Other Sports
Emelec is not only one of the most important football clubs in Ecuador, but it is rated as one of the most important sports club of the country. In their trophy room Emelec has hundreds of cups and medals that have been gained over the years in many different sports. The list includes:
- 33 Consecutive National Boxing Championships
- 13 Baseball National Championships
- 11 Male Basketball National Championships
- 18 Female Basketball National Championships
- 7 Cycling National Champsionships
- 5 Tae Kwon Do National Championships
- 5 Judo National Championships
- 1 Weight Lifting World Championship
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Famous quotes containing the word sports:
“It is usual for a Man who loves Country Sports to preserve the Game in his own Grounds, and divert himself upon those that belong to his Neighbour.”
—Joseph Addison (1672–1719)
“In the end, I think you really only get as far as you’re allowed to get.”
—Gayle Gardner, U.S. sports reporter. As quoted in Sports Illustrated, p. 87 (June 17, 1991)