What is a sport played in Argentina?

Answer 1

Argentina's national sport is futbol (soccer).

The practice of sports in Argentina is varied due to the country's multicultural population and its mostly mild climate. However, Football is by far the most popular sport in the country. Other sports played professionally and recreatively are athletics, auto racing, Basketball, boxing,cycling, Field Hockey, fishing, golf, handball, mountaineering, padel tennis, polo, roller hockey,rowing, rugby union, sailing, skiing, swimming, tennis and volleyball. Much Argentine sport success is in team sports, but boxing, tennis, golf and, in the past, rowing, are exceptions to the rule. Though it is the national sport, pato is not very popular.

Argentina is one of the most important sport powers in the region, ending at the top of the medal count at the South American Games since 1978, exceptions being 2002 and 2010. At a continental level, Argentina holds fourth place in the all-time medal table of the Pan American Games, behind the United States, Canada and Cuba. Despite a relative lack of success at the Olympic level in more traditionals sports like athletics, swimming and gymnastics, Argentina has had successful participations in other popular sports like football, basketball, tennis, volleyball and boxing.