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The most popular sports in Wales are football and rugby union. Like the other countries of the United Kingdom, Wales enjoys independent representation in major world sporting events such as the Rugby World Cup and in the FIFA World Cup, but competes as the England and Wales cricket team and as Great Britain in many other competitions, including the Olympics. The Millennium Stadium is the largest stadium in Wales. Located in Cardiff, it is the home of the Wales national rugby union team with a capacity of 74,501. It was the temporary location for English football and rugby league finals during the redevelopment of Wembley Stadium. The Cardiff City Stadium is currently the home of the Wales national football team. Sport Wales is responsible for sport in Wales. In 2008/09, Cardiff had the highest percentage (61%) of residents who regularly participated in sport and active recreation out of all 22 local authorities in Wales, whereas Rhondda Cynon Taf had the lowest (24%).〔(Welsh Assembly Government | Local Area Summary Statistics p44 )〕 ==Traditional sports== ''Cnapan'' (sometimes spelt ''Knapan'' or ''Knappan'') is a Celtic form of medieval football, vaguely resembling some modern versions of rugby football, played in Wales until the 19th century. It may have been a forerunner to modern rugby union.〔 The game originated in, and seems to have remained largely confined to, the western counties of Wales, especially Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire. According to George Owen of Henllys, in his ''Description of Pembrokeshire'' (1603), ''cnapan'' had been "extremely popular in Pembrokeshire since greate antiquitie Another traditional sport once favoured in Glamorgan was Bando, an early form of hockey. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sport in Wales」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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