Fact about Australian Sport..:)

We love our rugby team..don't we!!!!How about our cricket team? Swimming?Soccer?..Here some fact about Australian Sport ...

Sport in Australia very popular and widespread. The levels of both participation and monitoring, are much higher than in many other countries. The law is the amount of energy to the Olympic Games and Commonwealth Games and other international sporting events in comparison with the inhabitants of the country, particularly in the field of water sports and team sports. To create the ideal climate and economic conditions for Australians to participate and watch sport.
Sport in Australia is strongly promoted at all levels of government. In 2000/01 the total government subsidies for sports and recreation activities of $ 2,124.2 m. Of these communities, government has contributed $ 19.89 (9%), state and territory governments contributed $ 875.2 meters (41%) and local governments provided $ 1,050.1 m (49%). Australian Sports Commission (ASC) is responsible for allocating federal funds and strategic leadership for sport in Australia and operates the Australian Institute of Sport. Each state and territory in Australia have the bodies responsible for sport and leisure policy. Each state and territory, including the functioning of their institutions and academies of sport.
While the country played a variety of sports. According to official government statistics, 2005-06, the most popular sports in terms of quantity, in attendance were Australian rules football, horse racing, rugby league. Motor sport, cricket, rugby and football (Soccer) in descending order. Identified by market research company, that those who are "most interested" varies among adults in major cities during the 2006-07 cricket, swimming, tennis, Australian football, soccer, rugby league, rugby and motor sport. According to official statistics, the most popular forms of "physical recreation activity" for Australians aged 15 and over, was in 2005-06 walking, aerobics, fitness, swimming, golf, tennis, soccer and Australian football. [4] According to some sources, the cultural importance and long history of cricket in Australia, which is de facto "national sport" is. Armchair sports fans drive delivers high ratings for sports programming. In fact, nine of the 10 highest rated shows in 2005, sport programs.
This is the Australian population devotion sport, it is sometimes jokingly referred to as the "national religion, Australia. Identity as a popular comedy Twelfth Man, and Roy and HG in Australia is the love of sport through parody.
Professional sports league in Australia is based on the model concession and closed league membership, which is standard in North America. "European" system of professional sports league organization ascent and descent is marked, a foreigner in Australia, at least on a professional level.