Sport in Switzerland
The Sport in Switzerland includes many sports, the focus is on winter sports .
Historical sports / popular sports
It is true that in the 20th century the internationally common summer and winter sports became widespread in Switzerland and largely replaced traditional popular sports in the public eye. However, groups associated with Swiss folk culture in particular continue to practice traditional sports such as Hornussen , Schwingen and Unspunnenstein throwing, which still attract tens of thousands of spectators at major events. Other sporting activities and customs, especially regional or local, are often forgotten. The Yeniche cultivate their own sport, largely closed to the public, called boating , which can be described as a traditional variant of boccia or boules .
Popular sport
In the winter
Due to its location, Switzerland is more of a winter sports nation . Many Swiss go on a day trip to the mountains in winter to practice alpine skiing , snowboarding or sledging . Cross-country skiing is also very common (for example at the Engadin Skimarathon ). Due to the changed demographics and especially due to migration , the leisure behavior of the population has changed significantly in recent years. The proportion of the population who practice skiing is declining.
Popular winter sports regions along the Alps can be found mainly in the canton of Graubünden , Central Switzerland , the Bernese Oberland or the canton of Valais .
In summer
In summer, hiking , swimming , cycling (cycling), inline skating or football are popular with a broader population.
Due to the many lakes and rivers , sailing , windsurfing and fishing and due to the mountains, mountain biking is popular.
In summer in particular, many sport shooters and in autumn many hunters pursue their precision hobby.
Youth sports
Strong association structures and the state promotion program for youth and sport run by the Federal Office for Sport enable many holiday sports camps to be held for young people. Young top athletes are given the opportunity to complete a special recruiting school.
Competitive sport
280,000 footballers in Switzerland are part of 11,200 teams in 1,500 football clubs. This makes football the most popular club sport. It is followed by sport shooting , which is operated by around 85,000 people in individual and team competitions. Also popular are volleyball , handball with 22,000 licensed players and in an increasing number of trend sports such as floorball , which has recently replaced handball as the 4th most popular sport with over 29,000 licensed players , and beach volleyball . Ice hockey and curling are also very important in many regions.
In addition, tennis , golf , squash , skittles , bowling or chess as well as wrestling are worth mentioning. Not to be forgotten is the Swiss most popular game, Jass .
Elite sport
The success of the Alinghi confirmed that Switzerland is also a sailing nation ; Switzerland ranks second in the world for the number of sailboats per capita. Switzerland can also boast successes in tennis thanks to Martina Hingis , Patty Schnyder , Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka .
In fact, Swiss athletes - often ignored by the general public - have a top position in a wide variety of sports. For example beach volleyball , bobsleigh , curling , figure skating , fistball , fencing , paragliding , judo , orienteering , mountain biking , cycling , rowing , shooting , rope pulling , snowboarding , tennis , triathlon , floorball .
The biggest spectator marches in the Swiss leagues can be found in football and ice hockey , followed by handball . When it comes to national teams, the national soccer team is number 1 among the Swiss, followed by the national ice hockey team . The most popular individual sport among TV viewers is alpine skiing, followed by Formula 1 , cycling and tennis .
Racing drivers from Switzerland also enjoyed worldwide success in motorsport. In Formula 1, Clay Regazzoni and Joseph Siffert became world-class drivers, and in motorcycle racing, Rolf Biland became road world champions, and Marcel Gerhard 1992 long-track motorcycle world champions. In Flims, in the canton of Graubünden, there has been an international ice speedway race for several years.
The Swiss champion is determined in various sports.
