SPORTS 
IMPORTANCE
OTHER
INTERNATIONAL
NATIONAL SPORT & GAMES
Health benefits
Culture: a identity feature ;national, regional, and local
A widespread
Ecuador original sports
"JUEGO DE LOS COCOS"
"PELOTA NACIONAL"
"ECUAVOLEY"
HIGHLANDS
THE MOST POPULAR
HIGHLANDS
1926: FIFA
1927: CONMEBOL
1925: National Sports Federation of Ecuador
30’s - 20th century: Aucas, EMELEC, Barcelona, Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito
The most popular sport
Outstanding players
In Ecuador, there are about 44 sports federations linked to the Ecuadorian Olympic Committee
Box
Tennis
Athletics
Jefferson Pérez
Segundo Mercado
Andrés Gómez