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=== Sports === | === Sports === | ||
[[File:Hawaiki_Nui_Va'a_4.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Outrigger canoeing is a popular sport]] | |||
The Polynesian traditional sport va'a is practiced in all the islands, and given the importance of water and navigation to the Lotoans, it was unsurprising of their prowess in international rowing and water-based sports. However, due to its distance from metropole Cartadania, team sports in Lotoa are characterised by youth, collegial and amateur teams over professional teams. | |||
Surfing has been a central part of Polynesian culture for many centuries, and since the late 19th century, Lotoa has become a major site for surfers from around the world. Lotoa has produced elite-level swimmers, many of whom have gone to compete in international competitions that have garnered quite the reputation for the island chain. | |||
Lotoa is particularly fond of western sports as well, such as {{wp|association football}} and {{wp|baseball}}, with association football being the most prevalent sport in the territory. In recent years, {{wp|gridiron football}} has become more popular, as well as {{wp|basketball}}. Lotoa has produced a large number of athletes that compete in the professional teams of metropole Cartadania as well as collegial sports, both domestic and in the metropole. | |||
=== Public holidays === | === Public holidays === | ||