The Red Sports Federation () was a workers' sport organization in

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. Politically it was aligned with the

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. The Red Sports Federation was founded in 1924, through the help of the Young Communist League of Uruguay. Sports clubs affiliated with the Red Sports Federation carried names such as '

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', '' ('

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Athletic Club'), '' ('Towards equality'), '' ('

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'), '', '' and ''. The Red Sports Federation was an affiliate of the

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(Sportintern). The Uruguayan Red Sports Federation participated in the first World

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, held in the

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in 1928. As of 1935, the Red Sports Federation had around 3,000 members.

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* Red Sport International Sports governing bodies in Uruguay communism in Uruguay {{uruguay-sport-stub