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The sport's premier prize is the Scottish Cup, more popularly known as the Camanachd Cup. Shinty also has the honour of having provided, according to the Guinness Book of Records , the world's most successful sporting team, Kingussie Camanachd .
Sportscotland (officially styled sportscotland) (Scottish Gaelic: SpòrsAlba), formerly the Scottish Sports Council, is the national agency for sport in Scotland. The Scottish Sports Council was established in 1972 by royal charter. [1] The body works in partnership with public, private and voluntary organisations. As an executive non ...
In October 1992 the Scottish Amateur Athletic Association, the Scottish Women’s Amateur Athletic Association and the Scottish Cross Country Union merged into one overall governing body for the sport in Scotland known as the Scottish Athletics Federation, and this was in turn succeeded by Scottish Athletics on 1 April 2001. [4] [5] [6] [7]
Sports teams of Scotland is an incomplete list of the national sports teams representing Scotland. Scottish representative teams. This list is incomplete; ...
Pages in category "Sports originating in Scotland" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
Association football is one of the national sports of Scotland [1] and the most popular sport in the country. [2] There is a long tradition of "football" games in Orkney, Lewis and southern Scotland, especially the Scottish Borders, although many of these include carrying the ball and passing by hand, and despite bearing the name "football" bear little resemblance to association football.
The exact origins of the sport of golf are unclear. The most widely accepted theory is that the modern game of golf originated in Scotland in the High Middle Ages. [17] The first golf courses and clubs were established in the country. [18] The first written rules originated in Scotland, as did the establishment of the 18-hole course.
Water sports in Scotland (8 C, 2 P) Weightlifting in Scotland (2 C, 2 P) Winter sports in Scotland (4 C) Wrestling in Scotland (2 C, 2 P)