In Australia it’s common to play cricket, beach cricket, soccer, tennis, rugby and Australian football with Australian rules. Motorsports, swimming and horse racing are other popular activities. Athletics is a rather small sport in Australia. Cricket is Australia’s national sport, and 59 percent of Australia’s inhabitants finds this sport interesting. A wooden bat is used to hit a leather ball. The ball is quite similar to the ball used in baseball. The ball is supposed to hit some wooden stumps. The team who have all their stumps overturned loses.
Softball is also a popular sport. It’s a variant of baseball. It used to be an Olympic game, but since USA always won, the sport was removed from the Olympic Games.
The game polocrosse is also played in Australia. It is a combination between polo and lacrosse. The player sits on the horseback and is holding a stick with a net at the end. The ball is laying at the ground when the game starts. The goal in this sport is to throw the ball in the other team’s goal with their stick.
The game polocrosse is also played in Australia. It is a combination between polo and lacrosse. The player sits on the horseback and is holding a stick with a net at the end. The ball is laying at the ground when the game starts. The goal in this sport is to throw the ball in the other team’s goal with their stick.
Sources:
Proudly written by Tore Gederaas Kanstad.
Ingen kommentarer:
Legg inn en kommentar