List of U.S. state sports

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This is a list of official U.S. state sports as recognized by state legislatures.

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StateSportYear AdoptedDesignation
Alaska Dog mushing [1] 1972
California Surfing [2] 2018
Colorado Pack burro racing [3] 2012State summer sport
Skiing and Snowboarding [4] 2008State winter sport
Delaware Bicycling [5] 2014
Hawaii Surfing (He'e nalu) [6] 1998State individual sport
Outrigger canoe paddling (Heihei wa'a) [7] 1986State team sport
Maryland Jousting [8] 1962State sport
Lacrosse [9] 2004State team sport
Massachusetts Basketball [10] [11] 2006Sport of the Commonwealth
Volleyball [12] [13] 2014Recreational and team sport of the Commonwealth
Michigan American Football [14] 1972
Minnesota Ice hockey [15] 2009
Missouri Archery [16] 2022
New Hampshire Skiing [17] [18] 1998
New York Baseball [19] 2021
North Carolina Stock car racing [20] 2011
North Dakota Curling [21] 2023
South Dakota Rodeo [22] 2003
Texas Rodeo [23] 1997
Washington Pickleball [24] 2022
Wyoming Rodeo [25] 2003

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References

  1. ↑ "Alaska Kids' Corner, State of Alaska". Alaska.gov. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  2. ↑ "CA. Assembly Bill No. 1782 CHAPTER 162".
  3. ↑ "State Summer Sport". Colorado State Archives. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
  4. ↑ "State Winter Sport". Colorado State Archives. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
  5. ↑ "DE. Gen. Provis. § 7-235". Legis.delaware.gov. Archived from the original on 2016-08-23. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  6. ↑ Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-13.5 (State individual sport)". Capitol.hawaii.gov. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
  7. ↑ Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-14 (State team sport)" . Retrieved November 7, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Md. Gen. Provis. § 7-329". Mgaleg.maryland.gov. Archived from the original on 8 August 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  9. ↑ "Jousting & Lacrosse, Maryland State Sports". Msa.maryland.gov. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  10. ↑ "General Law - Part I, Title I, Chapter 2, Section 55". malegislature.gov. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  11. ↑ "Session Law - Acts of 2006 Chapter 215". malegislature.gov. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  12. ↑ "General Law - Part I, Title I, Chapter 2, Section 61". malegislature.gov. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  13. ↑ "Session Law - Acts of 2014 Chapter 208". malegislature.gov. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  14. ↑ "Michigan Kids' Corner, State of Michigan". Michigan.gov. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  15. ↑ "1.1499 - 2015 Minnesota Statutes". Archived from the original on 2015-10-31. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
  16. ↑ "Missouri Secretary of State - Missouri State Symbols". sos.mo.gov/. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  17. ↑ "New Hampshire Almanac - NH.gov". Nh.gov. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  18. ↑ "Minnesota Legislative Reference Library - Minnesota State Symbols". Leg.state.mn.us. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  19. ↑ "Baseball Becomes Official Sport of New York". 13wham.com. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  20. ↑ "State sport". North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  21. ↑ "Senate Bill 2229 reaches the 'end' as Burgum signs bill making curling the official sport of North Dakota". Office of Governor, State of North Dakota. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  22. ↑ "SDLRC - Codified Law 1-6-16.8". Sdlegislature.gov. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  23. ↑ "Texas State Symbols - Texas State Library and Archives Commission - TSLAC". Tsl.texas.gov. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  24. ↑ Zhou, Amanda (March 28, 2022). "Pickleball officially named WA state sport". The Seattle Times. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
  25. ↑ "Wyoming Facts and Symbols - State of Wyoming". Wyo.gov. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
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