National sport

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A national sport is any sporting discipline historically, socially and culturally associated with a particular national group. A sport need not be officially recognised as a national sport to qualify for mention here.

List of national sports by nation

  • Ariddia - football (soccer) is by far the most popular sport, although futsal also has a following, and the success of athletes such as Anaïs Reed, Faith Dallku, Christina Zhang or Amina Mba at the Tyrellian Ylompic Games has popularised gymnastics, table tennis, fencing, badminton, judo and swimming.
  • Bashenk - football (soccer), and, in the south-east, sailing
  • Cuation - football (soccer) is the national sport and is very popular. Other popular sports are cricket and volleyball.
  • ESAT - darts and cycling
  • Fbrenia - football (soccer)
  • Federated Polynesian States - rugby and kilikiti
  • Gruenberg - cricket
  • Liverpool England - officially none; association football, baseball and motor racing are considered the most popular.
  • McPsychoville - ice hockey and football share billing as being the most popular spots, while mixed martial arts, ultimate frisbee, dodgeball and rugby all have cult following
  • Milchama- baseball is usually the favorite Milchamian sport but football (soccer) is running a closer and closer second.
  • Oliverry- ice hockey is the official winter sport. Football (soccer) has become the official summer sport as the performances of the national team has been very good in the past years
  • Qazox - football (soccer), with baseball and bobsleighing vying for second.
  • San Adriano - football (soccer) is quite popular; the country's sports hero, Thomas Peruzzi, is a short track ice skater
  • Starblaydia - football (soccer) is the primary national sport, though equestrianism is also highly popular
  • Swilatia - Pakasa.
  • United Island Empires - officially cricket, but football is a lot more popular.
  • Vuam and Isma - football (soccer) is considered to be the best-followed sport in the country, but other sports such as rugby, cricket, futsal, tennis and boxing have many followers too.