Sport In Wales
The most popular sports in Wales are rugby union and football. Like the other countries of the United Kingdom, Wales enjoys independent representation in major world sporting events such as the FIFA World Cup, Rugby World Cup and in the Commonwealth Games, but competes as the England and Wales cricket team and as Great Britain in many other competitions, including the Olympics.
The Millennium Stadium is the country's national stadium. Located in Cardiff, it is the home of the Wales national rugby union team and the Wales national football team with a capacity of 74,500. It was the temporary location for English football and rugby league finals during the redevelopment of Wembley Stadium.
Sport Wales is responsible for sport in Wales.
In 2008/09, Cardiff had the highest percentage (61%) of residents who regularly participated in sport and active recreation out of all 22 local authorities in Wales, whereas Rhondda Cynon Taf had the lowest (24%).
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