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A national sport is considered to be an intrinsic part of the culture of a nation. Some sports are de facto (not established by law) national sports, as sumo is in Japan and Gaelic games are in Ireland and field hockey in Pakistan, while others are de jure (established by law) national sports, as taekwondo is in South Korea.
Sports declared as national sport by a law or through any other official means.
Country/Territory | Sport | Year defined as national sport |
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Pato | 1953 | Argentina Decree Nº 17468 | [1] |
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Ice hockey (winter) Lacrosse (summer) |
1994 | National Sports of Canada Act | [2] |
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Rodeo | 1962 | Official letter No. 269 of the Consejo Nacional de Deportes and Chilean Olympic Committee | [3] |
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Tejo | 2000 | Colombia Law 613 | [4][5] |
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Charrería | 1933 | Presidential decree by Abelardo L. Rodríguez | [6] |
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Volleyball | 2017 | Cabinet of Nepal decision | [7] |
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Arnis | 2009 | Republic Act No. 9850 | [8] |
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Paso Fino | 1966 | Puerto Rico Act 64 of 2000 | [9] |
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Taekwondo | 2018 | National Sport Designation Act for Taekwondo | [10][11] |
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Destrezas Criollas (Creole [i.e. gaucho] Skills[12]) |
2006 | National Law Nº 17958 | [13] |
The following is a list of de facto/unofficial national sport(s) by country. As opposed to a de jure national sport, the status of a de facto/unofficial national sport is informal and is provided with no legal recognition of being a national sport. Although some countries have an official national sport defined by law, other sources may also consider another sport to be a de facto/unofficial national sport of the country.