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 2017 Summer Universiade place match Preliminary Round Quarterfinals 5th–8th place semifinals 5th place match Canada at the 2017 Summer Universiade Canada participated at the 2017 Summer Universiade, in Taipei, Taiwan. The following table lists Canada's delegation per sport and gender. Decathlon Heptathlon Group Stage 9th–16th place game 9th–12th place game 9th place game Group Stage Quarterfinals Group Stage 9th–16th place match 9th–12th place match 9th place match Group Stage Quarterfinals 5th–8th place match 7th place match Individual Team Individual Team Preliminary Round 9th–16th place quarterfinals 9th–12th place semifinals 11th place match Preliminary Round 9th–16th place quarterfinals 13th–16th place semifinals 13th place match Preliminary