{"id":1517,"date":"2017-07-06T20:47:34","date_gmt":"2017-07-06T20:47:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/online.frenchlanguagesalon.com\/?p=1517"},"modified":"2020-01-21T17:38:24","modified_gmt":"2020-01-21T17:38:24","slug":"top-5-sports-france","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frenchlanguagesalon.com\/french-culture\/top-5-sports-france\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 5: Sports in France"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>France ranks 5th in the world for sports after the United States, Russia, China and Germany.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Soccer<\/strong> is by far the most popular French sport with 2 Million players.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tennis<\/strong>, which has half the amount of players is actually a British adaptation of a French medieval game: Le jeu de paume.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Horseback riding<\/strong> is the third most popular French sport, but France is number one in Europe when it comes to equestrian tourism.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Judo<\/strong> is extremely popular in France. It is actually considered the most educational sport for children and France has three times more Judo club members than Japan even though the French population is half the size of Japan\u2019s.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Basketball<\/strong> is a big deal in France, but only because basketball is the second most popular sport in the world after soccer.<\/li>\n<li>Despite the small number of athletes, \u201c<strong>la p\u00e9tanque<\/strong>\u201d* is recognized as a French sport. France has won the World Championships 35 times; an award that has existed less than 50 years!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Sore losers would say that these excellent results come from the motivation for aperitif, which is well known for ending any French family or friendly P\u00e9tanque party!<\/p>\n<p>*P\u00e9tanque is a game similar to bocce in the United States.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>France ranks 5th in the world for sports after the United States, Russia, China and Germany. Soccer is by far the most popular French sport with 2 Million players. Tennis, which has half the amount of players is actually a British adaptation of a French medieval game: Le jeu de paume. 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