National Sports and Sports Betting

[Cling18]

The government only supports the national team who faces other teams in other countries like Olympics or SEA games. But the sad part about there is the government won't give some budget to these teams to at least make them comfortable as they are representing the Philippines. The team is responsible for their own budgeting and likely wait for some sponsors.

That's the struggle of athletes in the Philippines. They work hard but the government doesn't support them. They have to work on their own to sustain their needs and some of them are using their own money but the ironic part is when they bring home the medals or crowns, the government honors them and makes it sounds like they have supported their journey. They reward them only when they won.

[Hydrogen]

I feel like traditional athletic sports are in a decline.

With younger generations shifting towards an emphasis on video games and esports.

Sports like boxing used to be massive. Boxing gyms used to be crowded with people. Now they're empty. I get the feeling sports stars like Michael Jordan and Tom Brady aren't as famous or revered as they used to be. The olympics no longer has big dollar endorsement deals they have in previous decades.

Whatever national sports are on OP's list. I suspect in the near future they will change.

In the united states recently the NFL has had trouble securing health insurance for concussions and brain injuries. Politicians have proposed removing some of the tax exemptions which sports like the NFL, NBA and MLB enjoy.

I think change is in the air with traditional sports are losing ground. But maybe there is more to this that I am missing.

[fiulpro]

Wrong for India. /We got no national sports/
It was believed that Hockey is the National sports but India does not have a national sports even though the tournaments of cricket are enjoyed all over India and people hype too much I have never seen Rugby being played on the fields, all you are going to see are kids playing kabaddi or Cricket.
Indians do love Football as well, Badminton and hockey ofcourse, but considering the sports like kho-kho which is traditional this is also something that you are going to see everywhere but for betting, it's either cricket or football or hockey or kabaddi mainly.

[Jody.Drummer]

As long as I know the world of sports, there are some that are quite foreign, such as the sport of Charreria from Mexico. Trying to find information at a glance, it turns out that it is only the name but the game is indeed related to horses. Where I've seen some video footage that uses technical techniques to be able to catch a horse by swinging a rope. No wonder because Mexico is famous for the symbol of the cowboy.

In my country, Football and volleyball are national sports, but the list of sports that are important sports is extensive.

[acroman08]

Wrong for India. /We got no national sports/
It was believed that Hockey is the National sports but India does not have a national sports even though the tournaments of cricket are enjoyed all over India and people hype too much I have never seen Rugby being played on the fields, all you are going to see are kids playing kabaddi or Cricket.
Indians do love Football as well, Badminton and hockey ofcourse, but considering the sports like kho-kho which is traditional this is also something that you are going to see everywhere but for betting, it's either cricket or football or hockey or kabaddi mainly.

that's surprising, knowing how big India is and with the number of traditional sports with rich culture and history behind them, I always thought it would be one of them. just curious, do you know the reason why India hasn't picked a National sport?

That's also the reason why there are no specific national sports in our country. Our sports culture has been colonized by other countries. I hope the new administration would notice this problem because, to be honest, we have lots of potential and competitive teams and athletes.

we do have a specific National sport in our country, Arnis has been named as our National sport since 2009. what I do hope is that our Government put an effort into spreading awareness about it.

[Distinctin]

The government only supports the national team who faces other teams in other countries like Olympics or SEA games. But the sad part about there is the government won't give some budget to these teams to at least make them comfortable as they are representing the Philippines. The team is responsible for their own budgeting and likely wait for some sponsors.

That's the struggle of athletes in the Philippines. They work hard but the government doesn't support them. They have to work on their own to sustain their needs and some of them are using their own money but the ironic part is when they bring home the medals or crowns, the government honors them and makes it sounds like they have supported their journey. They reward them only when they won.

Exactly! That's why we don't even know who will represent our country in that specific sports/field because the government itself doesn't support them either financially, emotionally, or informationally. We will suddenly know their names and their stories if they got a gold medal but if they don't, sadly, they will remain a stranger to the government and to us.

[LUCKMCFLY]

The government only supports the national team who faces other teams in other countries like Olympics or SEA games. But the sad part about there is the government won't give some budget to these teams to at least make them comfortable as they are representing the Philippines. The team is responsible for their own budgeting and likely wait for some sponsors.

That's the struggle of athletes in the Philippines. They work hard but the government doesn't support them. They have to work on their own to sustain their needs and some of them are using their own money but the ironic part is when they bring home the medals or crowns, the government honors them and makes it sounds like they have supported their journey. They reward them only when they won.

Exactly! That's why we don't even know who will represent our country in that specific sports/field because the government itself doesn't support them either financially, emotionally, or informationally. We will suddenly know their names and their stories if they got a gold medal but if they don't, sadly, they will remain a stranger to the government and to us.

This surprises me a lot, I thought that the Philippines was a country that totally supports its athletes, however their performance in sports is very good, of a high level, this means that all efforts to represent their country have to go on their own? Does this also apply to boxers? The Filipinos are for me boxing masters, they have a really admirable development in that sport, but when the players arrive with the medals, the government recognizes them and gives them the required help? that is to say, they pay them what they spent and apart from that they don't reward them? at least with money, house, or car? because it is the least they can do to raise their country.