Editing Harare (section)

== Sports ==
[[File:2018-10-17 Boxing lightweight Boys&#039; –60 kg at 2018 Summer Youth Olympics – Victory ceremony (Martin Rulsch) 2.jpg|thumb|right|[[Kirsty Coventry]], [[President of the International Olympic Committee|President-Elect of the International Olympic Committee]], former Olympian and current Minister of Sport]]

Harare has long been regarded as Zimbabwe's sporting capital due to its role in developing Zimbabwean sport, the range and quality of its sporting events and venues, and its high rates of spectatorship and participation.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sport in Zimbabwe|url=https://www.topendsports.com/world/countries/zimbabwe.htm|access-date=2021-06-21|website=www.topendsports.com}}</ref> The city is also home to more professional [[sports team]]s competing at the national and international levels than any other Zimbabwean city. [[Association football|Football]] is the most popular sport in Harare, particularly among working-class residents, with the city producing many footballers who have gone on to play in the [[English Premier League]] and elsewhere.{{citation needed|date=July 2024}} [[Cricket]] and [[rugby football|rugby]] are also popular sports with those from middle-class backgrounds.{{citation needed|date=July 2024}}

In 1995, Harare hosted most of the sixth [[All-Africa Games]], sharing the event with other Zimbabwean cities such as [[Bulawayo]] and [[Chitungwiza]]. It hosted some of the matches of [[2003 Cricket World Cup]], which was hosted jointly by [[Kenya]], South Africa and [[Zimbabwe]]. Harare also hosted the [[ICC Cricket]] [[2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier|2018 World Cup Qualifier]] matches in March 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricketworld.com/icc-world-cup-qualifiers-2018-super-sixes-match-8-zimbabwe-v-united-arab-emirates-preview/50532.htm|title=ICC World Cup Qualifiers 2018 – Super Sixes Match 8 – Zimbabwe v United Arab Emirates – Preview|website=Cricket World}}</ref>

Harare is home to [[Harare Sports Club]] Ground, which hosts many [[Test cricket|Test]], [[One Day International]]s and [[T20I]] Cricket matches. The [[Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League]] clubs of [[Dynamos F.C.]], [[Black Rhinos F.C.]], and [[CAPS United F.C.]] also call the city home.<ref name="auto15">{{Cite news|url=https://www.dailynews.co.zw/articles/2017/08/22/harare-among-world-s-worst-cities-to-live-in|title='Harare among world's worst cities to live in'|work=DailyNews Live|access-date=2018-08-02|archive-date=2 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180802071424/https://www.dailynews.co.zw/articles/2017/08/22/harare-among-world-s-worst-cities-to-live-in|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Harare's main stadiums are [[National Sports Stadium (Zimbabwe)|National Sports Stadium]] and [[Rufaro Stadium]].

===Popular teams===
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The following table shows the major sports teams in the Harare area.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Club !! Sport !! League !! Founded !! Venue !! Capacity
|-
| [[Dynamos F.C.]] || [[Association football]] || align=center|[[Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League|ZPSL]] || 1963{{efn|group=o|name=moved|Year team moved to Harare/Salisbury}} || [[Rufaro Stadium]]<br /><small>([[Mbare, Harare]])</small> || align=center | 40,00
|-
| [[CAPS United F.C.]] ||[[Association football]]|| align=center|[[Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League|ZPSL]]|| 1973{{efn|group=o|name=moved|Year team moved to Harare/Salisbury}} || [[National Sports Stadium (Zimbabwe)|National Sports Stadium]]<br /><small>(Harare)</small> || align=center | 60,000
|-
| [[St. George's College, Harare|Old Georgians]] || [[Rugby Union]] || align=center|[[Super Six Rugby league|SSRL]]|| 1926{{efn|group=o|name=moved}} || [[Harare Sports Club]] || align=center | 10,000
|-
| [[Old Hararians]] || [[Rugby Union]] || align=center|[[Super Six Rugby league|SSRL]]|| 1898{{efn|group=o|name=moved}} || [[Harare Sports Club]] || align=center | 10,000
|-
| [[Black Rhinos F.C.]] || [[Association football]] || align=center | [[Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League|ZPSL]] || 1983 || [[Figaro Stadium]]|| align="center" | 17,544
|-
| [[Mashonaland Eagles]] || [[Cricket]] || align=center|[[Logan Cup]] || 2009{{efn|group=o|name=moved}} || Harare Sports club || align=center | 10,000
|-
| [[Old Miltonians]]|| [[Rugby Union]] || align=center|[[Super Six Rugby league|SSRL]]|| 1910{{efn|group=o|name=moved}} || [[Harare Sports Club]] || align=center | 10,000
|}
 
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'''Football and cricket'''
 
The main football stadiums in Harare are the [[National Sports Stadium (Zimbabwe)|National Sports Stadium]] and [[Rufaro Stadium]].
 
