Sports
The most important sports in the city of Comodoro Rivadavia are basketball, football (soccer) and car racing, among others such as land yachting, judo, rugby and athletics.
One of the most representative sports is basketball. Comodoro Rivadavia is the home of the most important basketball team of the region and 2006 National League champion, Gimnasia y Esgrima (Comodoro Rivadavia) also called "The Green Magic". The club it is not only formed by local players, the members are from all over the world. Other important basketball clubs are Nautico and Federacion Deportiva.
The other important sport is football (soccer). The most popular clubs are CAI (Comisión de Actividades Infantiles), which is ranked in the B National League of football and Huracán de Comodoro Rivadavia, which plays in the Argentine Tournament "B". Both teams have a great number of followers in the city.
Comodoro Rivadavia also has a football league in which many teams participate; the principal teams are Jorge Newbery, Huracán and Petroquímica. There are other clubs such as Tiro Federal, Universitario, Ferroviario, Usma, Tiro Federal and Portugues, which are located in the First A League of Comodoro Rivadavia. Although they are not as prestigious, they are a huge part of the culture and the entertainment of the city. Each of these clubs has their own football court on different neighbourhoods.
Land yachting has become very popular in the city and the beaches of Rada Tilly, together with the windy climate, are ideal to practise the sport. The sport started in Argentina in the 1960s. Rada Tilly Village is the best place in the country to practice this sport, at any time of the year.
This sport consists of a three-wheeled car and a sail similar to the one that is used to practice windsurfing. The speed can reach 180 km per hour that is why it’s important to have an excellent ability to manage the car. Pablo Reyes is one of the most important pilots, and he was the first one to get on a car built and designed by himself. The World Championship of Landyachting was held in 2008 in Rada Tilly.
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