Sport in Mexico

The most popular sport in Mexico is association football, followed by boxing.Charrería is Mexico's national sport, baseball the most popular sport in the northwest and southeast regions, basketball, american football and bullfighting are also highly popular and appreciated.

Mexico City hosted the 1968 Summer Olympics – the first time the event was held in Latin America. Since then the continental region hasn't held another edition of the Olympic Games until 2016, set to be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Mexico first participated at the Olympic Games in 1900 and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since 1924. Mexico has also participated in several Winter Olympic Games since 1928. Mexico has performed best in athletics, boxing, equestrian, diving, and Swimming events, and more recently taekwondo and football.

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Mexico finished in thirty-ninth place; the Mexico team brought home seven medals, including their first gold medal won in football, and the rest of the medals in archery, diving, and taekwondo.

The Pan American Games competition is held among athletes from nations of the Americas, every four years in the year before the Summer Olympic Games. Mexico Ranks 6th in the top ten nations all time at the Pan American Games (minus medals won at the Winter Pan American Games). Mexico and Canada have hosted three Pan American Games each, more than any other nation. Among cities, only Winnipeg and Mexico City have played host to the Pan American Games more than once, each holding that honor twice.

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