkashi">Buzkashi</a><a href="#cite_note-14">[14]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Anguilla" title="Anguilla">Anguilla</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Boat_racing" title="Boat racing">Boat racing</a><a href="#cite_note-15">[15]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Antigua_and_Barbuda" title="Antigua and Barbuda">Antigua and Barbuda</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Cricket" title="Cricket">Cricket</a><a href="#cite_note-16">[16]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australia</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Cricket" title="Cricket">Cricket</a><a href="#cite_note-17">[17]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Austria" title="Austria">Austria</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Alpine_skiing" title="Alpine skiing">Alpine skiing</a><a href="#cite_note-18">[18]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Bangladesh" title="Bangladesh">Bangladesh</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Kabaddi" title="Kabaddi">Kabaddi</a><a href="#cite_note-19">[19]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Barbados" title="Barbados">Barbados</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Cricket" title="Cricket">Cricket</a><a href="#cite_note-20">[20]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Bermuda" title="Bermuda">Bermuda</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Cricket" title="Cricket">Cricket</a><a href="#cite_note-21">[21]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Bhutan" title="Bhutan">Bhutan</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Archery" title="Archery">Archery</a><a href="#cite_note-22">[22]</a><a href="#cite_note-23">[23]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Brazil" title="Brazil">Brazil</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Capoeira" title="Capoeira">Capoeira</a><a href="#cite_note-24">[24]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Cambodia" title="Cambodia">Cambodia</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Bokator" title="Bokator">Bokator</a><a href="#cite_note-25">[25]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/China" title="China">China</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Table_tennis" title="Table tennis">Table tennis</a><a href="#cite_note-26">[26]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Cook_Islands" title="Cook Islands">Cook Islands</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Rugby_league" title="Rugby league">Rugby league</a><a href="#cite_note-27">[27]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Cuba" title="Cuba">Cuba</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball">Baseball</a><a href="#cite_note-28">[28]</a><a href="#cite_note-29">[29]</a><a href="#cite_note-30">[30]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Czech_Republic" title="Czech Republic">Czech Republic</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Ice_Hockey" class="mw-redirect" title="Ice Hockey">Ice Hockey</a><a href="#cite_note-31">[31]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Dagestan" title="Dagestan">Dagestan</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Wrestling" title="Wrestling">Wrestling</a><a href="#cite_note-32">[32]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Denmark" title="Denmark">Denmark</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Association_football" title="Association football">Association football</a><a href="#cite_note-33">[33]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Dominican_Republic" title="Dominican Republic">Dominican Republic</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball">Baseball</a><a href="#cite_note-34">[34]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England">England</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Association_football" title="Association football">Association football</a><a href="#cite_note-:0-35">[35]</a><a href="#cite_note-36">[36]</a> <a href="/wiki/Cricket" title="Cricket">cricket</a><a href="#cite_note-:0-35">[35]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Estonia" title="Estonia">Estonia</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Basketball" title="Basketball">Basketball</a>,<a href="#cite_note-est-37">[37]</a> <a href="/wiki/Rallying" title="Rallying">Rallying</a><a href="#cite_note-38">[38]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Fiji" title="Fiji">Fiji</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Rugby_union" title="Rugby union">Rugby union</a><a href="#cite_note-39">[39]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Finland" title="Finland">Finland</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Pes%C3%A4pallo" title="Pesäpallo">Pesäpallo</a><a href="#cite_note-40">[40]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Georgia_(country)" title="Georgia (country)">Georgia</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Rugby_union" title="Rugby union">Rugby union</a><a href="#cite_note-41">[41]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Grenada" title="Grenada">Grenada</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Cricket" title="Cricket">Cricket</a><a href="#cite_note-42">[42]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Guyana" title="Guyana">Guyana</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Cricket" title="Cricket">Cricket</a><a href="#cite_note-43">[43]</a><a href="#cite_note-44">[44]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Haiti" title="Haiti">Haiti</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Association_football" title="Association football">Association football</a><a href="#cite_note-45">[45]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Cricket" title="Cricket">Cricket</a>,<a href="#cite_note-india1-46">[46]</a> <a href="/wiki/Field_hockey" title="Field hockey">field hockey</a>,<a href="#cite_note-india-olympic-47">[47]</a> <a href="/wiki/Kabaddi" title="Kabaddi">kabaddi</a><a href="#cite_note-india-olympic-47">[47]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Indonesia" title="Indonesia">Indonesia</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Pencak_silat" title="Pencak