what sports in Colombia?

kernow62 says on Sep 22, 2005, 14:27:

Yes you can find squash courts in Medellin and I am sure Bogota, perhaps elsewhere. Of course you can find golf courses, tennis courts, the sport of cycling is very popular. Equestrian activities are also popular. Baseball is popular on the north coast. Locals will be able to fill you in on other sports.

By the way it is only the US that uses soccer I believe, well perhaps Canada. The rest of the world Latin or not uses football or the local word for football.

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bkelly says on Sep 22, 2005, 14:28:

sports galore Aside from fútbol, there is tennis, basketball, baseball (on the coast mostly), squash, vollyball, bolos, skiing, and parapente. Como se dice parapente en ingles? Para Gliding I imagine.

Squash is played pretty much everywhere...or at least in all major cities.

--bkelly

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utopiacowboy says on Sep 22, 2005, 14:36:

I played high school and club soccer in Canada and it is called soccer there to distinquish it from what we call football. Of course Canadian football is played with 12 players, only 3 downs and a bigger field. Along with a few other small variations it is very similar to American football.

In Colombia apparently women don't play soccer because my stepdaughter's family (grandparents, aunts, uncles etc) in Colombia is scandalized that she is playing here on a club team for 10 year olds.

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Gomezman5 says on Sep 22, 2005, 18:35:

Soccer for a reason It's called soccer because when people use the word football, people only think American style football....and that is the obvious reason why in the US, it is called soccer.

While soccer has grown in popularity in the US, it is no where near as popular, and will NEVER be any where near as popular as American style football.

American tend to like games where there is a lot of scoring. And soccer, will never qualify as a game of that caliber.

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lozza says on Sep 23, 2005, 06:04:

Real football 'what the non-latin world call soccer'...?!!?
It is only the North Americans who call it soccer, because they have their own game which they call football (don't know why, they don't use their feet much!!). If you say 'football/futbol' anywhere in the world outside of North America people will think you are talking about real football, the most popular sport in the world (by far), and the one which predominantly requires the use of 'feet' and a 'ball'. The other game is called 'American football' basically because it is not really played anywhere else except the States and probably never will be. So there.

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aztec says on Sep 23, 2005, 06:07:

Don't mean... ...to hurt your feelings lozza but most people from the U.S. could care less about soccer!

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juanalejo says on Sep 23, 2005, 06:35:

Don´t mean ...to hurt your feelings Aztec but most people from outside the U.S. that is 95% of the world population could care less about American football.

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utopiacowboy says on Sep 23, 2005, 07:34:

Hello! There is also a version of the game played in Canada called Canadian football. In fact the first college football game took place between Harvard and McGill University in Montreal.

Last week a high school football team from Monterrey, Mexico came to Texas to play a local high school team. They won 27-24 on a last minute touchdown.

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spigrimace says on Sep 23, 2005, 07:56:

Actually it is played elsewhere I´ll concede it´s no where near the popularity worldwide of fútbol but American Football is played elsewhere than the USA. Canada, Europe (NFL Europe), Mexico (ONEFA) and I have not yet been to a country where I couldn´t find some interest in the sport. There´s flag football teams in Medellín, Manizales and Cali as well.

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spigrimace says on Sep 23, 2005, 07:58:

Actually it is played elsewhere It´s no where near as popular worldwide as Fútbol but American Football is played elsewhere such as Canada, Mexico (ONEFA) and Europe (NFL Europe). I have never been to a country where I couldn´t find a local with interest in the sport. There are flag football teams in Medellín, Manizales and Cali as well.

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bkelly says on Sep 23, 2005, 10:30:

49ers and Cardinals The first NFL regular season game in Mexico will be played this Sunday I believe...in Mexico City.


The which sport is better argument is stupid...whether you like Fútbol or American Football doesn't matter. They are both great sports.

--bkelly

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aztec says on Sep 23, 2005, 10:43:

We... ...agree on that bkelly. Soccer is a great game. I was just pulling lozza's chain!

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mrgizmo says on Sep 23, 2005, 10:54:

other sports in colombia Hey! Whatever happened to Tejo, Cinco huecos, trompo, aro, carros esferado races, and cometa flying? jajaja

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SweetNess says on Sep 23, 2005, 11:42:

Volleyball I played volleyball all through highschool and it seemed like all the hispanic chicas always played better and were more natural at it. It seemed to me like volleyball was pretty popular outside the U.S. The only thing I don't like is when I go to the park and see all the hispanic men playing, because when you know how to play "regulation" volleyball, you can't stand to see someone PUSH a volleyball past the net and call it a SPIKE or CARRY a ball in a set up for a spike and call it a "SET" That, plus the fact that any time I played with any kind of guys, they could be the most horrible players, but would not give me the ball thinking I wouldn't make the point. I hate that ish... but when it was my turn to serve or I finally got a chance to spike... they new the real deal...

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elmodefoque says on Sep 23, 2005, 11:46:

old costeños might reconize some of these games:
TROMPO (a spinnig top made of wood and nail)
BOLA DE TRAPO (soccer ball made from old t-shirts)
CHEQUITA (beisbol played with bottle tops)
ROMPELE LA CABEZA AL HP (violent teen corroncho game, where we stand 20 feet apart and try to hit each other in the head with big rocks.

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Desideria (Moderator) says on Sep 23, 2005, 11:51:

and yet nobody has mentioned the best game of them all..el sapo (the rolos call it 'rana' I think...)

Futbol, fotbol, football is played all over the world, the most popular sport globally, no doubt. Nobody calls it 'soccer' except the gringos. American football...isn't that the game where all big sissies run across a field with a papaya in their hands and kick each other instead of the 'ball'?

