Editing Brno (section)

==Sport==
[[File:Start Superbike Weltmeisterschaft 2008 Brno.JPG|thumb|[[Motorcycle racing]] championship at the Masaryk Circuit]]
The city has a long association with [[Motorsport|motor racing]]; among other events, the [[Brno Circuit|Masaryk Circuit]] has hosted the [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing|Moto GP]] championship since 1965. The annual [[Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix]], the most famous motor race in the Czech Republic, has been held in the city since 1950. Since 1968, Brno has been a permanent fixture on the [[European Touring Car Championship]] (ETCC) series.<ref>{{Cite web |title=EUROPEAN COLORECTAL CANCER DAYS: Venue |url=https://www.crcprevention.eu/index.php?pg=home--venue |access-date=2024-01-31 |website=crcprevention.eu}}</ref>

[[Track cycling|Track]] and [[Road bicycle racing|road cycling]] have a long history in Brno. The first track races took place here in 1889, and the [[velodrome]] in Brno ranks among the [[List of cycling tracks and velodromes#List of oldest cycling tracks and velodromes|oldest velodromes]] in the world. In 1969 Brno hosted the [[1969 UCI Track Cycling World Championships|UCI Track Cycling World Championships]] and [[1969 UCI Road World Championships|UCI Road World Championships]] for amateurs, [[1981 UCI Track Cycling World Championships|in 1981 the UCI Track Cycling World Championships]] and [[2001 UEC European Track Championships|in 2001 the UEC European Track Championships]] for the U23 category. There are two traditional cycling teams: [http://www.favoritbrno.cz/ TJ Favorit Brno] and [https://www.duklabrnosprint.cz/ Dukla Brno].

The [[2010 FIBA World Championship for Women]] was played in Brno's [[Arena Vodova]], with the Czech squad taking the silver medal.

There is a horse-race course at Brno-Dvorská and an aeroclub airport in [[Letiště Medlánky|Medlánky]]. Several sports clubs represent the city in the various Czech leagues, including [[FC Zbrojovka Brno]] ([[association football|football]]), [[HC Kometa Brno]] ([[ice hockey]]), [[KP Brno]] ([[team handball|handball]]), [[BC Brno]] ([[basketball]], men) and [[BK Brno]] (women), four [[baseball]] teams ([[Draci Brno]], Hroši Brno, VSK Technika Brno, MZLU Express Brno), [[Brno Ravens Lacrosse Club]] ([[lacrosse]]), Brno Alligators ([[American football]]), two [[Rugby football|rugby]] teams ([[RC Dragon Brno]], RC Bystrc) and others. [[Tennis]] players [[Barbora Krejčíková]], [[Lucie Šafářová]], [[Lukáš Rosol]], and [[Jana Novotná]] are from Brno, as well as [[Michal Březina]], one of the top Czech figure skaters.

[[Motorcycle speedway]] events were held at the Winter Stadium, off Na Rybníčku in Králové Pole.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.speedwaya-z.cz/?p=4452 |title=Alois Jarolim and the glory of the Brno Speedway |website=Speedway A-Z |date=25 December 2010 |access-date=29 March 2024}}</ref> The venue hosted a final round of the [[Czech Republic Individual Speedway Championship|Czechoslovak Individual Speedway Championship]] in 1949, 1950 and 1954.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.historyspeedway.nstrefa.pl/indmczechoslowacji.php|title=Individual Czechoslovak Championship |website=historyspeedway.nstrefa.pl|access-date=29 March 2024}}</ref>