Early sports included cricket, horse racing, Australian football and rugby. Number of professional sport leagues in Australia All the leagues involve a lot of people. The role of media The media plays an important part in Australia's sporting life Many sporting events are televised or are covered by the radio Many sport television shows, sport talk shows on the radio, and magazines dedicated to sport The Club, Australian Rules, The Final Winter, Footy Legends Awards in championships Several awards in the Olympics and Paraolympics Total 468 medals in Summer Olympics 138 gold, 158 silver and 177 bronze medals Total 9 medals in Winter Olympics 5 gold, 1 silver and 3 bronze medals National teams The country has a large number of national teams in sports Sport is played by different populations in Australia including women, people with disabilities and native people Rugby union, Soccer, etc Most popular sports Rugby
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