Sport in Moldova
Encyclopedia
The national sport of Moldova is trânta - a kind of wrestling.
The most popular one is football
.
Rugby union
is popular as well. Registered players have doubled and almost 10,000 spectators turn up at every European Nations Cup
match. See Rugby union in Moldova
. The most prestigious cycling race is the Moldova President's Cup
, which was first run in 2004.
The most popular one is football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
.
Rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
is popular as well. Registered players have doubled and almost 10,000 spectators turn up at every European Nations Cup
European Nations Cup (rugby union)
The European Nations Cup is the European Championship for tier 2 and tier 3 rugby union nations. The Championship is split into 7 divisions with 5 or 6 teams in each. The divisions play on a two-year cycle with the teams playing each other both home and away...
match. See Rugby union in Moldova
Rugby union in Moldova
Rugby union in Moldova is a growing sport.-Governing Body:The governing body in Moldova is the Moldovan Rugby Federation .-Soviet Period:Rugby union was played in the Russian Empire as early as in 1908...
. The most prestigious cycling race is the Moldova President's Cup
Moldova President's Cup
Moldova President's Cup is an international road bicycle racing tournament in Chişinău , it was created in 2003.-External links:* at The Cycling Website...
, which was first run in 2004.