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The popularity of sports in Australia is such a widespread
phenomenon that it is often dubbed as the 'National
Religion'. Young or old, there is no age limit or dearth
of sport fanatics in Australia. Though most of the sports
came to Australia from Europe, the British colonization
of Asian and other countries resulted in a significant
number of similarities with British sports. Survey too
reveals the open secret that Australians take their
sports a lot more seriously as compared with other nations.
For this reason, the rates of both participation and
expectation is the highest anywhere in the world. To
further this national preoccupation, the "Sports
Industry Australia" was set up in 1976. The "Sports
Industry Australia" has recently been rechristened
as the "Confederation of Australian Sport"
(CAS). This organization focuses on the advancement
and development of the industry of sports in Australia
as a whole. Yes, sports in Australia do happen to be
an industry; and a very popular and also commercially
profitable one too. The climate of the country too contributes
in a big way to the hosting of various events year round.
Given below is a list of the sports and the sport
events that are hosted in Australia with immense fanfare
or in which the country participates:
Sports: Australian Rules Football, Baseball,
Basketball, Cricket, Cycling, Football (soccer), Golf,
Hockey, Horse racing, Lacrosse, Motorsport, Netball,
Rugby league, Softball, Swimming, Surfing, Tennis and
Water-boarding.
Sporting Events: Winter Sports, Olympic Games
like the Summer Olympics and the Winter Olympics; Commonwealth
Games, Australian University Games and Australian Open.
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