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February 2023 sports events in Australia (1 C, 6 P) ... Pages in category "2023 in Australian sport" The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total.
Sport came to Australia in 1810 when the first athletics tournament was held; soon after cricket, horse racing and sailing clubs and competitions started. Australia's lower classes would play sports on public holidays, with the upper classes playing more regularly on Saturdays. [10] Sydney was the early hub of sport in the colony. [11]
The most popular playing sport for men in Australia is Australian rules football, [1] while for women is netball. Australian rules football is the most popular sport in terms of spectatorship and television ratings. [2] [3] [4] Rugby union is the most popular sport among New Zealanders, [5] while in Papua New Guinea rugby league is the most ...
10–17 November Commonwealth Paraplegic Games [8] Perth, Western Australia: 14 9 93 n/a 1977 20–27 November FESPIC Games: Sydney 12 15 310 n/a 1982 30 September – 9 October Commonwealth Games [9] Brisbane, Queensland: 11 46 1,583 481,313 1985 26 January – 5 February Australia Games [10] Melbourne: 24 31 1,848 92,767 [11] 1994
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In Australia, Soccer, also known as British football, is the most played outdoor team sport, [3] [4] and ranked in the top ten for television audience as of 2015. [5] The national governing body of the sport is Football Australia (FA) which comprises nine state and territory member federations, which oversee the sport within their respective region.
Ice and snow sports like Skiing in Australia are conducted in the high country of the Australian Alps and Tasmanian Wilderness. Australia has relatively low mountain ranges, but a long history of participation in recreational skiing (since the 1860s) and the Winter Olympic Games (since 1936). Australians have won olympic gold in ice skating ...