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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. This includes countries which are explicitly noted to have no official national sport.
Country/Territory | Sport | Year defined as national sport |
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Pato | 1953 | Argentina Decree Nº 17468 | [1] |
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Lacrosse (summer) Ice hockey (winter) |
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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None | N/A | Statement of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports | [6] |
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Charrería | 1933 | Presidential decree by Abelardo L. Rodríguez | [7] |
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Volleyball | 2017 | Cabinet of Nepal decision | [8] |
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Arnis | 2009 | Republic Act No. 9850 | [9] |
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Paso Fino horse riding | 1966 | Puerto Rico Act 64 of 2000 | [10] |
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Taekwondo | 2018 | National Sport Designation Act for Taekwondo | [11][12] |
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Destrezas Criollas (Creole [i.e. gaucho] Skills[13]) |
2006 | National Law Nº 17958 | [14] |
The following is a list of de facto or unofficial national sport/s by country. Some of these countries may have an official national sport defined by law but may have other sports occasionally considered as a national sport by various sources. The status of these sport/s as a national sport may be considered as "incorrect" either due to the status of another sport as a national sport or there is explicitly no official sport in the country concerned (e.g. India where there is no official national sport).