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List Of Countries & Their National Games

List Of Countries and Their National Games

List Of Countries & Their National Games...

This is a list of countries and their national sports, which is an important topic of general awareness. A sport is designated as the national sport of a country either on the basis of its popularity or on the basis of its historical connection with that country.

LIST OF NATIONAL GAMES OF SOME COUNTRIES

  • India - Hockey
  • Russia - chess
  • England - Cricket
  • China - Table Tennis
  • Japan - Sumo
  • Pakistan - Field Hockey
  • Australia - Cricket
  • The United States Of America - Baseball
  • Canada - Ice Hockey
  • Spain - Bulls fighting
  • Srilanka - Volley Ball
  • Brazil - Football
  • Scotland - Rugby Football
  • France - Football
  • Indonesia - Badminton
  • Malaysia - Badminton
  • Italy - Football

Which is the national sport of India?

You say hockey! Hockey is not the correct answer. Neither Hockey nor Kabaddi is the national sport of India. Although hockey was considered the national sport of the country as the period of its golden era was from 1928 to 1956 when India won 6 consecutive gold medals in the Olympic Games, but recently, the Sports Ministry has clarified that it has declared not done. Any sport should be the national sport of the country.
So be aware of the national games of different countries. Along with the national games of the countries, a list of important sports of that country will also be found.

LIST OF NATIONAL GAMES OF ALL COUNTRIES
List of Countries and their National Games
Name of Countries National Games in the World Other Important Games
Afghanistan Buzkashi (Also called Kopar, Kupari and Ulak Tartysh) (DeFacto) Cricket, football, boxing & basketball
Antigua and Barbuda Cricket (DeFacto) Football
Argentina Pato (DeJure – 1953) Association football, Basketball, Rugby union
Australia Cricket (DeFacto) Australian Rules Football (AFL), Rugby, Horse Racing, Netball
Bangladesh Kabaddi (DeJure– 1972) Cricket & football
Barbados Cricket (DeFacto) Football, Golf, Tennis
Bermuda Cricket (DeFacto) Football, Rugby and Tennis
Bhutan Archery (DeJure – 1971) Basketball, football, futsal
Brazil Capoeira (DeJure – 1972) Volleyball and Basketball
Bulgaria Weightlifting (DeFacto) Gymnastics, Rowing, Biathlon and Cricket
Canada Ice hockey (In Winter) & Lacrosse (In Summer) (DeJure – 1994) Football, Golf, basketball and baseball
Chile Chilean rodeo (DeJure – 1962) Tennis and football
China Ping Pong (Table Tennis) (DeFacto) Volleyball, Martial Arts, Shooting, Badminton
Cuba Baseball (DeFacto) Boxing, Volleyball, Basketball
Columbia Tejo (DeJure – 2000)
Czech Republic Ice Hockey (DeFacto) Football
Dominican Republi Baseball (DeFacto) Football and Boxing
England Cricket (DeFacto) Football, Rugby and Basketball
France Football (Defacto) Rugby, Motor Sports and tennis
Haiti Soccer (DeFacto) –
Hungary Water Polo (DeFacto) –
India Field Hockey (DeFacto) (Otherwise Undeclared) Cricket, badminton, kabaddi
Israel Football (DeFacto) Basketball, Swimming, canoeing
Italy Football (DeFacto) –
Indonesia Badminton (DeFacto) –
Lithuania Basketball (DeFacto) Football, Athletics, Cycling
Iran Wrestling (DeFacto) Polo, football
Jamaica Cricket (DeFacto) Association football, Athletics
Japan Sumo Wrestling (DeFacto) Ju-Jitsu (Martial Arts), Baseball, Football
Malaysia Sepak Takraw – similar to Volleyball or Badminton(DeFacto). Players cannot use their hands to play –
Mongolia Mongolian wrestling, archery and horse riding (De Facto) Football, Basketball
Mauritius Football (DeFacto) Athletics, Basketball, Badminton
Mexico Charreria- similar to Rodeo (DeJure – 1933) Association football and Boxing
Nepal Dandi Biyo – similar to Indian Gilli Danda (Till 2017) Volleyball (DeJure – 2017) Cricket, football
New Zealand Rugby (DeFacto) Cricket, Netball, Basketball, Golf, Tennis
Norway Cross-country skiing (DeFacto) Wrestling, Cycling, Shooting
Namibia Rugby (DeJure – 2018) Football, Netball
Pakistan Field Hockey (DeFacto) Cricket, Kabaddi, Squash, Snooker
Philippines Arnis – Type of Fighting Art (DeJure– 2009) Basketball, Badminton, boxing
Poland Football (DeFacto) –
Peru Paleta Frontón – type of Tennis (DeFacto) –
Puerto Rico (united States) Paso Fino (DeJure – 1966) –
Russia Bandy- type of Ice Hockey (DeFacto) Chess, football, Basketball, Gymnastics
Scotland Golf (DeFacto) Tennis, Rugby
Serbia Football, basketball, volleyball and water polo (DeFacto) –
Slovenia Alpine Skiing (DeFacto) Ski Jumping, Athletics, Basketball and Boxing
South Korea Tae-kwon-do (DeJure– 2018) Football and Basketball
SriLanka Volleyball (DeFacto) Cricket, badminton, Watersports
Switzerland Shooting and Gymnastics (DeFacto) Football and Ice Hockey
Tajikistan Gushtigiri- type of wrestling (DeFacto) –
Turkey Oil wrestling (DeFacto) Soccer, Basketball, VolleyBall
USA Baseball (DeFacto) Football, Ice Hockey, Golf, Tennis
Uruguay Destrezas Criollas (DeJure – 2006) –
Venezuela Baseball (DeFacto) Football

National Sports of 15 Asia Countries

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