Due to the lack of international recognition, Northern Cyprus is not a member of some international sporting bodies.
Contents
- Badminton
- Basketball
- Billiards
- Bocce
- Bodybuilding
- Cycle
- Darts
- EasyKart
- Football
- FootballTennis
- Golf
- Gymnastic
- Model Plane
- Handball
- Paragliding
- Shooting
- Taekwon do Judo Hapkido Kickboxing Budo Martialarts
- Tennis
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
- References
There are 29 sports federations in Northern Cyprus and 13,838 people registered in them as of 2008. Taekwondo-karate-aikido-kurash is the most popular sport with 6054 athletes. It is followed by association football (2240 athletes), shooting (1150 athletes) and hunting (1017 athletes).
Some Northern Cyprus sport clubs participate in Turkey's sport leagues. For example: the Fast Break Sport Club, in Turkey's Men's Basketball Regional League; the Beşparmak Sport Club, in Turkey's Handball Premier League; and the Lefka European University, in Turkey's Table-tennis Super League. The record for swimming 75 km between Turkey and Northern Cyprus belongs to Turkish national Alper Sunaçoğlu (completed in 26 hours and 15 minutes).
Badminton
Basketball
Billiards
Bocce
Bodybuilding
Cycle
Darts
EasyKart
Football
FootballTennis
Golf
Northern Cyprus has golf fields with highest standards.