Editing Royal Borough of Greenwich (section)

==Sport within the borough==
Greenwich Council owns many sports centres and these are operated by [[Greenwich Leisure Limited]] (GLL). They also run an outdoor swimming pool, [[Charlton Lido]].

The largest football club in the borough is [[Charlton Athletic F.C.]], a professional club playing in the [[EFL League One]], There are three [[non-League football]] clubs, [[Bridon Ropes F.C.]] and [[Meridian F.C.]], who both play in Charlton at Meridian Sports & Social Club and [[Cray Valley Paper Mills F.C.]] who play in Eltham at Badgers Sports Ground. There are several [[Rugby union|rugby]] clubs, most notably [[Blackheath F.C.]], who played at [[Rectory Field]] for 158 years, moving to Eltham in 2016. [[Blackheath Cricket Club]] still plays at Rectory Field.

Greenwich was one of the five host boroughs for the [[2012 Summer Olympics]] and hosted 34 events in nine sports at three venues across the borough.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.greenwich.gov.uk/info/200131/greenwich_2012_community/1031/whats_in_store_for_greenwich_in_2012 |title=A thrilling year ahead - What's in store for Greenwich in 2012 - Greenwich |access-date=16 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120123101031/http://www.greenwich.gov.uk/info/200131/greenwich_2012_community/1031/whats_in_store_for_greenwich_in_2012 |archive-date=23 January 2012 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> [[Greenwich Park]] hosted equestrian events and [[modern pentathlon]]; the [[Royal Artillery Barracks]] in Woolwich hosted shooting events; and [[The O2 Arena (London)|The O2 arena]] hosted gymnastics and basketball finals.