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This is a list article about sport in the Vatican City.
Multi-sport events[edit]
The Vatican City is not a member of the International Olympic Committee and is therefore not able to send a team to the Olympic Games.[1] However athletes have represented the Vatican City in an unofficial or non-scoring capacity at some international multi-sport events.
Championships of the Small States of Europe[edit]
A team represented the Vatican City at the 2022 edition of the Championships of the Small States of Europe in Malta in a non-scoring manner.[2]
Games of the Small States of Europe[edit]
A delegation from the Vatican City was present at the 2019 edition of the Games of the Small States of Europe in Montenegro, but were only allowed to observe. A team from the Vatican City were scheduled to compete officially at the 2021 edition through a partnership with the Italian Olympic Committee[3] but the event was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Vatican City is now expected to participate in the 2023 edition.
Mediterranean Games[edit]
One athlete represented the Vatican City at the 2022 edition of the Mediterranean Games in Algeria in a non-scoring manner.[4]
Team sports[edit]
Football[edit]
The Vatican City is not a member of FIFA;[5] however, representative men's and women's national football teams exist and play friendly matches and in unofficial tournaments.[6] A local football league, Vatican City Championship, was founded in 1972 and is made up of teams representing employees of the different administrative departments in the Vatican.[7]
Cricket[edit]
The Vatican City is not a member of the International Cricket Council;[8] however, a representative national men's cricket team was formed in 2013.[9]
Individual sports[edit]
Athletics[edit]
Vatican Athletics is the governing body for athletics in the Vatican City.[10]
Cycling[edit]
Vatican Cycling became member of the International Cycling Union in September 2021.[11] In 2022, Rien Schuurhuis participated at the UCI Road World Championships representing Vatican City. Schuurhuis became the first Vatican to participate at a World Championship in any sport. He competed in the Elite Men's Road Race but he did not finish the race.
Taekwondo[edit]
Vatican Taekwondo became a member of World Taekwondo in November 2021.[12]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "National Olympic Committees". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 1 August 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ "Fraternity in Sports". L'Osservatore Romano. 17 June 2022. Archived from the original on 4 April 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ "Athletica Vaticana in Montenegro for Games of Small States of Europe". ZENIT. 24 May 2019. Archived from the original on 27 September 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ Nelson, Matt (1 July 2022). "Vatican City primed for debut at Mediterranean Games". Infobae. Archived from the original on 28 October 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ "Member Associations". FIFA. Archived from the original on 20 February 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ Nuti, Nicola. "Vaticano: 7 squadre per il campionato di calcio" (in Italian). News Cattoliche. Archived from the original on 3 July 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
- ^ Argano, Fabrizia (19 May 2015). "Il Campionato in Vaticano: "Papa Francesco tifa per noi"". Corriere dello Sport (in Italian). Archived from the original on 14 September 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
- ^ "Europe". International Cricket Council. Archived from the original on 12 May 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ "Vatican launches its first official cricket club". BBC News. 22 October 2013. Archived from the original on 29 April 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ "Nuns on the run: Vatican launches athletics team and targets Olympics". The Guardian. 10 June 2019. Archived from the original on 3 July 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
- ^ @DLappartient (September 24, 2021). "A warm welcome to the National Federations of Equatorial Guinea, Solomon Islands, South Sudan and the Vatican, affi…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "World Taekwondo officially recognises Vatican Taekwondo as 211th member". World Taekwondo. 23 November 2021. Archived from the original on 25 November 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
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