National sports of top countries around the world

By Anmol Kakkar

Anmol is a freelance contributor at Khel Now and a passionate sports enthusiast who follows and covers a wide range of Olympic sports.

Published at :January 2, 2024 at 10:29 PM

Modified at :January 13, 2024 at 11:55 PM

(Courtesy : Financial Express)

India doesn’t have any national sport officially.

A national sport is an integral part of a country’s identity and culture which holds great significance. Most countries do not have any national sports, however owing to the popularity of that particular sport in the country, it is unofficially considered the national sport of that nation.

Some countries also have two national sports one considered for winter sport and other for summer. Sports serve as a huge significance to the country which also showcases the diversity. The national game of any country is immensely symbolic.

National sports:🇨🇦 Ice hockey 🏒 🇳🇵 Volleyball 🏐 🇰🇷 Taekwondo 🥋 🇦🇹 Alpine skiing ⛷️ 🇧🇷 Capoeira 🕺🇨🇳 Table tennis 🏓 🇨🇺 Baseball ⚾️ 🇩🇰 Football ⚽️ 🇪🇪 Basketball 🏀 🇮🇳 Cricket 🏏 🇯🇵 Sumo 🤼‍♂️🇱🇻 Ice hockey 🏒 🇲🇳 Archery 🏹 🇵🇰 Field hockey 🏑 🇸🇦 Horse racing 🏇 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿…
— Pioneers (@CryptoPi0neers) January 1, 2024

Every country has a national sport that is quite popular among the people. India used to have hockey as the national sport due to its huge success in the late 20th century.

However in 2020, a teacher from Maharashtra’s Dhule district filed an RTI with the government, asking whether hockey is recognized as India’s official national sport. According to the Ministry of Youth Affairs, the government’s goal is to encourage and promote all popular sports disciplines. As a result, no sport is officially designated as India’s national sport.

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Let’s look at the national sports of some countries in the world

Canada – Ice Hockey (Winters)
Canada – Lacrosse (Summer)
Bangladesh – Kabaddi
Brazil – Capoeira
China – Table Tennis
Bhutan – Archery
Cuba – Baseball
USA – Baseball
Hungary – Water Polo
Japan – Sumo Wrestling
South Korea – Taekwondo
Estonia – Basketball
Saudi Arabia – Horse Riding
Scotland – Golf
Latvia – Ice Hockey
Austria – Alpine Skating
Denmark – Football
Pakistan – Hockey
Turkey – Oil Wrestling
Wales – Rugby
New Zealand – Rugby
Argentina – Pato
Chile – Rodeo

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Anmol Kakkar

Anmol is a sports freelancer and writer who specializes in Olympic sports. He has been associated with Khel Now since 2023. An engineer by qualification, he holds a degree in computer science. A passionate sports enthusiast, Anmol follows almost every Olympic sports. He runs a Twitter page as well called Sports Arena and is quite active on Twitter on his ID, Anmolkakkar27, to promote sports in India. His favorite sport is badminton, and his favourite sportsperson is Saina Nehwal. An ardent supporter of Delhi-based teams across all sports leagues, Anmol also closely follows and covers parasports as well.