THE DAILY continues our analysis of "The Body Count,"
which estimates that more than 422 million spectators
attended sporting events in the U.S. and Canada during the
'99-2000 sports calendar year. Today: Bowling, Curling,
Figure Skating, Lacrosse, Rodeo and Volleyball.
SPORT ATTENDANCE
Bowling: PBA, Regional's, Sr PBA 440,000
Bowling: WPBA, Regional's 250,000
Curling: Canada 290,887
Curling: United States 72,700
Figure Skating: (U.S. Amateur) 119,044
Figure Skating: (Canada Amateur) 79,424
Lacrosse: NLL 428,612
Lacrosse: NCAA (Men's and Women's regular and champ.) 183,639
Rodeo: (NPSR) United States 2,000,000
Rodeo: (CPRA) Canada 684,191
Volleyball: NCAA (regular and champ.) 1,422,997
Volleyball: Pro Beach 300,000
TOTALS 6,271,494
NOTES: NCAA Volleyball and Lacrosse are combined with
1999/2000 regular season numbers and 1998/1999 championship
figures. No 1999/2000 championship figures were available.
Pro Beach Volleyball is from 12 events (2 mixed and the
other 10 were men's events). U.S. Rodeo attendance numbers
are estimated while Canadian numbers are exact.
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