Virtually all first-class and international [[cricket]] matches are hosted at Harare Sports Club, with most domestic tours occurring in spring and summer. This city is also home to the [[Mashonaland Eagles]] in the domestic [[Logan Cup]] tournament. The Eagles are coached by renowned former [[Zimbabwe national cricket team]] batsman [[Grant Flower]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/importance-of-counties-zimbabwe-tours-cannot-be-overstated-hamilton-masakadza-1216425|title=Importance of counties' Zimbabwe tours 'cannot be overstated' – Hamilton Masakadza|website=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> The team are one of the country's strongest sides and last won the Logan Cup in the [[2022-23 Logan Cup]] season.<ref name="moyo">{{cite web |last1=Moyo |first1=Brandon |title=Eagles crowned Logan Cup champions |url=https://www.chronicle.co.zw/eagles-crowned-logan-cup-champions/ |website=Chronicle |date=29 May 2023 |access-date=7 July 2024}}</ref>

'''Rugby'''
 		
Harare is also the heartland of [[rugby union]] in Zimbabwe, rivalling [[Windhoek]] in Namibia as the strongest rugby region in Africa beyond South Africa.{{citation needed|date=July 2024}} The governing Rhodesia Rugby Football Union was founded in Harare in 1895 and became the [[Zimbabwe Rugby Union]] in 1980. The union and national sides are based in the northern suburb of [[Alexandra Park, Harare|Alexandra Park]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.world.rugby/member-unions/125|title=World Rugby|website=www.world.rugby}}</ref> Harare is home to four of the country's national Super Six Rugby League (SSRL) clubs: Harare Sports Club, [[St. George's College, Harare|Old Georgians]], Old Hararians and Old Miltonians.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://businesstimes.co.zw/zim-rugby-league-suspended/|title=Zim rugby league suspended|date=25 April 2019}}</ref> Additionally, the Zimbabwe Rugby Academy, the national development side which plays in the second division of the [[Currie Cup]], is largely made up of players from the city. International rugby test matches tend to be hosted at [[Harare Sports Club]], the [[Police Grounds, Harare|Police Grounds]], and at [[Hartsfield]] in [[Bulawayo]], with a particularly strong rivalry with the [[Namibia national rugby union team]]. Traditionally the city hosted tours by the [[British and Irish Lions]], [[Argentina national rugby union team|Argentina]], and the [[New Zealand national rugby union team|All-Blacks]] on their respective tours of South Africa. However, this is no longer the case, due to the end of traditional rugby tours and the [[Zimbabwe national rugby union team]]'s decline in the international rugby rankings.<ref name="auto8">{{cite web|url=https://www.herald.co.zw/rugbys-forgetable-year/|title=Rugby's forgetable year|first=The|last=Herald|website=The Herald}}</ref> [[Wales national rugby union team|Wales]] was the last major country to tour Harare, visiting in 1993.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wru.wales/article/wild-times-in-zimbabwe-and-namibia/|title=Wild times in Zimbabwe and Namibia|website=Welsh Rugby Union &#124; Wales & Regions}}</ref>
 	
High school teams are generally of a high standard, with [[Prince Edward School]], [[St. George's College, Harare|St. George's College]], and [[St. John's College (Harare)|St. John's College]] all ranking among the country's leading teams and frequently sending their first XV sides to compete against well-known [[South Africa]]n high schools during [[Craven Week]].<ref name="auto8"/> After high school, the city's best players unfortunately tend to move on to South Africa or the United Kingdom due to a lack of professionalism and greater educational and earning opportunities abroad, thus depleting the strength of the [[rugby union in Zimbabwe]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newframe.com/long-read-rugby-in-post-colonial-zimbabwe/|title=Long Read &#124; Rugby in post-colonial Zimbabwe|date=11 March 2020|website=New Frame|access-date=17 November 2020|archive-date=16 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116102347/https://www.newframe.com/long-read-rugby-in-post-colonial-zimbabwe/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Notable internationals hailing from Harare include [[Tendai Mtawarira]], [[Don Armand]], and [[Brian Mujati]], among numerous others.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/dec/01/if-you-lived-in-bitterness-you-wouldnt-enjoy-anything-exeter-chiefs-zimbabwean-rugby-union-exiles|title='If you lived in bitterness you wouldn't enjoy anything': Exeter's Zimbabwean rugby exiles|date=1 December 2017|website=The Guardian}}</ref>