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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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State Sport Year Adopted Designation
Alaska Dog mushing[1] 1972
California Surfing[2] 2018
Colorado Pack burro racing[3] 2012 State summer sport
Skiing and Snowboarding[4] 2008 State winter sport
Delaware Bicycling[5] 2014
Hawaii Surfing (Heʻe nalu)[6] 1998 State individual sport
Outrigger canoe paddling (Heihei waʻa)[7] 1986 State team sport
Maryland Jousting[8] 1962 State sport
Lacrosse[9] 2004 State team sport
Massachusetts Basketball[10][11] 2006 Sport of the Commonwealth
Volleyball[12][13] 2014 Recreational 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

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  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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