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Sport is an important part of Australian culture and dates back to the early colonial period. The first of the country's mainstream sports to become established in order of their organisation were cricket, Australian rules football, rugby union, tennis, soccer, basketball, netball and rugby league.
Australian Government provides funding for the hosting of major sports events in Australia. It provided $247.3 million in funding for the hosting of the 2000 Sydney Olympics and Paralympics. [1]
It also represents the Australian English use of the sport's name. [112] [113] The name itself is similar to most other Australian national representative sporting team nicknames; used informally when referring to the team, in the media or in conversation. Similarly, the name is derived from a well-known symbol of Australia, in this case, the ...
Australian sports team stubs (4 C, 100 P) Australian auto racing teams (93 P) B. Baseball teams in Australia (6 C, 28 P) Basketball teams in Australia (5 C, 4 P)
Sports that were created in Australia. Pages in category "Sports originating in Australia" The following 59 pages are in this category, out of 59 total.
Sport in Western Australia by sport (14 C, 3 P) Sport in the Northern Territory by sport (8 C, 1 P) # Australian sportspeople by sport (98 C) A.
Athletics is a popular sport in Australia, with around 34,000 athletes, officials and coaches currently registered with the national association. [ 2 ] Though not as high-profile as sports such as Cricket , Rugby league or Rugby Union in Australia, athletics has produced many world sporting legends, including Edwin Flack , Betty Cuthbert , Herb ...
Pages in category "Sport in Australia" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...