Top 10 Most Popular Sports in Canada
2. Basketball
In second place is Basketball a sport which was originally started in 1891 when James Naismith the Canadian invented it. He invented it while trying to come up with a sport that was safer, indoors and did not require much power to throw but skill and technique. Basketball has since developed and spread all over the world, this sport was played in Canada prior to the 1900.
The main governing body of basketball in Canada is known as the “Basketball Canada” and was established 1928.