silat">Pencak silat</a><a href="#cite_note-48">[48]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran">Iran</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Freestyle_wrestling" title="Freestyle wrestling">Freestyle wrestling</a><a href="#cite_note-49">[49]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland" title="Republic of Ireland">Ireland</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Gaelic_games" title="Gaelic games">Gaelic games</a><a href="#cite_note-50">[50]</a><a href="#cite_note-51">[51]</a><a href="#cite_note-52">[52]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Association_football" title="Association football">Association football</a><a href="#cite_note-53">[53]</a><a href="#cite_note-54">[54]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Jamaica" title="Jamaica">Jamaica</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Cricket" title="Cricket">Cricket</a><a href="#cite_note-55">[55]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Sumo" title="Sumo">Sumo</a><a href="#cite_note-56">[56]</a><a href="#cite_note-57">[57]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Latvia" title="Latvia">Latvia</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Ice_hockey" title="Ice hockey">Ice hockey</a><a href="#cite_note-58">[58]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Lithuania" title="Lithuania">Lithuania</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Basketball" title="Basketball">Basketball</a><a href="#cite_note-59">[59]</a><a href="#cite_note-60">[60]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Madagascar" title="Madagascar">Madagascar</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Rugby_union" title="Rugby union">Rugby union</a><a href="#cite_note-61">[61]</a><a href="#cite_note-62">[62]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Malaysia" title="Malaysia">Malaysia</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Sepak_takraw" title="Sepak takraw">Sepak takraw</a><a href="#cite_note-63">[63]</a><a href="#cite_note-64">[64]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Mauritius" title="Mauritius">Mauritius</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Association_football" title="Association football">Association football</a><a href="#cite_note-65">[65]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Mongolia" title="Mongolia">Mongolia</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Archery" title="Archery">Archery</a>, <a href="/wiki/Horse_racing" title="Horse racing">horse racing</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mongolian_wrestling" title="Mongolian wrestling">Mongolian wrestling</a><a href="#cite_note-66">[66]</a><a href="#cite_note-67">[67]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Montenegro" title="Montenegro">Montenegro</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Water_polo" title="Water polo">Water polo</a><a href="#cite_note-68">[68]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Nepal" title="Nepal">Nepal</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Kabaddi" title="Kabaddi">Kabaddi</a>,<a href="#cite_note-nepal-7">[7]</a> <a href="/wiki/Volleyball" title="Volleyball">volleyball</a><a href="#cite_note-69">[69]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand" title="New Zealand">New Zealand</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Rugby_union" title="Rugby union">Rugby union</a><a href="#cite_note-70">[70]</a><a href="#cite_note-71">[71]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Norway" title="Norway">Norway</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Cross-country_skiing_(sport)" title="Cross-country skiing (sport)">Cross-country skiing</a><a href="#cite_note-72">[72]</a><a href="#cite_note-73">[73]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Pakistan" title="Pakistan">Pakistan</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Field_hockey" title="Field hockey">Field hockey</a><a href="#cite_note-Khan-74">[74]</a><a href="#cite_note-Abbott_2015_21-75">[75]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Panama" title="Panama">Panama</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball">Baseball</a><a href="#cite_note-Khan-74">[74]</a><a href="#cite_note-Abbott_2015_21-75">[75]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Papua_New_Guinea" title="Papua New Guinea">Papua New Guinea</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Rugby_league" title="Rugby league">Rugby league</a><a href="#cite_note-76">[76]</a><a href="#cite_note-PNG_seal_2010_Four_Nations_place-77">[77]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Peru" title="Peru">Peru</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Paleta_front%C3%B3n" title="Paleta frontón">Paleta frontón</a><a href="#cite_note-78">[78]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Philippines" title="Philippines">Philippines</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Basketball" title="Basketball">Basketball</a>,<a href="#cite_note-79">[79]</a><a href="#cite_note-80">[80]</a> <a href="/wiki/Sipa" title="Sipa">sipa</a><a href="#cite_note-81">[81]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Poland" title="Poland">Poland</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Motorcycle_speedway" title="Motorcycle speedway">Motorcycle speedway</a>,<a href="#cite_note-82">[82]</a> <a href="/wiki/Volleyball" title="Volleyball">volleyball</a><a href="#cite_note-83">[83]</a><a href="#cite_note-84">[84]</a><a href="#cite_note-85">[85]</a><a href="#cite_note-86">[86]</a><a href="#cite_note-87">[87]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Romania" title="Romania">Romania</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Oina" class="mw-redirect" title="Oina">Oina</a><a href="#cite_note-88">[88]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Russia" title="Russia">Russia</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Bandy" title="Bandy">Bandy</a><a href="#cite_note-Tatar-Inform-89">[89]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Saudi_Arabia" title="Saudi Arabia">Saudi