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Rugby union is the most popular sport in Fiji (especially of the sevens variety); however, rugby league, netball, and association football are also widely played. Various forms of traditional boat racing and wrestling are also popular.
Sports culture is unique as different racial fixes and cultures come together in a common interest.
The Fiji Sports Council is the custodian of all Fiji Government-owned sporting facilities around the country. Fiji Sports Council is tasked to manage, maintain and upkeep all facilities under its area of responsibilities. The Fiji Sports Council is self funding and does not receive government funding for its operational expenses. It is also one of the leading providers of quality sports and recreational facilities and programs at national, regional and international levels. It was established in 1978 under the Fiji Sports Council Act and a year later in 1979 it hosted the first South Pacific Games. Fiji Sports Council is not affiliated to FASANOC, who looks after national sporting organisations. Fiji Sports Council is a separate entity. It manages the facilities. It was established under an Act of Parliament so has its own rules. The organisation is headed by its chief executive officer Litiana Loabuka, who is governed by a board of directors chaired by Businessman Peter Mazey.
Rugby union is the most popular sportinFiji (especially of the sevens variety); however, rugby league, netball, and association football are also widely...
Fiji (/ˈfiːdʒi/ FEE-jee, /fiːˈdʒiː/ fee-JEE; Fijian: Viti, [ˈβitʃi]; Fiji Hindi: फ़िजी, Fijī), officially the Republic of Fiji, is an island country in...
sport (such as Australia and New Zealand), Fiji's most popular sport is rugby union. As of 2022, Fiji has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup. In spite...
nation won a gold medal in the Olympic men's rugby sevens. Prior to the introduction of rugby sevens, Fiji's national sport, at the 2016 Summer Olympics...
The culture of Fiji is a tapestry of native Fijian, Indian, European, Chinese, and other nationalities. Culture polity traditions, language, food costume...
union inFiji is a popular team sport and is considered to be the national sport of the country. The sport was introduced to Fijiin the 1880s. Fiji is defined...
The sport of Australian rules football has been played inFiji since at least 1963, when an exhibition was held in Suva. Fiji has produced several professional...
Athletics Fiji is the governing body for the sport of athletics inFiji. The current president is Filimoni Vuli Waqa, holding the position since 2019...
most popular sport, and is the national sport of New Zealand, Samoa, Fiji and Tonga. Fiji's sevens team is one of the most successful in the world, as...
Religiously, Fiji is a mixed society, with Christianity and Hinduism being the main faiths. According to the most recent census in 2007, most people have...
at Namotu, (Tavarua, Fiji) and opposed by 36 surfers. The tournament was won by Owen Wright (AUS), who beat Julian Wilson (AUS) in the final, becoming...
outside Fiji itself. According to the 2011 Australian census 48,141 Australians were born inFiji. Most Fijiansin Australia are Indo-Fijians. In 2011,...
held in Nouméa, New Caledonia. A member of the Fiji national team won a gold medal at the Games. The national governing organization for the sport is the...
Cricket Fiji is the official governing body of the sport of cricket inFiji. Its current headquarters is in Suva. The organisation was founded in 1946,...
visited Fiji from the 17th century, and, after a brief period as an independent kingdom, the British established the Colony of Fijiin 1874. Fiji was a...
Fiji Football Cup (Fijian: Bilo ni Viti ni Soka), more commonly known as the Fiji Cup (Fijian: Bilo ni Viti) or the FF Cup (Fijian: Bilo ni FF), is an...
The sport of football (commonly known as soccer) in the country of Fiji is run by the Fiji Football Association. The association administers the national...
The Fiji national rugby union team represents Fijiin men's international rugby union. Fiji competed in the Pacific Tri-Nations and now competes in its...
Netball inFiji is a popular sport, with a men's and a women's national team. Netball games are most often played by girls on Saturdays during the winter...
Futsal has become very popular inFiji since the mid-1990s. It is a game similar to football, played on a smaller pitch; often indoors. Regular tournaments...
The Fiji Times is a daily English-language newspaper published in Suva, Fiji. Established in Levuka on 4 September 1869 by George Littleton Griffiths,...
proponents (Rugby Europe) in Europe. Countries that have adopted rugby union as their de facto national sport include Fiji, Georgia, Madagascar, New Zealand...
Fiji Rugby Union (FRU) is the governing body for the sport of rugby union inFiji. It is divided into over 30 provincial unions. The Fiji Rugby Union...
The Fijian Drua (currently known as the Swire Shipping Fijian Drua for sponsorship reasons) is a professional rugby union team based inFiji that competes...
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