UHERO APEC MEMBER ECONOMIES Sports briefs Australia Sporting Bodies: Athletics, Aus- sie Rules Football, Baseball, Basketball, Cricket, Cycling, Golf, Horse racing, Motorsport, Netball, Rugby league, Rugby union, Soccer, Soſtball, Swim- ming, Tennis and Touch football. e two most popular sports in Austra- lia in terms of participation, spectator- ship and television viewing are Cricket and Rugby. Rugby Union Team Name: Australian Wallabies Team Insignia/Mascot: e Wallaby Level Played: International Highest Performance Level: • World Cup Champions: Twice Note: • Strong rivalry with New Zealand Counterpart – e All Blacks and both are tipped to meet in the final of the next world cup to be held this Septem- ber in New Zealand • Current world ranking: 2nd Rugby League Team Name: Australian Kangaroos Team Insignia/Mascot: e Kangaroo Level Played: International Highest Performance Level: • Rugby League World Cup Champi- ons: 10 times Note: • Strong rivalry with New Zealand • Next World cup in 2013 in the Unit- ed Kingdom Cricket Team Name: Australia National Cricket Team Team Insignia/Mascot: Kangaroo and Bird Flanking a coat of arms Level: International Highest Performance Level: • ICC Cricket World Cup Champions: 4 times Note: • e Australian Cricket team is one of two teams in e Ashes Series. e Ashes is considered the most celebrated rivalry in international cricket. Austra- lia has held this title a record 31 times. Recent Updates • e Australian Netball Team (e Diamonds) recently won the World Netball Championships, which took place in Singapore in July. It edged out New Zealand in the final. Brunei Sporting Bodies: Soccer, Basketball, Golf, Marathons and Rugby Uniont. Soccer Team Name: Duli Penigran Muda Mah- kota Football Club Level: Premier League Highest Performance Level: • Malaysian Super League • Singapore League Cup: Champions Note: • Following government interference in 2009 – the Football Association of Brunei Darussalam was suspended. • e club is owned by the Crown Prince, HRH Al-Muhtadee Billah. • Brunei is considere one of the weak- er nations in sporting measures, how- ever, this has greatly improved since 1999. Hosted Events Brunei Hosts two major Asian Sporting Events: • Golf: e Brunei Open is part of the Asian Golf Tour • Marathon: Brunei organised one of the richest Marathons in Asia, howev- er, this has been put on hold in recent years. Undergraduate Research Report UHERO Undergraduate Research Reports are produced by UH Mānoa Economics undergraduate students and do not necessarily reflect the views of UHERO or the University of Hawai‘i. is brief provides information on the popular sporting bodies of the APEC member economies. e brief is designed as thus: • Team Name • Team Insignia/Mascot • Level Played: Local/Regional/International • Highest Performance Level: e most advanced stage , at the global level, that the team has reached Wallabies in action Brunei Football Insignia
The two most popular sports in Austra-lia in terms of participation, spectator-ship and television viewing are Cricket and Rugby.
Rugby UnionTeam Name: Australian WallabiesTeam Insignia/Mascot: The WallabyLevel Played: InternationalHighest Performance Level: • World Cup Champions: TwiceNote:• Strong rivalry with New Zealand Counterpart – The All Blacks and both are tipped to meet in the final of the next world cup to be held this Septem-ber in New Zealand• Current world ranking: 2nd
Rugby LeagueTeam Name: Australian KangaroosTeam Insignia/Mascot: The Kangaroo
Level Played: InternationalHighest Performance Level: • Rugby League World Cup Champi-ons: 10 timesNote:• Strong rivalry with New Zealand• Next World cup in 2013 in the Unit-ed Kingdom
CricketTeam Name: Australia National Cricket TeamTeam Insignia/Mascot: Kangaroo and Bird Flanking a coat of armsLevel: InternationalHighest Performance Level: • ICC Cricket World Cup Champions: 4 timesNote:• The Australian Cricket team is one of two teams in The Ashes Series. The Ashes is considered the most celebrated rivalry in international cricket. Austra-lia has held this title a record 31 times.
