| | SPECTATOR SPORTS
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matches are played at the Ta'Qali and Marsa stadiums from September to June. Soccer
is the nation's most popular sport. The season runs from October through to May
and the National Stadium is situated at Ta'Qali. National water polo competitions
are held during summer. Matches are played at the National Swimming Pool, Marsascala.
A summer league takes place at various water-polo clubs. | Horseraces
are held all Sunday afternoons at the Marsa National Racecourse from the end of
October until mid-May. Horse Racing is probably the most popular spectator sport
with races on Sundays during the months October through to May. These are trotting
races but there is one flat track meet per season. Clay pigeon/Skeet shooting
is a popular sport in Malta, with regular practice-sessions and competitions being
held on Sunday mornings.
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