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=== Sports ===
{{See also|Sailing in Anguilla|Cricket in the West Indies|Rugby union in Anguilla}}
Boat racing has deep roots in Anguillan culture and is the national sport.<ref name="Encyclopedia Britannica – Anguilla"/> There are regular sailing [[regattas]] on national holidays, such as Carnival, which are contested by locally built and designed boats. These boats have names and have sponsors that print their logo on their sails.

As in many other former [[British Colony|British colonies]], cricket is also a popular sport. Anguilla is the home of [[Omari Banks]], who played for the [[West Indies Cricket Team]], while [[Cardigan Connor]] played first-class cricket for English county side [[Hampshire County Cricket Club|Hampshire]] and was 'chef de mission' (team manager) for Anguilla's [[Commonwealth Games]] team in 2002. Other noted players include [[Chesney Hughes]], who played for [[Derbyshire County Cricket Club]] in England.

[[Rugby union]] is represented in Anguilla by the Anguilla Eels RFC, who were formed in April 2006.<ref>[http://www.news.ai/gl//article.php?story=20060425160749670 Rugby in Anguilla!] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180521021347/http://www.news.ai/gl//article.php?story=20060425160749670 |date=21 May 2018 }}, Anguilla News</ref> The Eels have been finalists in the St. Martin tournament in November 2006 and semi-finalists in 2007, 2008, 2009 and Champions in 2010. The Eels were formed in 2006 by Scottish club national second row Martin Welsh, Club Sponsor and President of the AERFC Ms. Jacquie Ruan, and Canadian standout Scrumhalf Mark Harris (Toronto Scottish RFC).

Anguilla is the birthplace of sprinter [[Zharnel Hughes]] who has represented Great Britain since 2015, and England at the [[2018 Commonwealth Games]]. He won the 100 metres at the [[2018 European Athletics Championships]], the 4 x 100 metres at the same championships, and the 4 x 100 metres for [[England at the 2018 Commonwealth Games]]. He also won a {{nowrap|4 × 100 m}} relay team gold at the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games and a silver on the {{nowrap|4 × 100 m}} relay for [[Great Britain]] at the [[2020 Olympic Games]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Zharnel Hughes breaks silence on CJ Ujah doping scandal as Team GB face silver medal loss |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/other-sports/athletics/team-gb-zharnel-hughes-ujah-24824629 |website=Mirror |date=24 August 2021 |access-date=7 February 2022 |archive-date=7 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220207115707/https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/other-sports/athletics/team-gb-zharnel-hughes-ujah-24824629 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2023 he broke the British record for the 100m sprint, with a time of 9.83 seconds.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/jun/24/zharnel-hughes-shatters-linford-christies-british-100m-record |newspaper=The Observer |title=Zharnel Hughes shatters Linford Christie's 30-year British 100m record |date=24 June 2023 |access-date=25 June 2023 |archive-date=30 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240530191507/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/jun/24/zharnel-hughes-shatters-linford-christies-british-100m-record |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[Shara Proctor]], British Long Jump Silver Medalist at the World Championships in Beijing, first represented Anguilla in the event until 2010 when she began to represent Great Britain and England. Under the Anguillan Flag she achieved several medals in the [[North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association|NACAC]] games.<ref>{{cite web |title=Shara Proctor: It's time for Anguilla to have an Olympic Committee |url=https://caribbean.loopnews.com/content/shara-proctor-its-time-anguilla-have-olympic-committee1-555557 |website=Caribbean Loop |access-date=7 February 2022 |archive-date=30 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240530191508/https://caribbean.loopnews.com/content/shara-proctor-its-time-anguilla-have-olympic-committee1-555557 |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[Keith Connor]], triple jumper, is also an Anguillan. He represented Great Britain and England and achieved several international titles including Commonwealth and European Games gold medals and an Olympic bronze medal. Connor later became Head Coach of Australia Athletics.<ref>{{cite web |title=SMU's Connor Bounds To Triple Jump Greatness |url=https://www.ustfccca.org/ncaa-100/keith-connor-smu-1982-ncaa-outdoor-championships-triple-jump-meet-record |website=USTFCCCA.org |access-date=7 February 2022 |archive-date=7 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220207120315/https://www.ustfccca.org/ncaa-100/keith-connor-smu-1982-ncaa-outdoor-championships-triple-jump-meet-record |url-status=live }}</ref>