Recent Updates
• The Australian Netball Team (The Diamonds) recently won the World Netball Championships, which took place in Singapore in July. It edged out New Zealand in the final.
BruneiSporting Bodies: Soccer, Basketball, Golf, Marathons and Rugby Uniont.
SoccerTeam Name: Duli Penigran Muda Mah-kota Football Club Level: Premier LeagueHighest Performance Level:• MalaysianSuperLeague• SingaporeLeagueCup:ChampionsNote:• Following government interferencein 2009 – the Football Association of Brunei Darussalam was suspended.• The club is owned by the CrownPrince, HRH Al-Muhtadee Billah.• Bruneiisconsidereoneoftheweak-er nations in sporting measures, how-ever, this has greatly improved since 1999.
Hosted EventsBrunei Hosts two major Asian Sporting Events:• Golf:TheBruneiOpenispartoftheAsian Golf Tour• Marathon:Bruneiorganisedoneofthe richest Marathons in Asia, howev-er, this has been put on hold in recent years.
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UHERO Undergraduate Research Reports are produced by UH Mānoa Economics undergraduate students and do not necessarily reflect the views of UHERO or the University of Hawai‘i.
This brief provides information on the popular sporting bodies of the APEC member economies. The brief is designed as thus:• Team Name• Team Insignia/Mascot• Level Played: Local/Regional/International• Highest Performance Level: The most advanced stage , at the global level, that the team has reached
The three most popular sports in China are Badminton, Basketball and Table Tennis.
BadmintonTeam Name: China National Badmin-ton TeamLevel: InternationalHighest Performance Level: • Thomas Cup (World Mens TeamChampionships): 8 timeso Current Holders (2010)• Uber Cup (World Womens TeamChampionships): 11 times• SudirmanCup(WorldMixedTeamChampionships): 7 timeso Current Holders (2010)• WonthemostmedalsintheSportatOlympiccompetitions
Ping Pong (Table Tennis)Team Name: China National Table Ten-nis TeamLevel: InternationalHighest Performance Level:World Championships• Men’sSingles:15times• Men’sDoubles:17times• Women’sSingles:18times• Women’sDoubles:17times• Mixed:17times
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Note:• The biggest amateur recreationalsport in China.• Anestimated300millionplayersinChina alone.
BasketballTeam Name: Chinese National Basket ball TeamTeam Insignia: Golden Dragon envel-oping a red BasketballLevel: InternationalHighest Performance Level:• FIBAAsiaChampionships:14times• 7OlympicAppearances• 8WorldChampionshipAppearanc-es• CurrentFIBAranking:10thNote:• StrongestteaminAsia• Popularity of the sport reachedphenomenal heights when Yao Ming signed on with the Houston Rockets (USA) in 2002. It is believed that it may soon topple Table Tennis as the most played sport in China.
The two legislated official sports of Canada are Ice Hockey and Lacrosse. Ice Hockey is regarded as a winter sport while lacrosse is regarded as a summer sport although it is played all year.
Ice Hockey
Team Name: Team Canada / Equipe CanadaTeam Insignia: Maple leaf backdrop with an ice hockey player in the centre.Level: InternationalHighest Performance Level:Mens• IIHF World Championships: 18 times• Current World Ranking: 2nd• Olympics:8GoldMedals• Womens• IIHF World Championships: 9 times• Current ranking: 2nd• Olympics:3GoldMedalsNote:• Canada dominates the International Womens competitions.• In2011,ithad85624registeredfe-male players.
LacrosseTeam Name: Team Canada LacrosseTeam Insignia/Mascot: Maple Leaf with lacrosse player in the center.
