1. Afghanistan
Buzkashi is the national game of Afghanistan which is also known as Kopar, Kupari and Ulak Tartysh.
National Game: Buzkashi
2. Antigua and Barbuda
It has a very rich culture which is complimented by the rich history. European sports largely influence the region and among all the sports, Cricket is the most popular among them. Hence on the basis of popularity, Cricket became national game.
National Game: Cricket
3. Argentina
Although Argentina well known World’s is one of the best Football playing nation but Pato is the official national sport since 1953.
National Game: Pato
4. Australia
Australian sports culture is one of the important features of sporting landscape.Cricket, Australian Rules football, rugby union and horse racing are among the earliest organised sports in Australia.Among all games, Cricket and Australian Rules Football (AFL) are taken as national game/ sport not only because of popularity but also its sporting history.
National Game: Cricket and Australian Rules Football (AFL)
5. Bangladesh
Cricket, Football and Kabaddi are considered as the most popular games in Bangladesh but Kabaddi is the national game of the country.
National Game: Kabaddi
6. Barbados
Cricket is considered to be an intrinsic part of the culture of Barbados. Recently, government has implemented a policy of sports-based tourism. Barbados Cricket Association is the apex body to govern the cricket locally. Barbados has given famous cricketers- Sir Garfield Sobers, Sir Everton Weekes, Sir Clyde Walcott and Sir Frank Worrell.
National Game: Cricket
7. Bermuda
There are varieties of sports played in Bermuda but Cricket is most popular due to British influence.
National Game: Cricket
8. Bhutan
Archery is the national sport declared by the Kingdom in 1971 when it became the member of UN. Throughout the history of Bhutan, bow and arrow were an important means of survival in the highlands during wars and hunts and also it plays a significant role in their myths and legends. For example- images of gods holding bow and arrow.
National Game: Archery
9. Brazil
Capoeira is an Afro-Brazilian martial art that is combination of dance and music, and is marked by deft, tricky movements. It is culturally significant and evolves during colonial times by slaves. It is popular not only in Brazil but also practices internationally through computer games and movies.
National Game: Capoeira
10. Bulgaria
Bulgaria is well known for its weightlifter because weightlifters won medals on almost every big weightlifting and set many world records on championships including the Olympic Games. The most distinguished weightlifters are Stefan Botev, Nikolay Peshalov, Demir Demirev and Yoto Yotov.
National Game: Weightlifting
11. Canada
It has two national games- Ice hockey (In Winter) & Lacrosse (In Summer). National Sports of Canada Act quotes: "Hockey and Lacrosse to be national sports. The game commonly known as ice hockey is hereby recognized and declared to be the national winter sport of Canada and the game commonly known as Lacrosse is hereby recognized and declared to be the national summer sport of Canada."
National Game: Ice hockey (In Winter) & Lacrosse (In Summer)
12. Chile
Chilean Rodeo is not only traditional sport but also national sport (declared in 1962).
National Game: Chilean rodeo
13. China
China has not formally declared a national sport but on the basis of popularity table tennis called as national game.
National Game: Table Tennis
14. Cuba
Cuban sports culture is very influence from the United States of America, hence among all the sports baseball is very popular among Cuban people.
National Game: Baseball
15. Czech Republic
Football and Ice Hockey are the two leading sports played in the country but ice hockey draws more attention because of popularity and professional stability.
National Game: Ice Hockey
16. Dominican Republic
Baseball is the most popular sport in the country. After the United States, it has the second-highest number of baseball players in Major League Baseball (MLB).
National Game: Baseball
17. England
Soccer is the nation’s most popular sport but Cricket is the national game not by law but de facto.
National Game: Cricket
18. France
Sports culture is very rich in France that reflected its popularity among French people and sporting history. Football became de facto national game.
National Game: Football
19. Haiti
National Game: Football
20. Hungary
Water Polo is a national game of Hungary. They are considered the world's top power in the history of water polo, having won 15 Olympic, 10 World Championship, 5 FINA World League, 8 FINA World Cup and 21 European Championship medals.
National Game: Water Polo
21. India
The Golden Era of hockey in India was the period from 1928 - 1956 when India won 6 successive gold medals in the Olympic Games. Now cricket is more popular than hockey in india.
Note: As per recent RTI, the Sports Ministry has made it clear that it has not declared any sport as national game whereas the web portal of Government National Portal of India has posted an article glorifying field hockey under the heading 'National Game'.
22. Israel
Football is the most popular sport in Israel. The sport is under the jurisdiction of the Israel Football Association. It joined the Asian Football Confederation in 1954, but was booted out in 1974 due to political pressure from Arab world during the Arab–Israeli conflict.
