Sports in Canada Lacrosse Hall of Fame. Australian rules football in Canada is a minor participation sport. The governing body for the sport in the country is AFL Canada. The sport has been played in the country since 1989 when the first league was formed. The sport is quickly becoming popular with the Ontario Australian Football League being the biggest outside of Australia. There are Canadian national teams with the Canada national Australian rules football team the men's team, and a women's national team both who regularly play international matches and play in the Australian Football International Cup which is essentially a World
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