Culture of Canada by Canadians or trace their roots to Canada. Ice hockey, referred to as simply "hockey", is Canada's most prevalent winter sport, its most popular spectator sport, and its most successful sport in international competition. It is Canada's official national winter sport. Lacrosse, a sport with indigenous origins, is Canada's oldest and official summer sport. Canadian football is Canada's second most popular spectator sport, and the Canadian Football League's annual championship, the Grey Cup, is the country's largest annual sports event. While other sports have a larger spectator base, association football, known in Canada as "soccer" in both English and French,
Canada at the 2017 Summer Universiade 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 Round Round of 16 9th–16th place quarterfinals 9th–12th place semifinals 9th