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Sports in Egypt – an Introduction
Egypt is the North African country that includes the Sinai Peninsula and covers about 1,001,450 square km of area. One of the most populous countries in Africa, Egypt is the country of ancient culture. Like any other cultural activities, Sports in Egypt is also very popular. Since the very early days, the people of Egypt started involving themselves in various sporting activities. The Sports in Egypt became popular among the common people gradually. From the sports of the early days, the country has now become a known name in the fields of various sporting activities in the world. From the popular sporting activities like football (Soccer), beach handball, athletics, and golf to the other sporting events like martial arts, scouting – the people of Egypt go for all sorts of sporting events and have made the Sports in Egypt really popular. It has also helped the country to become popular in the world sports arena.
Various Sports in Egypt
One can find a number of Sports in Egypt. Though football is the most popular Sports in Egypt, one can also find the people of Egypt playing handball, speed ball, tennis, beach handball, golf, martial arts, motor sports and many more.
Since the very early days, the Egyptians were known for their fitness and athleticism. In ancient times Egyptians used to play wrestling, weight lifting, swimming, fishing, rowing, long jump, shooting, boxing, handball and many more. Marathon was also very popular in Egypt. The current day Sports in Egypt have great influence of the ancient days.
Popular Sports in Egypt
Football is the most popular sporting event in Egypt. Broadly promoted by Egyptian Football Association, the football in Egypt is extremely popular and attracts a huge number of fan following. The national football team of Egypt, popularly known as 'The Pharaohs', was the first African team to participate in the 1934 World Cup Football. Though, later, the country again managed get into the world cup only once, in 1990.
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Local football league of the country is also very popular among the general people. The soccer clubs like El Ahly and El Zamalek are very popular not only in Egypt, but also throughout the Middle East and Africa.
Basketball, handball, squash and tennis are also very popular Sports in Egypt and are watched by a huge number of people. The Egyptian Squash team is very famous for its hard competition throughout the world. The people of Egypt have a great interest in the game of handball. Currently, the Egyptian Handball team have become a strong force in the international handball arena.
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