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Sports in Mauritius:
Mauritius
offers a wide range of facilities for sporting and recreation activities.
Popular sports here include; deep sea fishing, diving, water skiing,
sailing, golf, tennis, soccer, wind surfing, volleyball and hiking.
Football is the most popular team sport in Mauritius. The National
team is nicknamed “Club M” and competes regularly
in regional tournaments as well as qualifiers for the Africa
Nations Cup and World Cup. The team however is yet to qualify
for either of these tournaments.
Mauritius also sends teams to compete at the Olympic Games in
a variety of disciplines including athletics, boxing and swimming.
The country is however yet to win its first medal at the Olympics.
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