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The most popular sport in Honduras is association football . The governing body of football in Honduras is the Federación Nacional Autónoma de Fútbol de Honduras . Honduras has taken part in the Summer Olympics eight times, and the Winter Olympics in 1992.
Sports
Association football is the most popular sport between the Hondurans, the country arrived as in many others at the beginning of the 20th century, until was properly organized and Honduras national football team was created in the early 1960s.[ 1] Honduras have played in three world cups, Spain 82 , South Africa 2010 , Brazil 2014 .
Chess
Chess has been played in Honduras since colonial era, the first national league of Chess was the "Liga Sanpedrana de Ajedrez" founded in 1973, in 1993 was founded the National Federation of Chess of Honduras . Between the chess players stood out in Honduras finds Ricardo Urbina, the one who in the 2004 was the first national chess player that has reached the category of International Master (IM).
Other sports played in Honduras include tennis , baseball , swimming , and American football .
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Summer Olympic Sports
Aquatics
Diving
Swimming
Synchronized Swimming
Water Polo
Archery
Athletics
Badminton
Basketball
Boxing
Canoeing
Cycling
Equestrian
Fencing
Field Hockey
Football
Golf
Gymnastics
Handball
Judo
Modern Pentathlon
Rugby 7's
Rowing
Sailing
Shooting
Table Tennis
Taekwondo
Tennis
Triathlon
Volleyball
Weightlifting
Wrestling
Winter Olympic Sports
Biathlon
Bobsleigh
Curling
Skating (Figure, Speed & Short Track)
Ice Hockey
Luge
Skeleton
Skiing (Alpine, Cross Country, Nordic Combined, Freestyle & Jumping)
Snowboarding
Other IOC Recognised Sports
Air sports
Auto racing
Bandy
Baseball
Billiard Sports
Boules
Bowling
Bridge
Chess
Cricket
Dance sport
Floorball
Karate
Korfball
Lifesaving
Motorcycle racing
Mountaineering and Climbing
Netball
Orienteering
Pelota Vasca
Polo
Powerboating
Racquetball
Roller sports
Rugby
Softball
Sport climbing
Squash
Sumo
Surfing
Tug of war
Underwater sports
Water Ski
Wushu
Paralympics and Disabled Sports Others Sports See also