Sports in Packilvania
Sports in Packilvania include a variety of native and foreign sports. The country has performed and hosted international sporting events and competitions. Despite being a highly populous and reasonably affluent market, the country is not widely regarded as a premier sporting nation.
Horse racing
Packilvania's national and most popular sport is horse racing. According to Ujmadeen Wasail of the University of Everyet, horse racing in Packilvania was invented in the first century CE when horses were first domesticated. The first evidence of the breeding of horses for racing was in the 3rd century CE. The central Packilvanian Kingdom of Bakil was notoriously skilled at breeding fast horses. Historian, Khamwadal Ashuydeen of the University of Meker stated that this was one of the features that enabled Iktan the Devout to conquer neighbouring tribes and unite the country in the 7th century CE.
Bakil at the time had arenas dedicated to horse racing such as the ruins of the Huptala Stadium in Wala, Ashura. The sport has evolved over time. Today it is overseen by the Imperial Equestrian Society. The society has a list of breeds which are regarded as premier racing breeds. The society recognizes events for different horse statures and builds and has events ranging from short distance sprints to long-distance endurance races. Short distance sprints usually feature large and long-limbed thoroughbreds while endurance races feature stockier and shorter ponies.
Short distance racing tends to attract more attention. The Imperial Equestrian Society recorded over 360 billion Packilvanian dinar of horse betting transactions in the country dedicated to short distance racing out of 400 billion. The Sabrahan Racecourse is the largest course in the country by seating capacity and is located in the city of Medayin in Iganar, seating over 30,000 people. The largest annual race by number of participants is the Imperial Ascot (which was briefly known as the People's Ascot during the rule of the Packilvanian Communist Party) with over 1,000 participating horses and jockeys. The most accomplished jockeys include Fadwamoon Sohadek, Wasnabriya Olhed, and Qasadan Kumluyeed. The country has over 700 Jockey Clubs for thoroughbred and harness horses.
Yatching
Yatching in Packilvania traces is origins to the sailing traditions of the coastal people on ships known as dhows which served as transport, fishing and naval vessels based on the configuration and size, according to Thariam Faldoon. The sport of racing is believed to have emerged from the play racing of ships. Among pirates, racing ships was a peaceful way to settle disputes about territorial boundaries.
Although most Yatching takes place off the southern coast, inland Yatching takes place in the large lakes in Jumhurikesh. The Imperial Yatching Association brings together over 560 Yatching Clubs. Besmali Duhavid, Ribaan Kilion, and Suleiman Peroon are well known professional Yatching champions. Recognissed yatching modes include modern, freestyle, and traditional.
Football
Association Football or Soccer (Packilvanian: formally luLayeeb luRaklakura or Game of Kickball and colloquially as Rakla) in Packilvania is one of the most attended, played and watched imported sports in Packilvania beside table-tennis. It is among the top 10 most beloved sports in the country alongside falconry, camel and horse racing. The Packilvanian Football Association (Packilvanian: luKabal aluLayeed luRaklakura aBakhilfaniya) is the national association responsible for overseeing football in the country and representing Packilvanian football abroad. The Packilvanian Football Cup (Packilvanian: luWahan aluLayeeb luRaklakura aBakhilfaniya) is the most prestigious and watched football sporting tournament while the Packilvanian Women's Football Cup (Packilvanian: luWahan aluLayeeb aluRaklakura ameFamiya aBakhilfaniya) is the highest competition in the country for women's football. The Packilvanian term for a Football or Soccer Club is luFariq aluLayeeb luRaklakura usually abbreviated luFALARA.
The highest attendance for a game was the match between the Bingol Tigers and Kemer Giants in 2021 at the Bingol Capital Stadium in Bingol with 125,830 people in the stands. The most viewed game was Bingol Warriors and Kemer Giants in 2017 with 680 million views played at Sultan Amhoud I Imperial Stadium in Kemer. The average attendance for a match in the 2022 edition of the Packilvanian Football Cup was 32,400 people. Additionally, the average viewership in that edition was 21,780,230 views. The annual revenue reported by the Packilvanian Football Association for its various leagues is 16 billion KRB, with 70% of that being from the Packilvanian Football Cup. Most top-tier sports teams are associated with universities in Packilvania especially University of Bingol, University of Kemer and the Bingol Capital University.