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Latin America stands out in sports like soccer, basketball, volleyball, hockey, boxing, tennis, athletics and surf. Some sports as fencing, wrestling, swimming and kayaking are practiced to a lesser extent.
Also, there are other team sports that are practiced in some countries, such as baseball in the Caribbean region, Cuba, Colombia, Nicaragua, Peru, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Panama and Venezuela, and rugby in Argentina, Chile and Uruguay. In addition, Argentina, Brazil and Chile stand out in the practice of polo.
They also practice combat sports like judo, which is very well practiced in Brazil, Cuba and Venezuela. Taekwondo is common in Ecuador, Colombia, Mexico, Peru and Venezuela. Wrestling is common in Mexico (as a world renowned exponent), Bolivia and Peru. Boxing is common in Cuba, Colombia, Mexico, Panama, Peru and Puerto Rico, highlighting Hector Camacho and Felix Tito Trinidad (Puerto Rico), Julio Cesar Chavez and Oscar de la Hoya (Mexico), Roberto Duran (Panama), Kina Malpartida (Peru), among others. Emphasizes karate in Costa Rica, Peru, Puerto Rico and Venezuela, the kick boxing in Argentina, Colombia and Puerto Rico, and the Vale Tudo and jujitsu (or jujutsu Brazilian) in Brazil. The latter style of fighting was created by the Gracie family.
Motor is also practiced in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Paraguay and Peru. Cycling is practiced in Bolivia and Colombia, climbing in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and Peru, the speed skating is practiced in Colombia. In the case of tennis, highlight several players currently in the top ten, especially in Chile and Argentina.
The world's most popular sport, football, include two of the best players worldwide are Latinos: Maradona (Argentina) and Pele (Brazil).
Sport in Spain is mainly dominated by football (since the twentieth century), basketball (where they have important personalities as Pau Gasol), cycling, tennis (one of the best tennis player in the world is Spanish, Rafael Nadal), and handball, and motor sports, like Formula 1, in which we can stand out Fernando Alonso as one of the best drivers in the world.
However, the country has had world champions in sports as diverse as fencing, paddle tennis, water polo, sailing, boxing and athletics.
Additionally, the country is a major tourist attraction because of its sporting facilities, as facilities for water sports, golf and skiing.
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