Global Cup 2011: 25 different winners for over 80 sports
This is the Global Cup 2011! 60 sports (if you count Athletics as one sport; 80 if you treat each Athletics discipline as one) and over 980 events in twelve months.
A question of skill, endurance and speed. Here we celebrate the winners in each sport. “Only” 25 different nations have topped the ranking in each of the GSN sports, out of the 210 on Earth where sport is regularly enjoyed.
The multiple winners? Russia leads the pack with wins in 7 sports, ahead of China and USA with 5 wins each (crucial for the USA's Global Cup title were those in Athletics and Swimming).
Satisfy your curiosity and peruse the complete list….
Athletics USA
Alpine Skiing Austria
Basketball China
Boxing Ukraine
Baseball Netherlands
Beach Volley Brazil
Biathlon Norway
BMX France
Bobsleigh Germany
Canoe – Kayak Slalom Slovakia
Canoe – Kayak Sprint Russia
Climbing Russia
Cricket India
Cross Country Skiing Norway
Curling Sweden
Cyclo-Cross Belgium
Diving China
Fencing Italy
Figure Skating Russia
Football Japan
Free Style Skiing Canada
Golf USA
Handball France
Ice Hockey Finland
Judo Japan
Korfball Netherlands
Luge Germany
Marathon Kenya
Modern Pentathlon Hungary
Mountain Bike France
Netball Australia
Nordic Combined Germany
Open Water Swimming Russia
Orienteering Sweden
Road Cycling Great Britain
Rowing Great Britain
Rugby Union New Zealand
Shooting USA
Short Track South Korea
Skeleton Germany
Ski Jumping Austria
Snooker Great Britain
Snowboarding Austria
Speed Skating Netherlands
Squash Great Britain
Swimming USA
Synchronised Swimming Russia
Table Tennis China
Taekwondo South Korea
Tennis Spain
Ten Pin Bowling USA
Track Cycling Australia
Trampoline China
Triathlon Great Britain
Volleyball Brazil
Water Polo Italy
Weightlifting China
Free Wrestling Russia
Graeco Roman Wrestling Russia