National Game: Football
23. Italy
Football (Calcio in Italian) is a national sport of Italy and currently the second most successful football team in World Cup history, after Brazil, having won four FIFA World Cup championships.
National Game: Football
24. Indonesia
Badminton is the national game from both the participation and spectating aspect. It has won gold medals in badminton in every Olympic Games since the sport was first introduced to the Olympics in 1992 except in 2012 Summer Olympics.
National Game: Badminton
25. Lithuania
Basketball is the only sports which religiously followed by the people after Catholicism.
National Game: Basketball
26. Iran
Wrestling is regarded as national game due to its long tradition and history. There are many styles of folk wrestling, from Varzesh-e Pahlavani to Zurkhaneh which have similarities with modern freestyle wrestling.
National Game: Wrestling
27. Jamaica
Sport is a significant part of Jamaican culture. It is one of the leading countries in sprinting with the current world record holder for 100m and 200m, Usain Bolt and the former 100m world record holder, Asafa Powell but on the basis of popularity, cricket is considered as national game.
National Game: Cricket
28. Japan
Sumo wrestling is considered to be country’s national sport. It is a competitive full-contact wrestling sport where a rikishi (wrestler) attempts to force another wrestler out of a circular ring (dohyo) or into touching the ground with anything other than the soles of his feet. The characters literally mean "striking one another".
National Game: Sumo Wrestling
29. Malaysia
Sepak Takraw is the national sport of the Malaysia. It is similar to volleyball or badminton except players cannot use their hands.
National Game: Sepak Takraw
30. Mongolia
There are three national games of Mongolia, known locally as 'the three games- Mongolian wrestling, archery and horse riding.
National Game: Mongolian wrestling, archery and horse riding.
31. Mauritius
The national sport of Mauritius is Football and became a member of FIFA in 1962 and Confederation of African Football in 1963.
National Game: Football
32. Mexico
The national game of Mexico is CharrerÃa. It is a competitive event similar to rodeo and was developed from animal husbandry practices used on the haciendas of old Mexico.
National Game: Charreria
33. Nepal
Dandi Biyo (similar to Indian Gilli Danda) is played with a stick about two feet long and a wooden pin about six inches long. The pin is a small wooden stick with pointed ends.
National Game: Dandi Biyo
34. New Zealand
Rugby union is the national game in New Zealand, and is popular across all sections of New Zealand society, and many New Zealanders associate it with their national identity.
National Game: Rugby union
35. Norway
The national sport of Norway is Cross-country skiing. It is a form of skiing where skiers rely on their own locomotion to move across snow-covered terrain, rather than using ski lifts or other forms of assistance.
National Game: Cross-country skiing
36. Pakistan
The National game of Pakistan is Field Hockey.
National Game: Field Hockey
37. Philippines
The National game of Philippines is Arnis. It is the system of Filipino fighting arts founded by Remy Presas as a self-defense system.
National Game: Arnis
38. Poland
National Game: Football
39. Peru
Paleta frontón is a Peruvian sport which similar to tennis.
National Game: Paleta Fronton
40. Russia
Chess is the most popular game in Russia but Bandy (form of hockey) is considered to be national game.
41. Scotland
The national game of Scotland is Golf because of its origin. More than six centuries ago, the first courses and rule of the game were developed.
National Game: Golf
42. Serbia
The Football, basketball, volleyball and water polo are the most popular sports in Serbia but there is no official announcement for national game.
43. Slovenia
The national game of Slovenia is skiing.
National Game: Skiing
44. South Korea
Taekwondo is the national game because it is often claimed to have historical origins on the Korean peninsula with origins said to have been traced as far back as the 1st century BCE.
National Game: Tae-kwon-do
45. SriLanka
The national sport of Sri Lanka is Volleyball. Other popular sports are water sports, badminton, athletics, football, basketball and tennis.
National Game: Volleyball
46. Switzerland
The National game of Switzerland is Shooting and Gymnastics.
National Game: Shooting and Gymnastics
47. Tajikistan
The national sport of Tajikistan is Gushtigiri .
National Game: Gushtigiri
48. Turkey
Oil wrestling / grease wrestling is the Turkish national sport. It is so called because the wrestlers douse themselves with olive oil.
National Game: Oil wrestling
49. USA
The national game of USA is Baseball not by law but through de facto.
National Game: Baseball
50. Venezuela
The national game of Venezuela is Baseball. It is known to produce some of the most skilled baseball players in the world for example Luis Aparicio.
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