Level: InternationalHighest Performance Level:Mens• FIL World Indoor Lacrosse Cham-pionship: TwiceWomens• FIL Womens World Cup: Bronze medal (2009)
The Chinese National Team on court
Team Insignia
Canadian Womens Lacrosse Team
Yao Ming
Note:• FIL 2013 Womens World Cup will be held in Cana
ChileSporting Bodies: Athletics, Boxing, Equestrian, Fencing, Golf, Gymnastics, Handball, Martial Arts, Racing Sports, Rodeo,Shooting Sports, Table Tennis, Team Sports, Tennis, Weightlifting, Water sports.
The most popular sport in Chile is Football. Most successful is Tennis and the most practiced sport in rural areas is Rodeo.
FootballTeamName:LaRoja(TheRedOne)/ElEquipodeTodos(Everybody’steam)Team Insignia/Mascot: Red and Yellow rimmed circle with an white star on a red and blue badge.Level: InternationalHighest Performance Level:Mens• HighestFIFAranking:6th(1998)• CurrentFIFAranking:27th• Highest World Cup ranking: 3rdplace(1962)Womens• HighestFIFAranking:44th(2011)• Currentranking:44th
TennisAchievements• Two time winners of the WorldTeam Cup (2003 & 2004)• 2004Olympics:Gold(men’ssingles)Gold(men’sdoubles)Bronze(men’ssingles)• MarceloRiosbecamethefirstLatinAmerican to reach Number 1 in World Tennis Rankings (1998)
Rodeo• Declaredthenationalsportin1962.
• Second most popular sport after
football.• The sport has been alive for mor-
than 4 centuries.• National Championships occur ev-ery year.
Hong KongSporting Bodies: The major spectator sports include – Dragon Boat Racing, Rugby Union and Horse Racing. Par-ticipant Sports are vast and varied and are a mix of both western and eastern varieties of activities.
Rugby UnionTeam Name: Hong Kong National TeamTeam Insignia/Mascot: -Level Played: RegionalHighest Performance Level: Asian Five NationsNote:• What makes the sport so popularis theHongKong7’sTournament.Anannual tournament that attracts thou-sands of visitors to So Kon Po.
Dragon Boat Racing Originally observed as part of theDuan Wu Festivities.
• The Hong Kong Dragon Boat As-sociation is a founding member of the international governing body.• Dragon Boat Racing festivals haveexisted since1976andareheld annu-ally.
Horse Racing• A remnant of its British colonialpast, horse racing has remained as an important entertainment and gambling event.• Established in 1884 as the HongKong Jockey Club it currently oversees the organisation of nearly 700 races per season.
•The sport makes up 11% of Hong Kongs tax revenue.
IndonesiaSporting Bodies: Badminton, Football, Aussie Rules Football, Rugby Union and Polo.
The two most popular sports in Indo-nesia are Badminton and Football.
BadmintonTeam Name: Indonesia national bad-minton teamTeam Insignia/Mascot: Level Played: InternationalHighest Performance Level: Mens• Thomas Cup (World Champion-ship): 13 timeso Most successful team this far in this competition.Womens• UberCup(WorldChampionship):3
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Dragon Boat Racing in Hong Kong
The Race Tracks
Chilean Rodeo
Mixed • Sudirman Cup (World Champion-ships):OnceNote:• Indonesia’smostsuccessfulsport.• Ithaswonagoldmedalinbadmin-ton in every Olympic Game since itsintroduction.
Football (Soccer)Team Name: Indonesia national foot-ball teamLevel Played: International (Local League is very popular amongst coun-trymen)Highest Performance Level: • FirstAsianTeamtoqualify for theFIFA world cup in 1938.• AppearedintheOlympicGamesin1956.Note:• Thedomesticleagueisverypopular.It started around the 1930’s in Dutchcolonial times. It is known as Indonesia Super League.
JapanSporting Bodies: Football, Baseball, Handball, Rugby Union, Rugby League, Sumo Wrestling, Boxing, Figure Skat-ing, Japanese Martial Arts or ways and Motorsports. Many sporting activities were imported, however, they have be-come very popular amongst the coun-trymen.
