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Popular sports in Saudi Arabia

Aquatics Saudi Arabian aquatics consists of swimming, water polo and diving. Saudi Arabian swimmers took part in both the 1992 and 2004 Olympic Games, and Saudi aquatic teams have won at the Asian Water Polo Championships. Archery Archery is one of the preferred sports under Islam and one of only nine sports in which SaudiContinue reading “Popular sports in Saudi Arabia”

Popular sports in Saudi Arabia

Football Football is the most popular sport in Saudi Arabia, attracting the largest sports attendances of over 50,000 for top club and international games. There is also a strong culture of participation with daily use of informal sand pitches throughout the Kingdom. The Saudi Professional League (SPL) is the top division and there are threeContinue reading “Popular sports in Saudi Arabia”

Saudi Arabian Sports History

Early days: equestrian, fencing and archery Saudi Arabia has a long and established history in sport. Even before it became a true country, the people of this land played sports such equestrian, fencing and archery because they were already part of their everyday lives. For more than two thousand years , parents taught their childrenContinue reading “Saudi Arabian Sports History”

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