Sports in Unova

For the majority of its history, sports have been an integral part of the culture and lifestyle of Unova. For hundreds of years Unova has been the center of all sports fandom. There are several major sports leagues and millions of teams and individual players in various sports. Unova is also home to most major international sporting championships and events. The major sports in Unova are football, American football, basketball, racing, grandeur, skylaos, and tennis. These sports enjoy huge media recognition in Unova and around the world. And several Unovan sports leagues have teams in other countries.

Unova is home to international sporting events such as the Olympics, sevearl world cups, the grandeur championships, the international basketball championships, and much more. The Olympics was moved to a permanent location in Brigala in 2082, thus markign the spark of Unovan dominance in the sports world. After the Unovan Grandeur League was established in 2102, the sport gained immense popularity around the world and just 10 years later, 6 other countries had their own leagues, and 4 years after that in 2116, the International Grandeur Championships where established in Brigala and are hosted annually.

Brigala is known as teh sports capitol of the world and contians the headquarters for every major and mostly every minor sports league in Unova. All international competitions in Unova are held in Brigala as well as most national competitions. Besides the Olympics, Brigala is well known for its racing and drag racing events. Major portions of the Unova Highway running through the city are used as race tracks and stretch to neighboring large cities. The Brigala Grace Race is a race held annually that features racers from around the world and causes majro sections of the city to be shut down, causing seasonal migrations of almsot 20% of its citizens and seasonal closures of thousands of businesses. The only major sporting events not centered in Brigala are the Skylaos Cup and The Aeola Air Cup, both held in Skynora.