Football is regarded as the most popu-lar, however, baseball also has a large following in the population.Sumo Wrestling• OriginatedinJapan
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• Only countrywhere it is practicedprofessionally• Mostwrestlerslivecommunallyinaheya (sumo training stables) and their lives are aligned to strict traditional guidelines• Female sumo is not authentic ac-cording to Japanese traditions. It has been prohibited in all professional events.
BaseballTeam Name: Japan national baseball teamTeam Insignia/Mascot: Level Played: InternationalHighest Performance Level: • WorldBaseballClassicChampions:Twice(2006&2009)o Current Ranking: 3rd• SummerOlympicsAppearancesNote:• The Japanese equivalent of MajorLeague Baseball is Nippon Professional Baseball. The most successful team is the Yomiuri Giants who have taken 21 titles
Football (Soccer)Team Name: Samurai Blue/Soccer Nip-pon DaihyoTeam Insignia/Mascot: Level Played: Highest Performance Level: • Qualified for the FIFAWorld Cupfor the last four consecutive tourna-ments.• AFCAsianCup:4timeso Current Champions• FIFA Confederations Cup: 2ndplace (2011)Note: • Japan co-hosted the FIFA World
Cup in 2002 with Korea. Following this event, there was a surge in the popular-ity of the sport.
Recent Updates• Japans Womens Football Team won the FIFA Womens Championship in Germany in July. It edged the United States of America in penalty shoot outs.
KoreaSporting Bodies: Traditional: Kite flying, Bull Fight-ing and Korean wrestling, Taekwondo Western: Football, Baseball, Bas-ketball, Badminton, Bowling, Fishing, Golf, Rugby Union, Table Tennis and E-sports.
Football Team Name: Korea Republic National Football Team/ Taegeuk Warriors/ Red DevilsTeam Insignia/Mascot: TigerLevel Played: InternationalHighest Performance Level: • FIFAWorldCupAppearanceo Most successful team in Asian Foot-ball.o OnlyAsianteamtoreachthesemifinalso Current ranking: 31• AFCAsianCupChampions:TwiceNote:• TheSouthKoreannational team isthe only Asian team to make 7 consecu-tiveWorldCupfinalssince1986
BaseballTeam Name: South Korea national
The Indonesian National Football Team
Professional Sumo WrestlersWorld Champions
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baseball team/ Blue BogyLevel Played: InternationalHighest Performance Level: • Summer Olympics: Gold Medalist(2008)• WorldBaseballClassic• BaseballWorldCup:GoldMedallist(1982)• AsianGames:GoldMedallist(1998,2002, 2010)Note:• TheBlueBogysarecurrentlyranked3rd in the IBAF world rankings
TaekwondoTeam Name: South Korean National TeamLevel Played: InternationalHighest Performance Level: • Men’s World Taekwondo Champi-onships• Women’sWorldTaekwondoCham-pionship• TheSummerOlympicsNote:• Taekwondoisconsideredanationalsport in Korea.• The South Korean team has thehighest medal tally of gold medals ac-cumulated by any one country at the World Championships from 1975 to2007.
MalaysiaSporting Bodies: Badminton, Football, Hockey, Rugby, Bowling, Golf, Netball, Athletics, Swimming, Squash, Water polo, Table Tennis, Netball and Kite fly-ing.
FootballTeam Name: The Malaysian national football team/ Harimau Malay/ Ma-layan TigerTeam Insignia/Mascot: Yellow Tiger Level Played: InternationalHighest Performance Level:• AppearedintheAFCAsianCup• AppearedintheAsianGames• ASEAN Football Championship:Champions (2010)Note:• The team is ranked 144th in theFIFA world rankings• After a successful 2010 campaign,the team is looking to qualify for its first FIFA World Cup to be held in 2014.
