Traditional Sports in Venezuela
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Sports in Venezuela are mainly dominated by basketball , football , volleyball , tennis ,
motorsports , boxing , rugby , other water sports.
In addition, Venezuela has native sports such as: Coleo de toros and Bolas criollas .
MENTION AND EXPLAIN TRADITIONAL SPORTS IN VENEZUELA
The most traditional sports in Venezuela
Baseball : It is a team sport played between two teams of nine players each. ... The
team that scores the most runs after the nine (9) episodes, called innings, that lasts the
match, is the winner .
The most popular sport in Venezuela is Baseball. Given the great
relevance that Venezuelan baseball players have had and have
abroad – specifically in the major leagues – it is the sport that
arouses the most passions and followers. Hence the existence of
a busy professional league, as well as minor leagues and teams at
all levels, and in all corners of the country.
Baseball is considered the most popular sport in Venezuela. It has
been played for more than a hundred years ] Today many
Venezuelan baseball players play in the Major Leagues and
several are considered superstars. The most notable
championships are the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League
in the winter period (from October to January) and the Bolivarian
National Baseball League during the summer (from April to
October). It should be noted that Venezuela is the greatest
baseball power in South America .
Soccer : It is a sport that consists of 22 players on the field, grouped into two
teams of 11 members, who face each other with the objective of putting a ball into
the opposing team's goal and scoring a goal.
Another very popular sport is soccer. Although not as popular as
baseball, soccer has numerous followers, especially in the
Spanish and Italian leagues, and thousands of players in college,
university and professional leagues.
Soccer in Venezuela is the popular sport par excellence. It has a
long tradition in the country's capital, Caracas, where the first
teams began to be formed in 1902 and in the regions of the
Andes. At the beginning of the 21st century, a campaign began to
spread the sport throughout the country. Currently, first division
professional tournaments are held with 18 teams and one second
division. The media have contributed to the expansion of this
sport by advertising and broadcasting all the matches of the
Venezuelan national soccer team and a good part of the first
division matches. For their part, regional television channels
broadcast the matches of Venezuelan soccer teams. second
division.
The first organized soccer match in the history of Venezuela took
place on July 16, 1876 in the town of El Callao, Bolívar state.
Futsal : It is a collective ball sport practiced between two teams of 5 players
each, on a hard floor field. ... Unlike traditional football , there is no forward
position here
In futsal Venezuela has achieved great achievements such as
winning the 1997 FIFUSA Futsal World Championship for seniors.
In the first round the team demonstrated scoring effectiveness by
debuting with a score of 25-0 over the American team. Then, they
defeated the Czech Republic with a final score of 4-2. By the last
match of the round, Venezuela was one step away from the next
round, so they should look for a positive result against the
Argentina team. The result was given and Venezuela advanced to
the second round, beating Argentina 7-3.
Volleyball : It is a court game between two teams of six players per side
that is played by hitting a ball to the opposite side over a net. When the ball hits
the floor or leaves one of the two sides of the court, it is a point or an opportunity
to serve for the other team.
Volleyball is a discipline currently practiced throughout the
country, although for a long time it did not have a professional
league and many of the national team players had to play abroad,
Venezuela has stood out in this sport in the Games. Central
Americans and the Caribbean, Bolivarians, South Americans and
Pan Americans.
Starting in 2011 , the Venezuelan Volleyball Federation organizes,
together with a series of public and private organizations and with
8 teams, the Venezuelan Volleyball Super League, 5 the highest
professional competition of that sport in Venezuela. 6
Basketball : It is a team sport , played between two teams of five players each
during four periods or quarters of ten or twelve minutes each. The team's objective is to score
points by putting a ball through the basket , a hoop 3.05 meters above the playing court
surface from which a net hangs. The score for each basket or basket is two or three points,
depending on the position from which the shot is made, or one, if it is a free throw due to a foul
by an opposing player. The winning team is the one that obtains the greatest number of points.
Basketball is one of the most popular sports in the country, with the Venezuelan Professional
Basketball League (LPB) being played every year, being the most competitive .
The most recent feat of Venezuelan basketball was achieved by the professional team Guaros
de Lara in 2016, winning the League of the Americas championship, after beating Baurú of
Brazil in the city of Barquisimeto in the final of the tournament. In this way, Guaros de Lara
became the first Venezuelan team to win the Basketball League of the Americas, and the
second Venezuelan team (along with Trotamundos de Carabobo) to win a tournament of
international magnitude.
IT IS TO MENTION THAT VENEZUELA HAS OTHER TRADITIONAL
GAMES SUCH AS:
CYCLING
MOTOR SPORTS
GOLF
BOXING
TENNIS
It should be noted that Venezuela has indigenous sports
such as:
THE COLEO OF BULLS
CREOLE BALLS
