Sport in Yarphei

Yarphei has been a growing sports nation since its creation in 1999. It is the home of many traditional sports, later and "official sports" officially sponsored by the government. The Yarphese population has helped to promote sports interests through schools and community programs. Currently, Yarphei has three official sports: basketball, football and swimming. Traditional sports include Muay Thai, Silat, and other forms of wrestling and martial arts.

Yarphei has not yet reached the world stage because of its being new to the world, but it has gained some success, having won the ASEAN Football Competition four times in a row from 2001 to 2007, before being beaten by Vietnam in 2008. Yarphei has entered the olympics in 2004 and 2008, having secured one gold medal (in boxing) two silver medals (in boxing and table tennis) and a bronze medal (in basketball).

Basketball
Basketball is currently the second-most played, most watched, and an official sport of Yarphei. It is run by the Khı̣ Cẹ́ọ́u Yạ́r Phệı Hífr, the Yarphese Basketball Organization, which holds the KCYPH Basketball Competition every year in August, played on live television. Secondary-school basketball and university basketball is also common from ages 9 to 19. Yarphei has offered basketball camps from ages 5 and up since 2005.

In 2008, the Yarphese National Basketball team successfully defeated the United States at the Beijing Summer Olympics, securing a bronze medal.

Chess
Chess is a major sport in Yarphei, having been supported by the government as a means to stimulate the brain, and it has been introduced into all generations. Yarphese plans to take over Kalmykia are viewed as attempting to put Yarphei on the world stage of chess.

Football
Soccer in Yarphei is run by the Pfẹ́ụ́ng Cẹ́ọ́u Yạ́r Phệı Éúár, Yarphese Football Federation. It is the second-most watched sport in Yarphei, and the most commonly played. It was attractive to the Yarphese government due to its existing popularity, its being easiness to catch onto, and the ability to manage with little equipment. A PCYPE Yarphese Cup is held every year in January.

Yarphei has proven to have a strong football team, having secured the title of ASEAN champion for four championships in a row, but it has had less success on the world stage. It did not qualify for the FIFA World Cup in 2006 or 2010, and did not apply in 2002. Thus, the competition has been banned from public airing, although DVDs are still sold.