The Deporte de Lazo or Competencia de Lazo is an equestrian sport of

Panama Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, República de Panamá), is a transcontinental country spanning the southern part of North America and the northern part of South America. It is bordered by Co ...

, where it is among the most popular sporting events and is unofficially considered the national sport. Teams of twelve riders compete to

lasso A lasso ( or ), also called lariat, riata, or reata (all from Castilian, la reata 're-tied rope'), is a loop of rope designed as a restraint to be thrown around a target and tightened when pulled. It is a well-known tool of the Spanish an ...

a calf weighing about in the shortest possible time. The national association is the Federación Nacional de Lazo, which was formed in 1976.

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