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.