Sport in Peru
Peruvians are quite enthusiastic about sports and they play a wide range of sports.
The most sought out sports 🏵 in Peru are soccer and volleyball while traditionally, they played cockfighting, bull-fighting, and racing.
The Peruvian National Football team has played 🏵 in the FIFA World Cup five times, and has won two Copa America trophies.
The country also won in Women's Volleyball.
Their 🏵 national team won silver medal in the 1988 Summer Olympics.
Also, they won twelve times in the South American Championship and 🏵 runner-ups in the Volleyball World Championships.
Peru has other sports that are gaining popularity like taekwondo which was introduced in the 🏵 1970s where Cesar Landeo, a black belter, is well-known at this sport.
In Tennis, Luis Horna and Jaime Yzaga are the 🏵 most well known Peruvian tennis players.
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For travelers and athletes across the world, Peru 🏵 offers waves to everyone.
The exciting Peru International Surfing Championship has given the locals one of the sport's biggest and most 🏵 prestigious events ever held in their country.
The competition started 1956, unfortunately ended in 1974.
Below are details of sports, sporting events 🏵 and sports people related to Peru.
Popular sports of Peru
Traditional or Local Sports
Paleta Frontón - a wall based racquet sport that 🏵 originated in Peru
Peru Sporting Success
Olympics: Edwin Vásquez, Gold medalist at the 1948 Summer Olympic Games.
Surfing: Felipe Pomar (1965 world surfing 🏵 champion), Sofía Mulánovich (World champion in 2004)
Volleyball: South American Champions 12 times, 10 times runners-up.
Great athletes from Peru
Teófilo Cubillas (football)
Sofia 🏵 Mulanovich (surfing) - Women's World Champion in 2004Luis Horna (tennis)
Alejandro Olmedo (tennis) - Davis Cup and Wimbledon winner (Peru-born, but 🏵 played for the USA)
Natalia Málaga (volleyball)
Kina Malpartida (boxing)Peru Sports trivia
Peru born Alex Olmedo won the Wimbledom singles title in 1959, 🏵 representing USA.
Peru takes part in the Bolivarian Games, a multi-sport competition involving athletes from Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, 🏵 and Venezuela.
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Peru at major events
Past sporting events hosted in Peru
1965 ISF World Surfing Championships, Lima.
2004 Copa America
2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship
2019 🏵 Pan American Games in Lima
Upcoming sporting events in Peru
Annual sporting events held in Peru
Caminos del Inca Rally - an annual 🏵 car rally event
Sporting Facilities in Peru
Estadio Inca Garcilaso de la Vega (known as Estadio Garcilaso) - Cusco's principal stadium and 🏵 the home venue of the local football team Cienciano.
(known as Estadio Garcilaso) - Cusco's principal stadium and the home venue 🏵 of the local football team Cienciano.
The Estadio Nacional of Peru - a multi-purpose stadium located in Lima, Peru, capacity 40,000.
- 🏵 a multi-purpose stadium located in Lima, Peru, capacity 40,000.
Peru Institute of Sport.
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