Sports & Recreation
A variety of sports are played on professional level, with top international successes in lacrosse, badminton, association football, ice hockey, rowing, swimming, and athletics. Lacrosse gained popularity at the beginning of the twentieth century. After 1950, ice hockey, badminton and association football have become popular among the populace, and from the mid 1970s onward, winter sports. Since 1992, Cembrian Olympians have won 58 medals, including 22 gold medals. Aside sports, many recreational activies such as falconry, hunting, hiking, board games and recreational sailing are being practiced.
Kayaking & Rowing
National Team during the K4 sprint (500 m)
Cembria is a leading rowing nation. Geographically speaking, it is a craggy island with steep and rough terrain. Cembrians are known for their prowess at canoeing, mainly kayaking and rowing. The presence of the ocean, four major rivers (the Calne, the Cam, the Rhine and the Arth) and a major lake (Lake Cam) give excellent opportunities to practice these sports. Cembrian oarspeople have brought numerous successes, including 22 Olympic medals (11 gold) for rowing and 18 medals (8 gold) for canoeing. Often boasting many wins each year in the Junior World Rowing Championships. In the under 23's age level, Cembria often field a strong team; often medalling in the women's events too.
University Boat Race
The event generally known as "The Boat Race" is a rowing race in Elso between the Calnebridge University Boat Club and the Catholic University of Huffington Boat Club, rowed between competing eights each spring on the Cam in Forfarhed. It takes place generally on the last Saturday of March or the first Saturday of April. The formal title of the event is the University Boat Race, and it is also known as the Boat Race and the Calnebridge and Huffington Boat Race. The race is governed by a Joint Understanding between Calnebridge and Huffington University Boat Clubs.
Lacrosse
Lacrosse is a team sport played using a small solid rubber ball and a long-handled stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose mesh designed to catch and hold the lacrosse ball. Offensively, the objective of the game is to score by shooting the ball into an opponent's goal, using the lacrosse stick to catch, carry, and pass the ball to do so. Defensively, the objective is to keep the opposing team from scoring and to dispossess them of the ball through the use of stick checking and body contact or positioning.
The Cembrian Lacrosse Association, founded in 1911, is the governing body of lacrosse in Cembria. It conducts national junior and senior championship tournaments for men and women in both field and indoor lacrosse. The National Lacrosse League is a professional indoor lacrosse league, with franchises in Cembria and Novi Cembrii. Great achievements in Cembrian Lacrosse are recognized by the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame.
The Cembrian Lacrosse Association, founded in 1911, is the governing body of lacrosse in Cembria. It conducts national junior and senior championship tournaments for men and women in both field and indoor lacrosse. The National Lacrosse League is a professional indoor lacrosse league, with franchises in Cembria and Novi Cembrii. Great achievements in Cembrian Lacrosse are recognized by the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame.
Hunting & Trapping
Hunting and shooting have been practised for many centuries in Cembria and, in some areas, are a major part of national rural culture. Deer hunting and the shooting of game birds, in particular pheasant, is a popular sport, on large, traditional driven shoots on estates and on small-scale rough shoots. Hunting should not be confused with the traditional methods. Hunting with dogs (including hunting for deer, mink and hare coursing) was banned by the Protection of Wild Mammals Act in 2002. Regulation of hunting is primarily regulated by provincial law; additional regulations are imposed through national environmental law in the case of migratory birds and endangered species.
Regulations vary widely from province to province, and govern the areas, time periods, techniques and methods by which specific game animals may be hunted, as long as these aren't in violation with national legislation. Some provinces make a distinction between protected species and unprotected species for which there are no hunting regulations. Hunters of protected species require a hunting license in all provinces, for which completion of a hunting safety course is a prerequisite. Typically game animals are divided into several categories for regulatory purposes.
Regulations vary widely from province to province, and govern the areas, time periods, techniques and methods by which specific game animals may be hunted, as long as these aren't in violation with national legislation. Some provinces make a distinction between protected species and unprotected species for which there are no hunting regulations. Hunters of protected species require a hunting license in all provinces, for which completion of a hunting safety course is a prerequisite. Typically game animals are divided into several categories for regulatory purposes.