List of National Sports by Country

A national sport is considered as an intrinsic part of a country’s culture.

Sports that have been designated as national sports by a statute or other official methods. This includes nations that are specifically listed as not having an officially national game.

National Sports

This is a complete list of the National Sport of countries and dependent territories of the world;

Country	Sport
Afghanistan	Buzkashi
Albania	Football
Algeria	Football
Andorra	Rugby
Angola	Football
Anguilla	Boat racing
Antigua and Barbuda	Cricket
Argentina	Pato
Armenia	Chess
Aruba	Football
Australia	Cricket
Austria	Alpine skiing
Azerbaijan	Freestyle Wrestling
The Bahamas	Cricket
Bahrain	Football
Bangladesh	Kabaddi
Barbados	Cricket
Belgium	Cycling
Benin	Football
Bermuda	Cricket
Bhutan	Archery
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Football
Brazil	Capoeira
British Virgin Islands	Softball
Bulgaria	Football
Burundi	Soccer
Cambodia	Bokator
Canada	Ice Hockey and Lacrosse
Cape Verde	Football
Central African Republic	Football
Chad	Football
Chile	Chilean Rodeo
China	Table Tennis
Christmas Island	Football
Cocos Islands	Rugby League
Colombia	Tejo
Cook Islands	Rugby League
Costa Rica	Football
Croatia	Football
Cuba	Baseball
Cyprus	Football
Czech Republic	Ice Hockey
Denmark	Football
Djibouti	Football
Dominican Republic	Baseball
East Timor	Football
Egypt	Football
El Salvador	Football
Estonia	Basketball (summer) Ice hockey (winter)
Ethiopia	Football
Fiji	Rugby Union
Finland	Pesäpallo
France	Football
Georgia	Rugby Union
Germany	Football
Ghana	Football
Greece	Football
Greenland	Football
Grenada	Cricket
Guatemala	Football
Guinea-Bissau	Football
Guyana	Cricket
Haiti	Football
Honduras	Football
Hungary	Water Polo
India	Field hockey, Kabaddi, Cricket
Indonesia	Pencak Silat
Iran	Wrestling
Iraq	Football
Ireland	Gaelic Games
Italy	Football
Jamaica	Cricket
Japan	Sumo
Jordan	Football
Kenya	Football
South Korea	Taekwondo
Kyrgyzstan	Dead Goat Polo
Latvia	Ice Hockey
Lebanon	Football
Liberia	Football
Lithuania	Basketball
Madagascar	Rugby Union
Malaysia	Sepak Takraw
Mauritania	Football
Mauritius	Football
Mexico	Charrería
Moldova	Wrestling
Mongolia	Archery, Mongolian Wrestling, Horse Racing
Montenegro	Water Polo
Morocco	Football
Myanmar	Chinlone
Nepal	Volleyball
New Zealand	Rugby Union
Nicaragua	Baseball
Norway	Cross-Country Skiing
Pakistan	Field Hockey
Palestine	Football
Panama	Baseball
Papua New Guinea	Rugby League
Peru	Paleta Frontón
Philippines	Arnis
Poland	Motorcycle Speedway
Portugal	Football
Romania	Oina
Russia	Bandy
Samoa	Rugby Union
Saudi Arabia	Football
Senegal	Wrestling
Serbia	Basketball
Seychelles	Football
Sierra Leone	Football
Slovakia	Ice Hockey
Slovenia	Alpine Skiing
South Africa	Rugby Union
Spain	Football
Sri Lanka	Volleyball
Switzerland	Shooting and Gymnastics
Taiwan	Baseball
Tajikistan	Gushtigiri
Tanzania	Football
Thailand	Muay Thai
Tokelau	Cricket
Tonga	Rugby Union
Tunisia	Football
Turkey	Oil Wrestling & Cirit
Turks & Caicos Islands	Cricket
Ukraine	Football
United Kingdom	Cricket
United States	Baseball
Uzbekistan	Kurash
Venezuela	Baseball
Vietnam	Da Cau
Wallis and Futuna	Rugby Union