Sport In Catalonia
Sport has an important incidence in Catalan life since the beginning of the 20th century. The main sports in Catalonia are football, basketball, handball, rink hockey, tennis and motorsport.
One of the main sport events held ever in Catalonia were the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.
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