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
Sri Lanka at the 2010 Asian Games Sri Lanka men's cricket team was eligible to participate in the competition as it was the first instance that cricket was included in an Asian Games event. Despite the absence of main cricketing nation, India, Sri Lankan team was ranked at 4th place and couldn't able to receive any medal at the cricket competition. Sri Lanka sent 2 cyclists for the event. Sri Lanka sent 4 golfers, all men. Sri Lanka sent 2 male gymnasts. However, according to the official Olympic Committee website, Kabbadi was not listed as a sport being competed by Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka sent one male