Slovakia's most popular sport is cycling

Slovakia's most watched sports are ice hockey, football and skiing, according to a survey by the Education, Science, Research and Sport Ministry's communication and marketing department. While the sport most intensively watched is football, the sport in which Slovaks most frequently participate is cycling, and there is no difference between men and women here. The inhabitants of Slovakia most frequently participate in cycling followed by football, swimming and skiing. People are most likely to place cycling among the top ten most popular sports. Cycling, swimming and football are the sports most recommended to children in Slovakia. Men most frequently recommend football for children, while women prefer gymnastics, figure skating and dancing. Interest in the different sports was calculated on the basis of public opinion research in Slovakia carried by the Education Ministry every two years in the month following the end of the Olympic Games. Twenty-five sports were covered by the survey, with each respondent required to choose at least one and at most five. The data was collected from August 18 to September 2, 2021 from 1,057 respondents.