Editing Quetta (section)

== Sports ==
[[File:Qayyum Changezi.jpg|thumb|200x200px|The [[Qayyum Papa Stadium]] is named after [[Pakistan national football team]] captain [[Qayyum Changezi]], hailing from Quetta]]
[[association football|Football]] is the most popular sport among the people of Quetta.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Raheel |first=Natasha |date=5 December 2021 |title=Football, Balochistan and hope |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2332579/football-balochistan-and-hope |access-date=11 May 2024 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Wasim |first=Umaid |date=26 November 2021 |title=Balochistan's boundless passion for football has nowhere to go but an event is keeping the flame alive |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1660239 |access-date=30 May 2024 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en |archive-date=12 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241112010809/https://www.dawn.com/news/1660239 |url-status=live }}</ref> The city has produced notable footballers for the [[Pakistan national football team]] including [[Abdul Wahid Durrani]], [[Qayyum Changezi]], [[Ayub Dar]], [[Mohammad Ali (footballer, born 1989)|Mohammad Ali]], and [[Rajab Ali (footballer)|Rajab Ali Hazara]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=InpaperMagazine |first=From |date=13 January 2013 |title=In-depth: Pakistan football |url=https://www.dawn.com/2013/01/13/in-depth-pakistan-football/ |access-date=5 May 2024 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en |archive-date=25 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130525043530/http://dawn.com/2013/01/13/in-depth-pakistan-football/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Main football clubs from Quetta include [[Baloch FC Quetta|Baloch Quetta]]. [[Balochistan United W.F.C.|Balochistan United WFC]] won the [[2014 National Women Football Championship|2014 National Women Championship]]. The major football ground is [[Ayub National Stadium]], a multipurpose stadium also used for athletics. Other football grounds include [[Qayyum Papa Stadium]] and [[Sadiq Shaheed Stadium]].
[[File:Bugti stadium Quetta.jpg|thumb|alt=Quetta cricket stadium|[[Bugti Stadium]], home of [[Quetta Gladiators]]|left]]

[[Bugti Stadium]] is the home of [[Balochistan cricket team]], a [[first-class cricket]] team which competes in domestic tournaments,<ref name=Cricinfo1>{{cite web |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27504448/pcb-unveils-new-domestic-set-stay-top-mantra |title=PCB unveils new domestic set-up with 'stay at the top' mantra |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=26 January 2021 |archive-date=31 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190831140727/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27504448/pcb-unveils-new-domestic-set-stay-top-mantra |url-status=live }}</ref> and the Quetta-based team [[Quetta Gladiators]] compete in the [[Pakistan Super League]] (PSL). They were the champion of the [[2019 Pakistan Super League|PSL 2019]].

Boxing is highly popular as well.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://caravanmagazine.in/lede/the-hazaras-who-made-quetta-boxing-powerhouse |title=The Hazaras who made Quetta a boxing powerhouse |last=Faruqi |first=Sama |website=The Caravan |access-date=7 December 2019 |archive-date=7 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191207132800/https://caravanmagazine.in/lede/the-hazaras-who-made-quetta-boxing-powerhouse |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Muhammad Waseem]] is a professional boxer from Quetta. In Body Building Nisar Ahmed Khilji has Mr. Balochistan and Mr. Pakistan Titles and Pakistan representation in International Body Building Contests. In hockey, Quetta has produced [[Zeeshan Ashraf]] and [[Shakeel Abbasi]], who were members of the [[Pakistan men's national field hockey team|Pakistan's national hockey team]].

=== Facilities ===
Local facilities were created in the city for [[mountain climbing]] and [[caving]] as well as water sports. [[Hayatullah Khan Durrani]] ([[Pride of Performance]]) is the chief executive of Hayat Durrani Water Sports Academy, Balochistan's first and only Rowing, Canoeing, Kayaking, Sailing, rough swimming and boating academy where all such facilities provide free to the youth members at [[Hanna Lake]].