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Sport in Paraguay is an important part of national culture. Association football is the most popular sport, while basketball is also very popular. [1] Other sports such as padel, volleyball, futsal, swimming and tennis are popular as well. [1] Other Paraguayan sports and pastimes are rugby union, chess, motorsport, golf and rowing.
Paraguay's national team has played at eight FIFA World Cup competitions and has won two Copa América tournaments. Olimpia Asunción is the country's most successful club in domestic and international competitions. [2] [3] Paraguay's football leagues are divided into four divisions. In 2020, Paraguay's top-tier was ranked 8th in the world by ...
Sport in Paraguay by populated place (4 C) Paraguayan people in sports (4 C) Sport in Paraguay by sport (23 C, 1 P). Paraguayan sport by decade (13 C)
Asunción, Paraguay Pole vault: 4.50 m Hugo Ramos: 26 May 1990 Asunción, Paraguay Long jump: 7.42 m Olegario Olmedo: 25 July 1987 Asunción, Paraguay Triple jump: 15.16 m (+2.0 m/s) Oscar Alvarenga: 13 June 2004 São Paulo, Brazil Shot put: 18.31 m Ramón Jiménez Gaona: 28 March 1992 Los Angeles, United States Discus throw: 64.30 m [a] Ramón ...
Pages in category "Sport in Paraguay by sport" This category contains only the following page. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Athletics in Paraguay
Sport Boqueron [6] Nacional Filadelfia [6] Naciones Unidas [6] Loma Plata [6] Fundacion de Asunción [6] Alianza * Trebol [6] 3 de Febrero Villa Choferes del Chaco [6] Sport Ayoreo [6] Cerro America del Sur [6] 4 de Mayo [7] 15 de Agosto [7] Yalve Sanga [7] Rivales [7] León Guaraní Cayin ô Clim [7] Colonias Unidas [7] Heroes del Chaco [7 ...
Paraguay got their only win of 2004 against Venezuela a 1–0. Paraguay ended the year with a 1–0 defeat against Uruguay. In 2005, Paraguay lost to Ecuador and then defeated Chile 2–1. In their next fixture, Brazil defeated Paraguay 4–1. Paraguay defeated Bolivia 4–1, and Argentina 1–0 for Paraguay's first official victory over Argentina.
At national level, national championships are disputed each year between athletics clubs in Paraguay that are affiliated with the Paraguayan Athletics Federation. The Asociación de Atletismo del Alto Paraná is recognized for having the best long-distance runners in the country whilst Sol de América and Paraguay Marathon Club have the best throwers and sprinters in the country.