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National sport

A national sport is a sport or game that is considered to be a intrinsic part of the culture of a nation. In American English the term national pastime is often used. Some sports are de facto National sport while others are defined by law.

National sports defined by law
De facto national sports
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National sports defined by law

Country	Sport	Year defined as national sport
Argentina	pato	1953^[1]
Bahamas	sloop sailing	1993^[2]
Bangladesh ("national game")	kabaddi	1972^[3]
Brazil	capoeira	1972^[4]
Canada ("national winter sport")	ice hockey^[5]	1994
Canada ("national summer sport")	lacrosse^[5]	1859^[6]
Chile	Chilean rodeo	1962^[7]
Colombia	tejo	2000^[8]
Mexico	charrería	1933^[9]
Korea (Rep.)	taekwondo	1971^[10]
Puerto Rico ("autochthonous sport")	paso fino	1966^[11]
Sri Lanka	volleyball	1991^[12]
Uruguay	destrezas criollas ("creole skills": i.e. gaucho skills^[13])	2006^[14]

De facto national sports

Country	Sport
Afghanistan	buzkashi^[15]
Anguilla	yacht racing^[16]
Antigua and Barbuda	cricket^[17]
Barbados	cricket^[18]
Bermuda	cricket^[19]
Bhutan	archery^[20]
China (PRC)	table tennis^[21]
Cuba	baseball^[22]^[23]^[24]
Dominican Republic	baseball^[25]
Finland	pesäpallo^[26]
Grenada	cricket^[27]
Guyana	cricket^[28]
India	field hockey ^[29]^[30]
Ireland ("native sports")	gaelic football, hurling^[31]
Jamaica	cricket^[32]
Lithuania	basketball^[33]
New Zealand	rugby union^[34]
Norway	cross-country skiing^[35]^[36]
Pakistan	field hockey^[37]
Tokelau	kilikiti^[38]
United States ("national pastime")	baseball^[39]^[40]
Wales	rugby union^[41]^[42]