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The Most Popular Bolivian Sports

 Football
The national sport of Bolivia is football.
Football is by far the main sport in
Bolivia, making it almost a religion!
There is no other sport that comes even
close to “futbol”, as everyone in the
country, poor and rich, can play it and
watch it.
 Football
Famous Bolivian
Football players:
Marco Etcheverry,
Erwin Sánchez,
Joaquin Botero,
Marcelo Moreno,
Julio César
Baldivieso,
Juan Manuel Peña
 Tennis
The second most popular sport in Bolivia is
tennis.
Surprisingly enough, the history of tennis in
Bolivia is intertwined with the history of the
Bolivian Railroad Co., which was founded in
1888. With the advent of British railroads,
tennis came to the country during the 20th
century.
 Tennis
Famous Bolivian Tennis
players:
Hugo Dellien, Federico
Zeballos, Maria Fernanda
Alvarez Teran, Noelia
Zeballos, Ramiro
Benavides.
 Swimming
The third most popular sport in Bolivia is
swimming.
Because of many amazing lakes in the country of
Bolivia, including the famous Lake Titicaca, it is
not very surprising that swimming is popular.
Not only do locals love their lakes, but these
destinations are some of the most coveted ones
for tourists going to South America, from
all around the world.
 Swimming
Famous Bolivian
Swimming players:
Esteban Nuñez,
Sebastian Cariaga,
Gabriel Castillo,
Aldo Castillo,
Karyna Aldunate
 Horse riding
The fourth most popular sport in Bolivia
is horse riding.
With all the picturesque landscapes and
hiking trails that Bolivia has to offer, no
wonder horse riding is so popular in the
country. Both tourists and locals
appreciate traveling through the country
and discovering wonderful places.
 Horse riding
Famous Bolivian
Horse riding players:
There is not much to say
about competitive horse
riding, as only one
Bolivian equestrian is
famous to this day:
Roberto Nielsen-Reyes.
 Golf
The fifth most popular sport in Bolivia is golf.
This is mainly due to the highlands of Bolivia
being so perfect for golf courses, which are all
in perfect conditions.
The history of golf in the country is also tied to
the railroad company, similarly to tennis, as it
was English engineers and managers who
founded the first golf club in La Paz, in 1912.
 Golf
Famous Bolivian Golf players:
Susana Benavides
 Climbing
The sixth most popular sport in Bolivia is
climbing.
There are so many incredible climbing
spots and a huge number of mountains
over 5,000m high that climbing attracts
more and more people, whether it’s a small
wall or a tall mountain.
 Climbing
Famous Bolivian Climbing players:
The Cholita Climbers
 Skiing
The seventh most popular sport in Bolivia is skiing.
Skiing in Bolivia is very peculiar: as sad as it is, it
used to be very popular, but this era is now almost
over.
More precisely, Chacaltaya used to be the world’s
highest ski resort and it was very reputed all around
the globe. Now, with climate change, snow is simply
gone.
The most popular American sports

Sports are an important part of

culture in the United States.
Historically, the national
sport has been baseball.
However, in more recent
decades, American football has
been the most popular sport in
terms of broadcast viewership
audience.
 American football
American Football is the most popular sport
in America. Football is also the 9th most
popular sport all around the world.
The biggest competition is organized by the
National Football League (NFL). Football or
Gridiron is More Popular in Southern areas
of America, Like Texas, Florida, and
California.
American football
 Baseball
Baseball is the 2nd most popular sport in
America and the 7th most popular sport in
the world.
This sport is also known as the United
State’s national pastime. In America, there
are mainly two levels of baseball
competition, minor league baseball and
major league baseball (MLB).
Baseball
 Basketball

Basketball is one of the most popular sports

in the USA after Football & Baseball. Also, it
is the 10th most followed sport in the world.
Basketball competitions are organized by the
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Basketball
 Ice-hockey

Hockey is the 4th most popular sport in

America.
Hockey is most prevalent in areas of
North America (particularly Canada and
northern parts of the United States) and
Europe.
Ice-hockey
 Soccer
Soccer is one of the most popular sports in the
world. Soccer is the fifth most popular sport in
America. However, soccer is not as popular as
Football, Baseball, Basketball, and Ice-Hockey in
America.
It still has enormous viewership and participation
in soccer. After introducing great soccer
players like David Beckham and Wayne Rooney.
 Tennis
Tennis is the next sport on the list of most popular
sports in America. This game is equally popular
with men & women. The greatest tennis players
of all time, like Serena Williams, Venus Williams,
Andy Roddick, and others.
The United States has had a glorious record in
tennis since Americans started participating in
this sport.
 Wrestling
Pro wrestling is the next most popular sport in the
USA. The American people highly follow the
wrestling organized under WWE.