Editing Hamilton, Ontario (section)

===Sports===
{{Main|Sports in Hamilton, Ontario}}
{{See also|List of sports venues in Hamilton, Ontario|Category:Sport in Hamilton, Ontario}}
[[File:Tim Hortons Field Exterior.JPG|thumb|[[Tim Hortons Field]] is a [[multi-purpose stadium]] in Hamilton. It is presently used as the home stadium for the [[Canadian Football League|CFL]]'s [[Hamilton Tiger-Cats]].]]
Hamilton hosted Canada's first major international athletic event, the first [[Commonwealth Games]] (then called the British Empire Games) in [[1930 British Empire Games|1930]]. Hamilton bid for the Commonwealth Games in [[2010 Commonwealth Games|2010]] but lost to [[2010 Commonwealth Games|New Delhi]].<ref name="memproj56">{{cite press release |title=Tigertown Triumphs |publisher=The Hamilton Spectator-Memory Project (Souvenir Edition) |page=MP56 |date=June 10, 2006}}</ref> On November 7, 2009, in [[Guadalajara, Mexico]], it was announced Toronto would host the [[2015 Pan Am Games]] after beating out two rival [[South American]] cities, [[Lima]], [[Peru]], and [[Bogotá]], [[Colombia]]. The city of Hamilton co-hosted the Games with Toronto. Hamilton Mayor [[Fred Eisenberger]] said "the Pan Am Games will provide a 'unique opportunity for Hamilton to renew major sport facilities giving Hamiltonians a multi-purpose stadium, a 50-metre swimming pool, and an international-calibre [[velodrome]] to enjoy for generations to come'."<ref name="PANAM">{{cite web |title=Toronto, Hamilton win Pan Am Games bid. |url=http://thespec.com/article/667961 |access-date=November 8, 2009}}{{Dead link|date=October 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Hamilton's major sports complexes include [[Tim Hortons Field]] and [[FirstOntario Centre]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Infrastructure Ontario |url=https://www.infrastructureontario.ca/Document-dinformation-Stades-et-v%C3%A9lodrome-des-Jeux-panam%C3%A9ricains-fr/ |access-date=May 5, 2021 |website=www.infrastructureontario.ca |archive-date=May 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505140708/https://www.infrastructureontario.ca/Document-dinformation-Stades-et-v%C3%A9lodrome-des-Jeux-panam%C3%A9ricains-fr/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Hamilton is represented by the [[Hamilton Tiger-Cats|Tiger-Cats]] in the [[Canadian Football League]]. The team traces its origins to the 1869 "Hamilton Foot Ball Club". Hamilton is also home to the [[Canadian Football Hall of Fame]] museum.<ref name=foothof>{{cite web |title=Canadian Football Hall of Fame & Museum |url=http://www.cfhof.ca/ |access-date=March 5, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080330001037/http://www.cfhof.ca/ |archive-date=March 30, 2008 |url-status=live}}</ref> The museum hosts an annual induction event in a week-long celebration that includes school visits, a golf tournament, a formal induction dinner and concludes with the Hall of Fame game involving the local [[Canadian Football League|CFL]] Hamilton Tiger-Cats at Tim Hortons Field.<ref name=hallfame>{{cite web |title=Five more walk into Canadian Football's hallowed shrine |url=http://www.hamiltonscores.com/football/news/?article=092922426 |publisher=Hamilton Scores! |access-date=January 4, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071015201959/http://www.hamiltonscores.com/football/news/?article=092922426 |archive-date=October 15, 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=IVORW>{{cite web |url=http://football.ballparks.com/CFL/Hamilton/index.htm |title=Ivor Wynne Stadium Information |access-date=January 4, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071231122708/http://football.ballparks.com/CFL/Hamilton/index.htm |archive-date=December 31, 2007 |url-status=live}}</ref> The [[108th Grey Cup|108th championship game]] of the Canadian Football League, the [[Grey Cup]], was played in Hamilton in 2021 and won by the [[Winnipeg Blue Bombers]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/cfl-grey-cup-recap-blue-bombers-tiger-cats-2021-1.6283215 |title=Blue Bombers defeat Tiger-Cats 33-25 in OT to repeat as Grey Cup champions |first=Dan |last=Ralph |work=[[CBC Sports]] |date=December 12, 2021 |access-date=August 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211228160730/https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/cfl-grey-cup-recap-blue-bombers-tiger-cats-2021-1.6283215 |archive-date=December 28, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:FirstOntario_Centre_-_Hamilton,_ON.jpg|thumb|left|[[FirstOntario Centre]] is an indoor arena and home arena for the [[Ontario Hockey League|OHL]]'s [[Hamilton Bulldogs]].]]
In 2019, [[Forge FC]] debuted as Hamilton's [[association football|soccer]] team in the [[Canadian Premier League]]. The team plays at Tim Hortons Field and shares the venue with the Tiger-Cats. They finished their inaugural season as champions of the league.<ref>{{Cite news |date=April 30, 2021 |title=Former Hamilton Forge FC defender David Edgar joins CPL champion's coaching staff |work=[[The Canadian Press]] |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/hamilton-david-edgar-1.6009009 |access-date=May 5, 2021 |archive-date=April 30, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210430200757/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/hamilton-david-edgar-1.6009009 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2019, the [[Hamilton Honey Badgers]] debuted as Hamilton's [[basketball]] team in the [[Canadian Elite Basketball League]]. The team played its home games at the [[FirstOntario Centre]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Honey Badgers select Atlantic MVP in CEBL U Sports Draft |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/7758123/honey-badgers-atlantic-mvp-cebl-u-sports-draft/ |access-date=May 5, 2021 |website=900 CHML |language=en-CA |archive-date=May 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505132838/https://globalnews.ca/news/7758123/honey-badgers-atlantic-mvp-cebl-u-sports-draft/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2022, the Honey Badgers relocated to Brampton, Ontario due to the renovations occurring at FirstOntarioCentre.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Arena Closure in Hamilton Forces CEBL To Relocate Honey Badgers to Brampton |url=https://www.honeybadgers.ca/arena-closure-in-hamilton-forces-cebl-to-relocate-honey-badgers-to-brampton |access-date=October 1, 2023 |website=Honey Badgers |date=November 28, 2022 |language=en-CA |archive-date=November 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221128174627/https://www.honeybadgers.ca/arena-closure-in-hamilton-forces-cebl-to-relocate-honey-badgers-to-brampton |url-status=live }}</ref>

