Editing Irkutsk (section)

==Sports==
[[File:ЛД Байкал.jpg|thumb|Ice palace]]
[[Bandy]] is popular in the city. There are several clubs, most notably [[Baykal-Energiya Irkutsk|Baykal-Energiya]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.baikal-energy.ru/ |title=Хоккейный клуб "Байкал-Энергия". Официальный сайт |publisher=Baikal-energy.ru |access-date=March 26, 2013 |archive-date=March 8, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130308123553/http://www.baikal-energy.ru/ |url-status=live }}</ref> of the [[Russian Bandy Super League]], which can draw spectator crowds of 30,000.<ref>{{youTube|KI7DHW6S2uc|baikal-energy bandy }}</ref> It is also the centre of women's bandy in Russia with the club [[Rekord Irkutsk|Rekord]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bandynet.ru/files/mimages/IMG_0409.jpg |title=Archived copy |access-date=December 3, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100220021845/http://www.bandynet.ru/files/mimages/IMG_0409.jpg |archive-date=February 20, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> which provides most players to the national team.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bandy2010.com/news3.html |title=Bandy2010.com |publisher=Bandy2010.com |access-date=March 26, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120502135104/http://www.bandy2010.com/news3.html |archive-date=May 2, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In the national championship 2019, four teams were from Irkutsk and only two from the rest of the country.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=ru&u=http://www.rusbandy.ru/news/12991/ |title=Дмитрий Буров: Будущее хоккея с мячом за крытыми ледовыми аренами - Архив новостей - Федерация хоккея с мячом России }}</ref>

In Irkutsk, there are 384 sports facilities, of which 200 are municipal ones. Among them there are 23 swimming pools, 14 ski bases, a sports palace, 154 courts, 165 gyms, an athletics arena, a racetrack, 7 stadiums—[[Trud Stadium (Irkutsk)|Trud]], [[Rekord Stadium|Rekord]], Dynamo, Zenit, Aviator, Lokomotiv-2, sports complex of Irktusk and the main football arena—Lokomotiv.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Региональное законодательство - Иркутская область. Официальный портал |url=https://irkobl.ru/sites/minsport/law/region/ |access-date=February 20, 2022 |website=irkobl.ru |archive-date=February 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220220051746/https://irkobl.ru/sites/minsport/law/region/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

[[2012 Women's Bandy World Championship]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://baikal-bandy.ru/ |title=WCS 2012 home page |publisher=Baikal-bandy.ru |access-date=February 7, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140208023331/http://baikal-bandy.ru/ |archive-date=February 8, 2014 }}</ref> was hosted in Irkutsk and received praise from [[Federation of International Bandy]].<ref>{{cite web |author=emh solutions |url=http://worldbandy.com/news.asp?newsid=120&title=A%20very%20well%20organized%20World%20Championship%20for%20Women%20in%20Irkutsk%20made%20a%20great%20success |title=A very well organized World Championship for Women in Irkutsk made a great success |publisher=Worldbandy.com |access-date=February 7, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203064323/http://worldbandy.com/news.asp?newsid=120&title=A%20very%20well%20organized%20World%20Championship%20for%20Women%20in%20Irkutsk%20made%20a%20great%20success |archive-date=February 3, 2014 }}</ref> [[2014 Bandy World Championship]] was played in the city.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://baikal-bandy.ru/ |title=XXXIV Champ Of World Bandy |publisher=Baikal-bandy.ru |access-date=February 7, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140208023331/http://baikal-bandy.ru/ |archive-date=February 8, 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=emh solutions |url=http://worldbandy.com/news.asp?newsid=644&title=Russia%20world%20champions |title=Russia world champions |publisher=Worldbandy.com |access-date=February 7, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140219110707/http://worldbandy.com/news.asp?newsid=644&title=Russia%20world%20champions |archive-date=February 19, 2014 }}</ref> The final of [[Russian Bandy Super League]] 2016 was played at [[Rekord Stadium]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ru&tl=en&u=http://www.rusbandy.ru/news/8962 |title=Google Translate |website=translate.google.com |access-date=December 11, 2018 }}</ref> The [[2019 Bandy World Championship]] was scheduled to also be hosted in Irkutsk.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.worldbandy.com/filer/Agenda_for_Annual_Congress.pdf |title=Annual Congress in Sandviken, Sweden on Jan 30 2017 2017-01-28 |access-date=February 23, 2017 |archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20171204144410/http://www.worldbandy.com/filer/Agenda_for_Annual_Congress.pdf |archive-date=December 4, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The decision was reconsidered, though.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=ru&u=http://www.rusbandy.ru/news/10964/ |title=Google Translate |website=translate.google.co.uk |access-date=December 11, 2018 }}</ref> Then it was thought that Irkutsk might get the right to host the 2020 tournament instead, if [[Federation of International Bandy|FIB]] was given guarantees that the planned indoor arena would be ready for use in time.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=ru&u=http://www.rusbandy.ru/news/10968/ |title=Google Translate |website=translate.google.co.uk |access-date=December 11, 2018 }}</ref> It will also be an [[List of indoor speed skating rinks|indoor speed skating arena]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=ru&u=http://www.rusbandy.ru/news/12089/ |title=Google Translate |website=translate.google.co.uk |access-date=December 11, 2018 }}</ref> Its construction started in October 2018<ref>{{cite web |url=https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=ru&u=http://www.rusbandy.ru/news/12317/ |title=Google Translate |website=translate.google.co.uk |access-date=December 11, 2018 |archive-date=December 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201218144119/https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=ru&u=http://www.rusbandy.ru/news/12317/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and is expected to be ready for use by March 2020, just in time for the Bandy World Championship.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=ru&u=http://www.rusbandy.ru/news/12356/ |title=Google Translate |website=translate.google.co.uk |access-date=December 11, 2018 }}</ref>