Editing Nauru (section)

=== Sport ===
[[File:Linkbelt1999-Finalspiel.jpg|thumb|[[Australian rules football]], played at [[Linkbelt Oval]]]]

[[Australian rules football]] is the most popular sport in Nauru; it is considered the country's national team sport. There is an [[Australian rules football in Nauru|Australian rules football league]] with eight teams.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.afl.com.au/development/international/internationalleagues/nauru/tabid/10343/default.aspx |accessdate=19 June 2012 |title=Nauru Australian Football Association |publisher=Australian Football League |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081231192459/http://www.afl.com.au/development/international/internationalleagues/nauru/tabid/10343/default.aspx |archivedate=31 December 2008}}</ref> Nauru has several [[Nauru national Australian rules football team|national Australian rules teams]] that consistently rank among the top eight teams in the world.<ref name="AFL Nauru">{{cite web |title=AFL Nauru |url=https://www.aflq.com.au/afl-nauru/ |publisher=AFL Queensland |access-date=26 August 2022}}</ref>

Other sports popular in Nauru include [[weightlifting]] (considered a national pastime), [[volleyball]], [[netball]], [[recreational fishing|fishing]] and [[tennis]]. Nauru participates in the Commonwealth Games and [[Nauru at the Olympics|has participated in the Summer Olympic Games]] in weightlifting and [[judo]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=2-3847-0-0-0&sID=172619 |accessdate=20 June 2012 |publisher=Nauru Olympic Committee |title=Nauru Olympic Committee History |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120726171226/http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=2-3847-0-0-0&sID=172619 |archivedate=26 July 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Nauru national basketball team|Nauru's national basketball team]] competed at the [[Basketball at the 1969 South Pacific Games|1969 Pacific Games]], where it defeated [[Solomon Islands national basketball team|Solomon Islands]] and [[Fiji national basketball team|Fiji]].

[[Rugby union in Nauru]] has a growing following. The [[Nauru national rugby sevens team]] made its international debut at the [[2015 Pacific Games]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.radionz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/278288/sport-nauru-7s-team-to-make-international-debut |title=Sport: Nauru 7s team to make international debut |website=Radio New Zealand |date=8 July 2015 |accessdate=10 July 2015 |archive-date=30 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180430215036/http://www.radionz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/278288/sport-nauru-7s-team-to-make-international-debut |url-status=live }}</ref> Nauru competed in the [[2015 Oceania Sevens Championship]] in New Zealand.

[[Soccer in Nauru]] is a minor sport which has long been dormant in due to the popularity of Australian rules and rugby; however, a [[Nauru national soccer team]] was in formation as of 2024.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dave Kitson: Former Reading forward set to manage Nauru in first international match|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68658309/|publisher=BBC|access-date=14 April 2024|archive-date=29 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240329131428/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68658309|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Dave Kitson to coach Nauru football team – a team that doesn't exist yet|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/dave-kitson-to-coach-nauru-football-team-a-team-that-doesnt-exist-yet/NQ2ERJBZ6ZHZHO432MTBTCJYW4/|work=NZ Herald|access-date=14 April 2024|archive-date=16 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240416190332/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/dave-kitson-to-coach-nauru-football-team-a-team-that-doesnt-exist-yet/NQ2ERJBZ6ZHZHO432MTBTCJYW4/|url-status=live}}</ref>