BadmintonTeam Name: Malaysian National Bad-minton TeamLevel Played: InternationalHighest Performance Level: • BadmintonWorld Cup: Four timeMens Doubles Champions Note:• KualaLumpurhashostedmanyin-ternational sporting events such as the Commonwealth Games. • It has also hosted the Badminton World Cup twice.
Kite flying• Itisenjoyedbytheyoungerandold-er generation alike.• Due to gainingpopularityover theyears, kite flying and has encouraged more creativity in kite making and this has attracted people from all walks of life.• The most popular kite design isthat of the a huge moon-kite (wau
bulan), whose popularity is timeless.
MexicoSporting Bodies: Charreria, Bullfight-ing, Football, Boxing, American Foot-ball, Auto racing, Basketball, Basque Pelota, Golf, Ice Hockey, Polo, Rac-quetball, Rugby Union, Taekwondo and Tennis.
Football and Boxing are the most popu-lar with a large spectatorship.
FootballClub Football - Premier LeagueFounded:Early1900’sCurrent Champions: Club Deportivo GuadalajaraMost Titled: Club Deportivo Guadala-jaraNumber of Teams: 18National StatisticsTeam Name: Mexican national football team/El TricolorTeam Insignia/Mascot: An eagleLevel Played: InternationalHighest Performance Level:• FIFAWorldCup• CONCACAF Championship &Gold Cup• ConfederationsCup• CopaAmericaNote:• MexicohashostedtwoFIFAWorldCups• Currentworldranking:26
Boxing• Mexico produced the secondmostnumber of World Champions. Second to the US.
Afterwinninggoldatthe2008Olympics
Taekwondo
Flying a wau bulan kite
•Their biggest rival is Puerto Rico.• Thefirstboxingchampionproducedwas Battling Shaw.• Mexicans are very proud of theirboxing heritage in the sport.
Bull fighting• AremnantofSpanishcolonization.• One of themost popular sports inthe country for the past 400 years.• Thousandsofbullfightingeventsoc-cur throughout the country and gener-ates significant amounts of revenue in some venues.• Mexico hosts the largest bullringin the world – Plaza Mexico located in Mexico City.• Itisanintegralpartoftheircultureand is a celebrated event.
New ZealandSporting Bodies: Rugby Union, Rugby League, Cricket, Netball, Soccer, Bas-ketball, Horse racing, Tennis, Golf, Olympic Games,Motorsport, Cycling,Rowing, Canoeing, Sailing, Boxing, Equestrian, Hockey, Surfing, Skiing & Snowboarding, Gliding, Squash, Amer-ican Football and Aussie rules football.
Despite its small size, sport is an im-portant segment of this economy as is shown by the vast number of sports that
they excel in. Their sporting participa-tion is considered to be a reflection on their colonial history.
Rugby UnionTeam Name: The New Zealand All BlacksTeam Insignia/Mascot: A whit e fern Level Played: InternationalHighest Performance Level: • Rugby World Cup Champions:Once• Currentworldranking:1stNote:• Famousrivalrywithitstrans-tasma-nian counterpart Australia.• Many New Zealanders associaterugby with their national identity.• At the beginning of each interna-tional match, the team performs a Mao-ri war dance known as the Haka. This has gained much international coverage and recognition.
NetballTeam Name: The Silver FernsTeam Insignia/Mascot: A silver fernLevel Played: InternationalHighest Performance Level:• World Netball ChampionshipChampions: 4 timesNote:• Playedprimarilybyfemalesbutwithan alternative code for males as well.• Theteamiscurrentlyrankedsecondbehind the Australian National Netball Team known as The Diamonds.• The Silver Ferns lost to Australia in the World Netball Championships that was held in Singapore in July. Final Score:58-57toAustralia.
CricketTeam Name: The Black CapsTeam Insignia/Mascot: A white fernLevel Played: InternationalHighest Performance Level: • ICCCricketWorldCupsemi-final-ist.• Appeared in the Twenty20 WorldChampionshipNote:• Thissportisregardedasthenationalsummer sport.
