Sport in Mexico Sport in Mexico The most popular sport in Mexico is association football, followed by boxing. However, there are regional variations: for example, baseball is the most popular sport in the northwest and the southeast of the country. Basketball, American football and bull riding (called "") are also popular. Mexico City hosted the 1968 Summer Olympics, the first time that the event was held in Latin America. Since then, the only edition of the Olympic Games held in the region was in 2016, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Mexico first participated at the Olympic Games in 1900 and has sent athletes
Canadian Olympic Committee a program to combat homophobia in sport by addressing LGBT issues as part of its mandate. The first official Team Canada competed at the 1908 Olympic Games in London. Team Canada has competed at every edition of the Games of the Olympiad since then, with the exception of Moscow 1980. Team Canada has competed at every edition of the Olympic Winter Games, beginning with the first at Chamonix 1924. Team Canada has participated at every edition of the Youth Olympic Games, beginning with the first at Singapore 2010. Team Canada has competed at every edition of the Pan American Games,