Sports of North Macedonia
Europe
Widely played in North Macedonia
Belote
From France
Popular French trick-taking card game for 4 players (2 partnerships). Standardized 1920s France. Uses 32-card deck (7-A × 4 suits). BIDDING selects trump suit. Considered NATIONAL CARD GAME of FRANCE — 60% of French adults play. Also popular Balkans, Greece, Belgium, Cyprus. Contract Belote (higher-stakes bidding variant) considered pinnacle.
Counter-Strike
From United States
Legendary tactical first-person shooter esport — 5 vs 5 team-based competitive gameplay pitting Terrorists (T) vs Counter-Terrorists (CT) in objective-based rounds on maps like Dust II, Mirage, Inferno.
Handball
From Denmark
7-a-side indoor team sport where players pass, dribble and throw a small ball, trying to score goals into a 3-metre-wide goal — fast, physical and continuous.