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Amongst all the Colombia sports, football or soccer undoubtedly holds a special position in the hearts of the Colombians. As a matter of fact, the Colombian National Football Team has made to the World Cup Finals, quite a few times as well. Like most countries, there has been a raging rivalry between a couple of teams that incidentally belong to each of the three major cities of Colombia. The first pair of team is America and Deportivo in the city of Cali. The second pair is Santa Fe and Millonarios of Colombian capital city of Bogota. The third pair of team is Nacional Independiente and Deportivo Independiente.
Amongst other Colombia sports, basketball and baseball also draws a hefty crowd. These two sports are also gaining popularity slowly but surely. Other sports of Colombia like golf, skiing and tennis are enjoyed and cherished by a relatively smaller group of people.
Among the other growing sports at Colombia, motor racing is without a question one of the most prominent. Bicycle racing is, however, very popular in Colombia. There are a couple of bicycle road races that are conducted each year in the Latin American country of Colombia. They are 'Vuelta de Colombia' and Clasico RCN. The participants in the former of the two have to traverse a distance of approximately 1200 miles in a span of 12 days to complete the race.
Another popular sport of Colombia is tejo that has drawn inspiration from the Chibcha Indians. This game bears a lot of similarity with another sport called quoits. The Colombians also enjoy bull fights and gambling at Government-sponsored lotteries.
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