Cheers,
Desi
(Viva Deportivo Cali)

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kat1 (Moderator) says on Sep 23, 2005, 11:53:

mrgizmo 5 huecos is not the one you play with marbles?

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elmodefoque says on Sep 23, 2005, 11:54:

kat, why don't we play doctor?

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elmodefoque says on Sep 23, 2005, 11:55:

i'll give you a breast and colon exam.

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kat1 (Moderator) says on Sep 23, 2005, 11:56:

Elmo better still what about cowboy and indians

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BAQ says on Sep 23, 2005, 11:56:

Watching & SCORING Watching the beautiful women walking down the street in skimpy cloths is a GREAT sport. I play this sport every day. As for "SCORING", the point system is different.

18-21 yrs old -50 points
21-25 yrs old -25 points
25-35 yrs old -15 points
35-49 yrs old -5 points
over 50yrs, 7 months, 8 days & 4 hours - FOWL !!!!

Semper Fidelis !

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mrgizmo says on Sep 23, 2005, 12:13:

kat1 Cinco huecos was a street game played with coins (money) each hole had a number and when you threw the coins into the hole (about one inch deep by 1 inch in diameter--and there were five holes) you multiplied the amount of coins that went into the hole by that hole number until you reached the number that was previously agreed and whoever got that number first kept the money but it had many rules which after so many years are not clear to me anymore.

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Crazy Eagle says on Sep 23, 2005, 12:59:

what about the chicas? What sports do the chicas play?

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utopiacowboy says on Sep 23, 2005, 14:23:

My wife is over 40 and seeing her in a tiny bikini will give you a whole new perspective on over 40 women. A body that has no sign of having borne three children - pretty amazing. She is the hottest chick in the universe.

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kat1 (Moderator) says on Sep 23, 2005, 14:37:

I have seen some 40 years old with a very nice bodies,confident and beautiful but I bet those women only want real men.jejej

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utopiacowboy says on Sep 23, 2005, 14:40:

So what are you telling me, Kat? That this is the reason she spends so much time with Pablo, my taxi driver?

BTW, how old are you and how do you look in a bikini? Pretty good I expect. Damm that Larry.

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Desideria (Moderator) says on Sep 23, 2005, 14:41:

the 'chicas' play many an interesting game. They tend to be the winners, too.At least, that's the impression you get reading these threads.

Personally, I'm tired of all these games people play. I'd rather play 'sapo'.

Cheers,
Desi

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Tinto (Moderator) says on Sep 23, 2005, 14:52:

I think this is one of those things where several universities claim to be the first. The Rutgers-Princeton game was five years earlier than Harvard-McGill.

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kat1 (Moderator) says on Sep 23, 2005, 14:55:

UC maybe because you spending too much time with your blow up doll jejjeje
about my age? guess

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utopiacowboy says on Sep 23, 2005, 15:03:

I would guess you are in your late 30s, maybe 37.

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kat1 (Moderator) says on Sep 23, 2005, 15:38:

yep UC 37 all with original parts, one careful owner, top of the range, classic collection,limited editon. ;-P

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BAQ says on Sep 23, 2005, 15:41:

OK, I ammended by post, over 50 hahaha

Was just a JOKE, had to throw some type of number in there hahahaha

Semper Fidelis !

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kat1 (Moderator) says on Sep 23, 2005, 15:45:

no worries BAQ evrything to be taken as light as a feathers ;-)
worries gives you white hair and wrinkles..............so age jejej

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utopiacowboy says on Sep 23, 2005, 17:39:

So Larry's got himself a '68 Colombiana Stepford Wife. All original, eh? Do you think he'd let me drive her around the block a couple of times?

Don't worry, BAQ, until I saw my wife I'd have thought the same thing. Those Colombiana Stepford Wives sure hold up well.

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utopiacowboy says on Sep 23, 2005, 17:51:

You're right, Tinto. The question is how much did these early games resemble football? Both McGill and Harvard on their web sites claim the first college football games occurred between their respective schools. Here is what Wilkipedia says about it:

"The first match generally said to have occurred under English FA (soccer) rules in the USA was a game between Princeton and Rutgers in 1869. Many people consider this to be the first US college football game. However, the rules under which they played have changed substantially since 1869. In fact, at the time, most US university teams used rules which were closer to the soccer rules, although this was soon to change.

Modern American football grew out of a series of matches between McGill University of Montreal, and Harvard University in 1874. At the time, Harvard was distinguished by the fact that it played the "Boston Game" — a running code — rather than the kicking games favored by the other US universities. This made it easy for Harvard to adapt to the rugby-based game played by McGill and the two teams alternated between their respective sets of rules. Within a few years, however, Harvard had both adopted rules closely resembling rugby and had persuaded other US universities to do the same. In 1876, at the Massasoit Convention, it was agreed by these universities to adopt most of the Rugby Football Union rules. However, a touch-down (as it was also known in rugby football at the time) only counted toward the score if neither side kicked a field goal. The convention decided that, in the US game, four touchdowns would be worth one goal; in the event of a tied score, a goal converted from a touchdown would take precedence over four touch-downs."

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kernow62 says on Sep 23, 2005, 18:43:

So it sounds like Princeton and Rutgers played football (soccer) and McGill and Harvard played a modified form of rugby which was perhaps the basis for American football. Interesting, very interesting.

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kat1 (Moderator) says on Sep 24, 2005, 10:53:

Sorry UC, larry doesn't like to share his pride and joy ;-P

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utopiacowboy says on Sep 24, 2005, 15:42:

I can understand how he feels. Some other driver might be tempted to try to steal her or have a complete wreck by driving badly. He's probably like the little old lady who only drives her to church every Sunday.

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kat1 (Moderator) says on Sep 25, 2005, 03:07:

sundays and special occasions ;-)

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