National sport culture. Sport declared as national sport by a law National sport A national sport is considered to be an intrinsic part of the culture of a nation. Some sports are "de facto" (not established by law) national sports, as baseball is in the United States and Gaelic games are in the Ireland, while others are "de jure" (established by law) national sports, as lacrosse and ice hockey are in Canada. These sports do not have to be necessarily the most played or most followed, which would be either association football or cricket in all but a few countries are widely
Canada at the Summer Olympics in 40 years. Canada has been very successful in synchronized swimming at the Olympics, winning medals at every games in which the sport was competed except for 2004 & 2008. Canada has never won an Olympic medal in water polo. Their best finish was fifth in the women's tournament at the 2000 games. Canada has never won an Olympic medal in archery. Their best finish was fifth in the women's individual competition at the 1976 games. Canada is not traditionally strong in athletics, but the nation has won medals in 15 of 23 games in which it has competed. Some