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== Sport ==

== Sport ==

Australia is often known as a sporting nation with success worldwide in swimming, tennis, rugby league and rugby union, cricket, netball and even speed ice skating.  Australians are very keen horse racers with the <ref>[http://www.melbournecup.com.au| Melbourne Cup]</ref> attracting up to 120,000 spectators at Flemington Race Course.  There is even a public holiday for the cup race in Melbourne.

Australia is often known as a sporting nation with success worldwide in swimming, tennis, rugby league and rugby union, cricket, netball and even speed ice skating.  Australians are very keen horse racers with the Melbourne Cup <ref>[http://www.melbournecup.com.au| Melbourne Cup]</ref> attracting up to 120,000 spectators at Flemington Race Course.  There is even a public holiday for the cup race in Melbourne.

Unique to Australia is a game known as [[Australian rules football]] or Aussie Rules which is played on a cricket oval in winter and draws huge crowds across Australia.

Unique to Australia is a game known as [[Australian rules football]] or Aussie Rules which is played on a cricket oval in winter and draws huge crowds across Australia.

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