national championships
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National championships are competitions that determine the best team or individual in a sport or activity within a country.
The term often appears in plural because many sports hold separate championships for different divisions, genders, or age groups: She won three national championships in figure skating.
In American college sports, the national championship typically refers to the football or basketball title game.
- finalsConcluding tests or matches
- state finalsConcluding statewide tournament games
- grand finaleSpectacular concluding event
- trophiesPrizes for achievement
- gold medalAward for winning
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- archeryarrow, bow, bows, arrows, archer
- college sportscollege athletics, college basketball, college football, college baseball, NCAA
- tournamentstournament, tournaments, bracket, brackets, tournament brackets
- Equestrianismhorse riding, riding, dressage, saddle, bridle
- rowingoars, oar, rowing, crew, scull
- Florida GatorsGainesville, orange and blue, Tim Tebow, SEC, Emmitt Smith
national championshipsworld championships
Premier international title competition
Olympic Games · World Cup · regional championships · state championships · club championships
national championshipsfriendly matches
Non-tournament competitive games
exhibition games · qualifying rounds · preliminary rounds · pickup games · scrimmages