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Sport plays a central role in Scottish Culture . The Temperate , Oceanic Climate has played a key part in the evolution of Scotland's sporting traditions, with all-weather sports like Football , Rugby Union and Golf dominating the national sporting consciousness. However, many other sports are played in the country, with popularity varying between sports and between regions. Scots , and Scottish Emigrants , has made several key contributions to the History Of Sport , with important innovations and developments in:
Some of the more popular sports are listed below. FOOTBALL , the national football stadium, from the air.]] See Also: Football in Scotland Scotland has played a significant role in the History Of Football , for example the Ba Game was being played in the Middle Ages . Several Burgh s retain an annual Ba game, with the Kirkwall Ba Game in Orkney being perhaps the most famous. The world's first international football match was held in 1872 at the West Of Scotland Cricket Club 's Hamilton Crescent ground in the Partick area of Glasgow . The match was between Scotland and England and resulted in a 0–0 draw. The Scottish Football Association (SFA) is the main Governing Body for Scottish Football , and a founding member of the International Football Association Board (IFAB) which governs the Laws Of The Game . As a result of this key role in the development of the sport Scotland is one of only 4 countries to have a permanent representative on the IFAB; the other 4 representatives being appointed by FIFA . The SFA also has responsibility for the Scotland National Football Team . The national stadium is Hampden Park in Glasgow. Supporters of the national team are called the Tartan Army . Elite club football in Scotland is split between the Scottish Premier League and the Scottish Football League . The Scottish Cup is one of the world's oldest national cup competition, first contested in 1873. Queen's Park , in Glasgow, was one of the world's first football clubs. The most successful teams over the years have been the , Portugal and Spain have more top-rated stadia. RUGBY UNION See Also: Rugby union in Scotland The governing body is the Scottish Rugby Union . Murrayfield Stadium , in Edinburgh , is the home of the Scotland National Rugby Union Team . ATHLETICS , Scottish Sprinter , Rugby Internationalist , and Christian Missionary to China . He won the Men's 400 metres at the Summer Olympic Games Of 1924 . His story was portrayed in the film '' Chariots Of Fire ''.]] BADMINTON BASKETBALL BOXING CLIMBING AND MOUNTAINEERING CRICKET See Also: Cricket in Scotland CYCLING Cycling is a popular amateur sport, with 99 clubs throughout the country, from the Shetland Wheelers to the Stewartry Wheelers. At the elite level, Scots have been more successful at Track Cycling rather than Road Racing , although Scotland has a long history of time-trialing on the road. The lack of road races within the country, with not a single UCI -ranked event, is largely to do with the refusal of Scottish Local Authorities to close public roads to allow road races to take place safely. Scotland has one Velodrome , at Meadowbank Stadium , in Edinburgh . The governing body is the Scottish Cyclists' Union . In recent years Mountain Biking has become very popular, with Scottish Geography being ideal for training and racing. The Fort William World Cup event has become the highlight of the series. Scotland has produced several world-class cyclists. Probably the most renowned champion outwith Scotland is the great ). Graeme Obree , David Millar (no relation), and Chris Hoy have also reached the very peak of their respective events. DISABILITY SPORTS GOLF See Also: Golf in Scotland HIGHLAND GAMES EQUESTRIAN SPORTS FIELD HOCKEY HORSE RACING JUDO Scots have been very prominent on the podium at the Judo events at the Commonwealth Games . Judo is absent from the programme of events at the 2006 Commonwealth Games , but is likely to return at future Games. LAWN BOWLS MOTORSPORT Scotland has been successful in all forms of motor racing especially since it's growth in popularity since World War II . Several Scottish drivers have had illustrious careers at the top level and success has come in many different championships including Formula One , The World Rally Championship , Le Mans 24 Hours , CART , and the British Touring Car Championship . Formula One driving for the Stewart Grand Prix team in Montreal in 1997. The Tartan livery of the team was a special Stewart F1 tartan designed for the team and its addition to the cars indicates the Stewarts' origins in Scotland .]] Scotland has had serveral Formula One drivers over the years since the championship commenced in 1950. A full list of these drivers can be found at . Of these drivers the best known are Jim Clark , who won 2 World Championships before his untimely death, Jackie Stewart who managed to gain 3 World Championships and David Coulthard who still races in the championship for the Red Bull Racing team. Coulthard has been Scotlands most successful driver in recent memory having runner up in the World Drivers Championships a number of times and is the front running British Driver in the all-time lists. No round of F1 has however been held in Scotland making the country one of the most successful countries without hosting a race. Rallying The McRae family are Scotland's best known rally drivers, in particular Colin McRae who won the WRC in 1995. He also managed to affirm his popularity by adding his name to a series of successful rally games. Louise Aitken-Walker made significant inroads into the male-dominated sport. Scotland also hosts a number of minor rally events and has hosted the British round of the WRC however this now takes place almost exculsivly in Wales . Le Mans Allan McNish has competed in both F1 in 2002 for Toyota and in German Touring cars DTM , but is best known for his LeMans victories with the Audi team. Peter Dumbreck has also competed in LeMans, and is better known for his infamous accident in the 1999 event where his Mercedes car suffered aerodynamic problems and took off, somersaulting through the air. BTCC In British Touring Car Championship Scotland has had a had a double champion in John Cleland . A number of drivers have raced successfully in recent years including Antony Reid and David Leslie. One round of the championship is annually held in Scotland. American Race Series Some Scottish drivers have had success in the American series of mainly Oval Racing . Currently Dario Franchitti from Bathgate , competes in the Indycar competition having previously raced very successfully in CART . Allan McNish currently competes in the American LeMans or ALMS series where he made history by driving the first diesel powered race-car in the series to victory. Motorcycling Scottish circuits Which there are a number of smaller circuits for private use in Scotland and a number of rally stages, the only circuit to host top level circuit motor racing in Scotland is Knockhill in Fife . RUGBY LEAGUE See Also: Rugby league in Scotland SAILING See Also: Sailing in Scotland SHINTY SNOOKER SHOOTING SQUASH SWIMMING The governing body is the Scottish Amateur Swimming Association . TENNIS AND ROYAL TENNIS Tennis has a very long history in Scotland, with Real Tennis being played at Falkland Palace , Fife . Andrew Murray is currently doing very well in the world rankings. WINTER SPORTS Curling See Also: Curling in Scotland Alpine Skiing Ice Hockey OTHER SPORTS OLYMPIC GAMES Scottish athletes have competed at every Olympic Games , since the inaugural modern Games, as part of the Great Britain And Ireland team (prior to 1927) and then the Great Britain And Northern Ireland team (post-1927). A Scot, Launceston Elliot , won Great Britain and Ireland's very first Olympic gold medal, in 1896 in Athens . Scotland have only ever won one Olympic medal as ''Scotland'', when the men's field hockey team won a bronze medal at the 1908 Summer Games . This was also the only occasion when either England (gold) or Wales (bronze) have won a medal in their own right; and was Ireland's only medal (silver) prior to independence. Scottish summer olympic medallists 1896 Athens
1900 Paris
1904 Athens
1908 London
1912 Stockholm
1920 Antwerp
1924 Paris
1928 Amsterdam
1948 London
1952 Helsinki
1956 Melbourne
1960 Rome
1964 Tokyo
1968 Mexico
1972 Munich
1976 Montreal
1980 Moscow
1984 Los Angeles
1988 Seoul
1992 Barcelona
1996 Atlanta
2000 Sydney
2004 Athens
Scottish winter olympic medallists 1924 Chamonix
2002 Salt Lake City
COMMONWEALTH GAMES See Also: Scotland at the Commonwealth Games UNIVERSITY SPORT REFERENCES
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