Papua New GuineaSporting bodies: Basketball, Boxing, Rugby League, Australian Rules Foot-ball, Cricket, Netball, Rugby Union, Soccer, Volleyball and Weightlifting.
The most popular sport and also the national sport in Papua New Guinea is Rugby League.
Rugby LeagueTeam Name: The KumulsTeam Insignia/Mascot: The Bird of Par-adise – national bird.Level Played: InternationalHighest Performance Level:• RugbyLeagueWorldCup• RugbyLeagueFourNationsNote:• Globally, the people of PapuaNewGuinea are reputed to be the most pas-sionate supporters of the game and fol-low the competition (local & interna-tional) with religious fervour.
• TheAnnualAustralianStateofOri-gin matches are the most viewed tele-vised matches in PNG.
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Aztec Stadium, Mexico
All Blacks performing the NZ Haka
Spectators in PNG on a roof
An 11 year old matador
(Note:StateofOriginisarugbyleaguecompetition in neighbouring Austra-lia).
Peru Sporting Bodies: Football, Taekwondo, Rugby Union, Volleyball, Surfing, Sail-ing, Shooting, Tennis, Paleta Fronton.The most popular sport is Football.
FootballTeam Name: Peru National Team/ La Blanquirroja La RojiblancaTeam Insignia/Mascot: Red and White stripesLevel Played: InternationalHighest Performance Level: • QuarterfinalsoftheFootballWorldCup• WinnersoftheCopaAmericaTour-nament(1939&1975)
Paleta Fronton• OriginatedinLimain1945.• An infusion of a Spanish sport(Pelota Vasca) and a local sport (Pelota mano).
Arnis• MartialArt of the Philippines – instick fighting• Itisconsideredthenationalsport• Itwasincludedinprioritysportsofthe National Games in 2010• Itwasmandatedasanationalsportwhen President Macapagal-Arroyo signed the Republic Act in 2009.
BasketballTeamName:Philippinesmen’snationalbasketball teamTeam Insignia/Mascot: The design of the flag in a shape of a flowerLevel Played: InternationalHighest Performance Level: • AppearedintheFIBAWorldCham-pionship• OlympicGamesappearance• AppearedintheSummerOlympics• Asian Championships Champions:5times• AsianGamesChampions:twiceNote:• Largest amateur and professionallevel organised sport in the economy• Currentworldranking:53rd
SingaporeSporting Bodies: Badminton, Body-building, Bowling, Chess, Cricket, Football, Netball, Rugby Union, Sailing, Silat, Swimming, Table Tennis, Track and field and Weight lifting.
Singapore participates in various sports and recreational activities. The popu-lar sporting activities are Football and Basketball and an assortment of water sports such as sailing.
FootballTeam Name: Singapore national foot-ball team/ The LionsTeam Insignia/Mascot: The head of a LionLevel Played: International
Highest Performance Level: • AFFAuzukiCupChampions(ASE-AN Football Championship): 3 times• TigerCupChampions:3times• South East Asian Games Champi-ons: 4 timesNote:• Currentworldranking:145th• Singapore has its own professionalfootball league known as the S.League.
CricketTeam Name: Singapore national Team
Team Insignia/Mascot: As aboveLevel Played: RegionalHighest Performance Level: • WorldCupQualifier• StanNagaiah Trophy (withMalay-sia, Hong Kong and Thailand)• SaudaraCup(withMalaysia)Note:• TheyareanassociatememberoftheInternational Cricket Council (ICC)• Their regional competitions withneighbouring Asian economies keeps the sport alive and popular.
ThailandSporting Bodies: Thai Boxing, Sepak Takraw, Rugby, Golf, Weightlifting and Football
With the continuous development of sporting infrastructure, other sports in Thailand are gradually growing in popularity.
