Sport in Mexico is celebrated annually with a special bullfight called the "Corrida de Aniversario". The Plaza México has been host to many of the world's best and most famous bullfighters. Basque pelota is the name for a variety of court sports played with a ball using one's hand, a racket, a wooden bat, or a basket propulsor, against a wall. Since 1952, the International Federation of Basque Pelota has organized the World Championships of Basque pelota every four years. Mexico hosted the world championships in 1982, 1998 and 2006. Mexico gave its best performance at the 2006 games when they led all
Sport in Venezuela swimmers include: El Juego del Garrote (The Garrote Game) or "Garrote Larense", is a Venezuelan martial art that involves machetes, garrote, and knife fencing. "Corrida de toros", or Bullfighting, in Venezuela is thought to be the least popular out of the five Latin American countries. Also, bullfighting is considered to be more of an art form that the Spanish colonist brought with them, but is still a sport. The modern sport started in the 19th century with the Spaniards arrival. The industry started from the city of San Cristóbal. The first bullrings were built of wood and didn't have many