Arabia</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Camel_racing" title="Camel racing">Camel racing</a>,<a href="#cite_note-:1-90">[90]</a> <a href="/wiki/Horse_racing" title="Horse racing">horse racing</a>,<a href="#cite_note-:1-90">[90]</a> <a href="/wiki/Falconry" title="Falconry">falconry</a><a href="#cite_note-:1-90">[90]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland">Scotland</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Golf" title="Golf">Golf</a><a href="#cite_note-91">[91]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Serbia" title="Serbia">Serbia</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Basketball" title="Basketball">Basketball</a><a href="#cite_note-92">[92]</a><a href="#cite_note-93">[93]</a><a href="#cite_note-94">[94]</a><a href="#cite_note-95">[95]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Slovenia" title="Slovenia">Slovenia</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Alpine_skiing" title="Alpine skiing">Alpine skiing</a><a href="#cite_note-onlinelibrary.wiley.com-96">[96]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Spain" title="Spain">Spain</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Association_football" title="Association football">Association football</a><a href="#cite_note-97">[97]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka" title="Sri Lanka">Sri Lanka</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Volleyball" title="Volleyball">Volleyball</a><a href="#cite_note-98">[98]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Taiwan" title="Taiwan">Taiwan</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball">Baseball</a><a href="#cite_note-99">[99]</a><a href="#cite_note-100">[100]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Tajikistan" title="Tajikistan">Tajikistan</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Folk_wrestling" title="Folk wrestling">Gushtigiri</a><a href="#cite_note-101">[101]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Thailand" title="Thailand">Thailand</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Muay_Thai" title="Muay Thai">Muay Thai</a><a href="#cite_note-102">[102]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Turkey" title="Turkey">Turkey</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Cirit" class="mw-redirect" title="Cirit">Cirit</a>,<a href="#cite_note-103">[103]</a> <a href="/wiki/Oil_wrestling" title="Oil wrestling">oil wrestling</a><a href="#cite_note-104">[104]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Turks_and_Caicos_Islands" title="Turks and Caicos Islands">Turks and Caicos Islands</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Cricket" title="Cricket">Cricket</a><a href="#cite_note-105">[105]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball">Baseball</a>,<a href="#cite_note-106">[106]</a><a href="#cite_note-107">[107]</a><a href="#cite_note-:2-108">[108]</a> <a href="/wiki/American_football" title="American football">American football</a><a href="#cite_note-109">[109]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Venezuela" title="Venezuela">Venezuela</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball">Baseball</a><a href="#cite_note-:2-108">[108]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales">Wales</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Rugby_union" title="Rugby union">Rugby union</a><a href="#cite_note-110">[110]</a> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=National_sport&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: See also">edit</a>]</div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_sports" title="List of sports">List of sports</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_martial_arts_by_regional_origin" class="mw-redirect" title="List of martial arts by regional origin">List of martial arts by regional origin</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=National_sport&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: References">edit</a>]</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media 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DirtFish. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/how-estonia-is-building-a-rallying-legacy/">the original</a> on 27 December 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2024.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=How+Estonia+is+building+a+rallying+legacy&rft.pub=DirtFish&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fdirtfish.com%2Frally%2Fwrc%2Fhow-estonia-is-building-a-rallying-legacy%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+sport" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-39"><a href="#cite_ref-39">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.fiji.travel/us/experiences/sports">"Sport"</a>. <q>rugby (or Rakavi) is the national sport</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Sport&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fiji.travel%2Fus%2Fexperiences%2Fsports&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+sport" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-40"><a href="#cite_ref-40">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://sportycious.com/list-national-sports-all-countries-91082/">"The National Sports of the World: Exploring Sports and Cultural Identity"</a>. 31 December 2016. 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Retrieved 21 July 2008. <q>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.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Grenada+Life&rft.atitle=Batting+For+Grenada&rft.pages=38&rft.date=2007-03&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fazzurracastlegrenada.com%2Findex.php%3Foption%3Dcom_content%26task%3Dview%26id%3D32%26Itemid%3D69&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+sport" class="Z3988">[<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot" title="Wikipedia:Link rot">permanent dead link</a>‍] </li> <li id="cite_note-43"><a href="#cite_ref-43">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080606075705/http://guyana-tourism.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=96&Itemid=178">"Games"</a>. 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