Thai Boxing• A form of hard martial arts prac-ticed in other South East Asian nations
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Paleta Fronton Paddles
Team insignia
as well.• Thishasbuiltthefoundationforthesuccess of Thailand in gaining medals at theOlympicGamesinWesternBoxingstyle.
• MuayThai(traditionalname)thatispracticed today varies from its ancient art Muay Boran which encompasses the use of kicking, knees and elbows.
RugbyTeam Name: Thailand national rugby union teamTeam Insignia/Mascot: Gold crest over a brown rugby ballLevel Played: InternationalHighest Performance Level:
• Appeared in Rugby Sevens WorldCup• HSBCAsianFiveNationsDivision2Note:• Currentworldranking:60th
FootballTeam Name: Thailand national football team/ The War ElephantsTeam Insignia/Mascot: An elephantLevel Played: RegionalHighest Performance Level: • WorldCupQualifiesRound• AppearanceattheOlympicsGames• AFCAsianCup• ASEAN Football Championship
United States of AmericaSporting Bodies: American Football, Baseball, Basketball, Ice Hockey, Soc-cer, Lacrosse, Rugby Union, Rugby League, Volleyball, Cricket, Australian Rules Football, Curling, Australian Rules Football, Inline Hockey, Dodge-ball, Kickball, Motorsports, Individual Sports.
The most popular sports in this econ-omy are those that were developed in North America, namely, Baseball, American Football, Basketball and Ice Hockey. The major leagues in these
sporting bodies are considered the cream-of-the-crop at a global level.
BaseballMajor League StatisticsFounded:1869Current Champion: San Francisco Gi-ants(6thTitle)Most Titled Team: New York YankeesNumber of Teams: 30National StatisticsTeam Name: USA national baseball teamLevel Played: InternationalHighest Performance Level: • WorldCupChampions:4times• Intercontinental Champions: 2times
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• Pan American Games Champions:Once• Olympic Games Gold medallist:Once• WorldChampions:OnceNote:• Currentworldranking:2nd
BasketballMajor League StatisticsFounded:June6th,1946Current Champion: LA Lakers (16thtitle)Most Titled Team: Boston Celtics (17 titles)Number of Teams: 30National StatisticsTeamName:USmen’snationalbasket-ball teamLevel Played: InternationalHighest Performance Level:• OlympicGamesGoldMedallist:13• WorldChampionshipGold:4• FIBA Americas ChampionshipGold:6• PanAmericanGamesGold:8Note:• Currentworldranking:1st
Ice HockeyMajor League StatisticsFounded: November 22nd , 1917Current Champion: Chicago Black-hawks (4th title)Most Titled Team: Montreal Canadiens (25titles)Number of Teams: 30National StatisticsTeam Name: United States men’s na-tional ice hockey team/ Ice YanksLevel Played: InternationalHighest Performance Level: • WorldChampionshipGoldMedal-list:Once• OlympicGamesGoldMedallist:2• WorldChampionshipGoldMedal-list: 1Note:• Currentworldranking:6th
Thai Boxers
Thai Rugby Team
The national baseball team
American FootballMajor League StatisticsFounded: August 20th, 1920Current Champion: Green Bay Packers
(13th title)Most Titled Team: Green bay PackersNumber of Teams: 32
National StatisticsTeam Name: US national American football teamLevel Played: InternationalHighest Performance Level:• IFAFWorldCupChampions:OnceNote:• OutofthreeIFAFWorldCups,theUS has won only one, the other two in-stances went to Japan.
Chinese TaipeiSporting bodies: Baseball, Taekwondo, Badminton, Table Tennis, Traditional sports, Football, Rugby Union, Basket-ball
Russia performed under the banner Unified Team (the sports name given to the Soviet Union) until 1992.
Ice HockeyTeamName:Russianmen’snationalicehockey team/ Big Red MachineTeam Insignia/Mascot: Ice Hocey Play-er in red white and blueLevel Played: International