Since 1958, the [[Hamilton Cardinals]] have been Hamilton's [[baseball]] team in the [[Intercounty Baseball League]]. The team has played its home games at [[Bernie Arbour Memorial Stadium]] since 1971.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bernie Arbour Stadium |url=https://www.iblcardinals.ca/bernie-arbour-stadium |access-date=October 1, 2023 |website=IBL Cardinals |language=en-CA |archive-date=September 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230921183044/https://www.iblcardinals.ca/bernie-arbour-stadium |url-status=live }}</ref>

The [[Around the Bay Road Race]] circumnavigates [[Hamilton Harbour]]. Although it is not a marathon distance, it is the longest continuously held long-distance foot race in North America.<ref name=memproj56-68>{{cite press release |title=Tigertown Triumphs |publisher=The Hamilton Spectator – Memory Project (Souvenir Edition) page MP56-MP68 |date=June 10, 2006}}</ref> The local newspaper also hosts the amateur [[Spectator Indoor Games]].<ref name="memproj56-68" />

In addition to team sports, Hamilton is home to an auto race track, [[Flamboro Speedway]] and Canada's fastest half-mile harness horse racing track, [[Flamboro Downs]].<ref name=flamboro>{{cite web |title=Flamboro Downs |url=http://www.flamborodowns.com/about_us.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071231155607/http://www.flamborodowns.com/about_us.htm |archive-date=December 31, 2007 |publisher=Official web site |access-date=January 4, 2008}}</ref> Another auto race track, [[Cayuga International Speedway]], is near Hamilton in the [[Haldimand County]] community of Nelles Corners, between [[Hagersville, Ontario|Hagersville]] and [[Cayuga, Ontario|Cayuga]].<ref name=Cayuga>{{cite web |title=New owners give Cayuga International Speedway its old name |url=http://www.hamiltonscores.com/autoracing/news/?article=061508168 |publisher=Hamilton Scores! |access-date=January 4, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071015201937/http://www.hamiltonscores.com/autoracing/news/?article=061508168 |archive-date=October 15, 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Professional teams
|-<!-- Table Header -->
! Club
! League
! Venue
! Established
! Championships
|-<!-- Rows -->
| [[Forge FC]]
| [[Canadian Premier League]]
| [[Tim Hortons Field]]
| align="center" | 2017
| align="center" | 4
|-
| [[Hamilton Cardinals]]
| [[Intercounty Baseball League]]
| [[Bernie Arbour Memorial Stadium]]
| align="center" | 1958
| align="center" | 1
|-
|-
| [[Hamilton Tiger-Cats]]
| [[Canadian Football League]]
| [[Tim Hortons Field]]
| align="center" | 1950
| align="center" | 8
|-
|[[Toronto Rock]]
|[[National Lacrosse League]]
|[[FirstOntario Centre]]
| align="center" |1998
| align="center" |6
|}