Spain

Best Sports

2025

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Top Positions Points % Chg
1 Football 192 11.4
2 Tennis 187 11.1
3 Canoe/Kayak Sprint 171 10.1
4 Stand Up Paddling 156 9.2
5 Athletics 108 6.4 1
6 Basketball 108 6.4 -1
7 Synchronised Swimming 107 6.3
8 Archery 69 4.1
9 Rugby Union 64 3.8
10 Boxing (Amateur) 61 3.6

2024

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Top Positions Points % Chg
1 Football 590 27.1
2 Tennis 160 7.3 3
3 Basketball 140 6.4 24
4 Stand Up Paddling 136 6.3 3
5 Swimming 114 5.2 18
6 Handball 108 5.0
7 Athletics 102 4.7 -3
8 Hockey 98 4.5 7
9 Water Polo 75 3.4 5
10 Synchronised Swimming 73 3.4 -1

2023

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Top Positions Points % Chg
1 Football 810 33.2 4
2 Canoe/Kayak Sprint 258 10.6
3 Karate 184 7.5
4 Athletics 132 5.4
5 Tennis 120 4.9 -4
6 Handball 108 4.4
7 Stand Up Paddling 96 3.9
8 Boxing (Amateur) 77 3.2
9 Synchronised Swimming 75 3.1 1
10 Taekwondo 74 3.0 -7

2022

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Top Positions Points % Chg
1 Tennis 215 19.7 5
2 Canoe/Kayak Sprint 178 16.3 3
3 Taekwondo 126 11.6 19
4 Athletics 62 5.7 4
5 Football 60 5.5 -4
6 Road Cycling 52 4.8 13
7 Water Polo 42 3.9 3
8 Basketball 36 3.3 -4
9 Fencing 32 2.9
10 Synchronised Swimming 28 2.6 25

2021

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Top Positions Points % Chg
1 Football 403 16.8
2 Handball 306 12.7
3 Karate 262 10.9
4 Basketball 252 10.5
5 Canoe/Kayak Sprint 196 8.2
6 Tennis 133 5.5 -5
7 Judo 101 4.2
8 Athletics 94 3.9
9 Golf 76 3.2 -5
10 Water Polo 51 2.1

Spain Positions

2025

Global Cup Positions
Category Position
Overall 8
Gender:Men 8
Gender:Women 11
Continent:Europe 5
Per Capita Cup Positions
Category Position
Overall 29
Gender:Men 32
Gender:Women 25
Continent:Europe 22

2024

Global Cup Positions
Category Position
Overall 11
Gender:Men 8
Gender:Women 12
Continent:Europe 6
Per Capita Cup Positions
Category Position
Overall 24
Gender:Men 24
Gender:Women 28
Continent:Europe 20

2023

Global Cup Positions
Category Position
Overall 9
Gender:Men 7
Gender:Women 7
Continent:Europe 5
Per Capita Cup Positions
Category Position
Overall 24
Gender:Men 27
Gender:Women 18
Continent:Europe 19

2022

Global Cup Positions
Category Position
Overall 17
Gender:Men 13
Gender:Women 20
Continent:Europe 9
Per Capita Cup Positions
Category Position
Overall 36
Gender:Men 33
Gender:Women 34
Continent:Europe 30

2021

Global Cup Positions
Category Position
Overall 8
Gender:Men 5
Gender:Women 15
Continent:Europe 5
Per Capita Cup Positions
Category Position
Overall 27
Gender:Men 23
Gender:Women 30
Continent:Europe 22
Spain won the Stand-up Paddling World Championship in November. Pic. by Ulrike May for Pixabay

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