The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/Impromark on 2024-05-24 14:53:50.

Original Title: TIL only ten countries officially recognize a national sport - and despite their popularities, countries like the United States, England, Japan and China don’t recognize baseball, football, sumo, or table tennis as such. Canada is also the only country to recognize two: ice hockey and lacrosse.