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Sports in Canada consists of a variety of games. Although there are many contests that Canada value, the most common are ice hockey, Lacrosse, Canadian football, basketball, soccer, curling and baseball. Ice hockey, referred to as simply "hockey", is Canada’s most prevalent winter sport, its most popular spectator sport, and its most successful sport in international competition. It is Canada’s official national winter sport. Lacrosse, a sport with Native American origins, is Canada’s oldest and official summer sport. Canadian football is Canada’s second most popular spectator sport, and the Canadian Football League’s annual championship, the Grey Cup, is the country’s largest annual sports event. While other sports have a larger spectator base, association football, known in Canada as soccer in both English and French, has the most registered players of any team sport in Canada. Professional teams exist in many cities in Canada. Other popular team sports include curling, street hockey, cricket, rugby and softball. Popular individual sports include auto racing, boxing, cycling, golf, hiking, horse racing, ice skating, rodeo, skateboarding, skiing, snowboarding, swimming, tennis, triathlon, track and field, water sports, and wrestling. As a country with a generally cool climate, Canada has enjoyed greater success at the Winter Olympics than at the Summer Olympics, although significant regional variations in climate allow for a wide variety of both team and individual sports. Major multi-sport events in Canada include the 2010 Winter Olympics. Great achievements in Canadian sport are recognized by Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame, while the Lou Marsh Trophy is awarded annually to Canada’s top athlete by a panel of journalists. There are numerous other Sports Halls of Fame in Canada.
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