Countries and their National Sports and Games, Complete List

Countries Name and National Sports/ Games: Sports are an essential part of the human race, to make sports day to day part of our life the United Nations has declared an International Day of Sport for Development and Peace on 6 April. India celebrates its National Sports Day every year on 29 August. The National Sports Day was first celebrated on 29 August 2012 on the birth anniversary of Major Dhyanchand. Most countries have their own National Game.

Countries and their National Sports/ Games

Despite hitting a milestone in the Asian, Olympics, and Commonwealth games, National Sport. We used to consider Field Hockey as our National game due to consecutive winning in the Olympics but recently Ministry of Sports and Affairs has declared that India doesn’t have any national games.

Some sports are established by a law called de jure and some sports that are not established by law are called de facto. The below-given list of de facto and de jure sports are classified in separate tables for a better understanding of aspirants who are preparing for competitive exams.

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Countries and National Sports (De Jure National Sports)

De Jure national sports are those games that are established by law. A list of the National Sports that are established by law is given below in table-

Country National Sports/ Games
Argentina Pato
Bahamas Cricket
Bangladesh Kabaddi
Bhutan Archery
Brazil Capoeira
Canada Lacrosse (summer)
Ice hockey (winter)
Chile Rodeo
Colombia tea
China Table Tennis
Iran Varzesh-e Bastani, Wrestling, Polo
Mexico Charrería
Namibia Football, Netball, Rugby
Nepal Volleyball
Philippines Arnis

Countries and National Sports (De facto National Sports)

De facto national sports are those games that are not established by law. List of these National Sports is given is below in table-

Country National Games/ Sports
Afghanistan Buzkashi
Anguilla Boat racing
Antigua and Barbuda Cricket
Austria Alpine skiing
Australia Cricket
Bermuda Cricket
Basque Country Basque ball
Barbados Cricket
Cuba Baseball
Denmark Darts
Dominican Republic Baseball
England Cricket, Association football, Rugby football, tennis
Estonia Basketball (summer), Ice hockey (winter)
Finland Fnnish baseball
Georgia Rugby union
Grenada Cricket
Guyana Cricket
Haiti Association football
India Field Hockey (Undeclared)
Indonesia Martial arts
Israel Association football
Ireland Gaelic games
Italy Palio, Balloon, Tambourine, Bowls
Jamaica Cricket
Japan Sumo
Latvia Ice hockey
Lithuania Basketball
Madagascar Rugby union
Malaysia Kick takraw
Mauritius Association football
Mongolia Archery, Mongolian wrestling, Horse racing
New Zealand Rugby union
Norway Cross-country skiing
Pakistan Field hockey
Papua New Guinea Rugby league
Peru Pediment Palette
Philippines Girlfriend
Romania the foot
Russia Bandy
Scotland Golf
Serbia Basketball
Slovenia Alpine skiing
South Africa Rugby union
Spain Football
Sri Lanka Volleyball
Tajikistan Gushtigiri
Taiwan Baseball
Turkey Oil wrestling & Cirit
Turks and Caicos Islands Cricket
United States Baseball
Venezuela Baseball
Wales Rugby union

The list mentioned above contains all the important National Sports of their respective countries. Refer to this list if you are preparing for any competitive exam whether it is Bank, SSC, Railway.  The question from the national game of India and other countries can be asked in the General knowledge or General Awareness section of Competitive exams. The National sports of countries are easy to remember and one can easily fetch some extra marks by these types of questions. Check the frequently asked questions below to know the names of some important countries’ National sports.


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