Sports associations in Switzerland
World sport federations based in Switzerland
Various major world associations in sport have their headquarters in Switzerland:
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- Olympic Games: International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Lausanne and Association of the IOC Recognized International Sports Federations (ARISF) (German: Association of sports federations recognized by the IOC) in Lausanne
- International Sports Court in Lausanne
- Alpinism: Union Internationale des Associations d'Alpinisme (UIAA) in Bern
- Autosport: Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) in Geneva (administration only)
- Baseball: World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) in Lausanne and Confederation of European Baseball (CEB) in Lausanne
- Basketball: Fédération Internationale de Basketball (FIBA) in Mies
- Mountain sports (climbing, ski touring): Union Internationale des Associations d'Alpinisme (UIAA) in Bern
- Billiards: Confédération Européenne de Billard (CEB) in Lausanne
- Bobsleigh & Skeleton: International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation (FIBT) in Lausanne
- Archery: World Archery Federation (WA) in Lausanne and International Field Archery Association in Lugano
- Boxing (amateur): Association Internationale de Boxe Amateure (AIBA) in Lausanne
- Bridge: World Bridge Federation (WBF) in Lausanne
- Curling: European Curling Federation in Bern
- Ice hockey: International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) in Zurich
- Ice skating: International Skating Union (ISU) in Lausanne
- Fencing: Fédération Internationale d'Escrime (FIE) in Lausanne
- Aviation: Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) in Lausanne
- Football: Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) in Zurich, Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) in Nyon , Association of European Professional Football Leagues (EPFL) in Nyon and International Federation of Football History & Statistics ( IFFHS) in Lausanne
- Golf: International Golf Federation (IGF) in Lausanne
- Gymnastics: Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG) in Moutier and Union Européenne de Gymnastique (UEG) in Lausanne
- Handball: International Handball Federation (IHF) in Basel
- Hockey: Fédération Internationale de Hockey (FIH) in Lausanne
- Inline skater hockey: International Inline Skater Hockey Federation (IISHF) in La Heutte
- Judo: International Judo Federation (IJF) in Lausanne
- Canoe: International Canoe Federation (ICF) in Lausanne
- Climbing (competitive climbing): International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) in Bern
- Athletics: European Athletic Association (EAA) in Lausanne
- Aviation: Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) in Lausanne
- Minigolf: World Minigolf Sport Federation (WMF) in Bern
- Motorsport: Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) in Mies and FIM Europe in Mies
- Equestrian sport: International Federation of Equestrian Sports (FEI) in Lausanne
- Cycling: Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) in Aigle and Union Européenne de Cyclisme (UEC) in Aigle
- Wrestling: Fédération Internationale des Luttes Associées (FILA) in Lausanne
- Gym wheel: International Gymnastics Association (IRV) in Bern
- Rowing: Fédération Internationale des Sociétés d'Aviron (FISA) in Lausanne
- Chess: Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE) in Lausanne
- Swimming: Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA) in Lausanne
- Senior sports: International Masters Games Association (IMGA) in Lausanne
- Skiing: Fédération Internationale de Ski (FIS) in Oberhofen on Lake Thun
- Ski mountaineering / ski touring: International Ski Mountaineering Federation (ISMF) in Lausanne
- Sports medicine: Fédération Internationale de Médecine du Sport (FIMS) in Lausanne
- Dancing: World Dance Sport Federation (WDSF) in Lausanne
- Table tennis: International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) in Lausanne
- Triathlon: International Triathlon Union (ITU) in Lausanne
- Volleyball: Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) in Lausanne
- Wrestling: United World Wrestling (UWW) in Corsier-sur-Vevey
Swiss sports aid
The Swiss Sports Aid Foundation , founded in 1970, is a non-subsidized, non-profit, non-profit organization which, together with Swiss Olympic and the Federal Office of Sport, is one of the most important sports organizations in Switzerland.
See also
- Olympic history of Switzerland
- List of Olympic medalists from Switzerland
- List of the highest sports leagues in Switzerland
- Sportsman of the year (Switzerland)
- List of soccer stadiums in Switzerland
- List of ice rinks in Switzerland
- Swiss footballer
Individual evidence
- ↑ The importance of skiing - the last reduit in Neue Zürcher Zeitung from January 15, 2016
- ↑ Top sport in the army
- ↑ Annual report 2016/17. (PDF; 7.1 MB) In: handball.ch. Swiss Handball Federation , 2017, accessed on 29 August 2017 .
- ↑ Number of members and clubs Associations. (PDF; 58.7 KB) In: www.swissolympic.ch . Swiss Olympic , pp. 1–2 , accessed on March 12, 2018 .
- ↑ International sports associations in Switzerland in finance and business from May 29, 2015
- ^ Switzerland - center of world sport in Swissinfo from March 29, 2010
- ^ Homepage of the Maison du Sport International, Lausanne
Web links
- Thomas Busset, Marco Marcacci: Sport. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .