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
Armenian Sport in the Ottoman Empire awarded with silver medals. In 1914, Armenia also held the first “Cilician Olympic Games”. Many Armenian sportsmen fell victims to the Armenian Genocide. Among them was Shavarsh Krissian, the editor of "Marmnamarz", and after it the publication of the magazine was stopped. Armenian Sport in the Ottoman Empire Armenian Sport in the Ottoman Empire refers to Armenian Sport in the Ottoman Empire. The history of the development of Armenian sport and gymnastics in the Ottoman Empire began by the end of 19th century, when the first athletic clubs and societies were established. Under the rule of the Sultan, being engaged