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
Water Polo Canada Angeles. Coached by Gábor Csepregi, Canada finished 10th. The only Olympic games for which the Canadian men have legitimately qualified were the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Coached by Dragan Jovanović, the squad placed 11th. Canada's men's national team is based at the Repsol Sport Centre in Calgary and is coached by Pino Porzio. Canada has fielded a women's national team since 1978. The women's squad participated in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, the first to hold a women's water polo competition. At this tournament Canada placed 5th. The squad also participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens