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Sport in Greenland
Sport is an important part of Greenlandic culture, as the population is generally quite active.[1] The main traditional sport in Greenland is Arctic sports.[2]
Popular sports include association football, track and field, badminton, handball, golf, and skiing. Handball is often referred to as the national sport,[3] and Greenland's men's national team was ranked among the top 20 in the world in 2001.[4]
Greenland has excellent conditions for skiing, cross country skiing, kayaking, fishing, snowboarding, ice climbing, ice skating, and rock climbing, although mountain climbing, mountain biking, and hiking are preferred by the general public. Although the country's environment is generally ill-suited for golf, there are nevertheless golf courses on the island. Greenland hosts a biennial international the world's largest multisport and cultural event for young people of the Arctic for the second time in 2016.[5]
- ^ Wilcox, Jonathan; Latif, Zawiah Abdul (2007). Cultures of the World: Iceland. Marshall Cavendish. p. 109. ISBN 978-0-7614-2074-3.
- ^ Williams, Ollie. "Sports you'll never see at the Olympics". CNN. Retrieved 2018-02-22.
- ^ Wilcox, Jonathan; Latif, Zawiah Abdul (2007). Cultures of the World: Iceland. Marshall Cavendish. p. 110. ISBN 978-0-7614-2074-3.
- ^ "The unlikely success story of football on the massive island of Greenland". the Guardian. 2014-10-22. Retrieved 2018-02-22.
- ^ Wilcox, Jonathan; Latif, Zawiah Abdul (2007). Cultures of the World: Iceland. Marshall Cavendish. p. 111. ISBN 978-0-7614-2074-3.
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