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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 [http://www.melbournecup.com.au Melbourne Cup] 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 [http://www.melbournecup.com.au Melbourne Cup] 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.