In yesterday's post we looked at the most supported sports based on the number of supporters. We had a few questions in this post, so today we are looking at what is the most played sports based on participants.
We all have our own opinions, on which sports are popular and what we enjoy. There are many sources of information around the internet which have similar results. In my opinion, there are many sports that can be added to the list as it is very difficult to find the facts and stats. One of these days, Sports podium would be a great source of information for this.
Let the countdown begin.
10. Golf
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Played by 60 Million participants around the world.
9. Base Ball
65 Million people around the world plays Base Ball and Softball.
8. Table tennis
300 million people play table tennis due to the fact that it has been integrated into schools.
7. Cricket
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Cricket are played in 125 Countries around the world.
6.Tennis
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This is one of the favourite individual Sports.
5. Basketball
The Federation of International Basketball Associations estimates a minimum of 450 million people plays the sport around the world.
4. Volleyball
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It is estimated that 998 Million people plays Volleyball around the world.
3. Field Hockey
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Again a surprising one, with Field Hockey being played in over 100 countries on 5 continents.
2. Badminton
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This one probably came as the biggest surprise to me.
1. Soccer
Again Soccer takes the crown for the most played sport in the world. I think there is not many that can argue that soccer are by far the most played as it is played on every continent.
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A big shout out to the Pledge Sports who published this information on their blog.
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- Who is the SportsPodium Target market?
- Background to SportsPodium - ICO to be announced!
- Why SportsPodium is such a good idea
- Why was Sports Podium Created?
- Sport Statistics - Soccer
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