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===Sport=== [[Rugby union]] is a popular sport in Namibia. The [[Namibia national rugby union team|men's national team]] has qualified for the [[Rugby World Cup]] on seven consecutive occasions, in [[1999 Rugby World Cup|1999]], [[2003 Rugby World Cup|2003]], [[2007 Rugby World Cup|2007]], [[2011 Rugby World Cup|2011]], [[2015 Rugby World Cup|2015]], [[2019 Rugby World Cup|2019]], and [[2023 Rugby World Cup|2023]], but is yet to win a game at the tournament. The [[Welwitschias]], who share their name with the national team, has competed in South Africa's domestic [[Rugby Challenge (South Africa)|Rugby Challenge]] competition since 2021, and previously competed in the [[Currie Cup]] and [[Vodacom Cup]]. The city has several football clubs which include [[African Stars F.C.]], [[Black Africa F.C.]], [[F.C. Civics Windhoek]], [[Orlando Pirates Windhoek|Orlando Pirates F.C.]], [[Ramblers F.C.]], [[SK Windhoek]], [[Tigers F.C.]], [[Tura Magic F.C.]], and [[Citizens F.C]]. Many boxers such as [[Paulus Moses]], [[Paulus Ambunda]] and [[Abmerk Shindjuu]] are from the city. The [[Namibia national cricket team]], the Eagles, plays the majority of its home games at the [[Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek|Wanderers Cricket Ground]].<ref>{{citation |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/19/1344.html |title=Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek |publisher=CricketArchive |access-date=31 October 2017 |archive-date=15 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171215020509/https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/19/1344.html |url-status=live}} Retrieved 26 September 2011.</ref> It has also played at other grounds in the city, including the [[United Ground, Windhoek|United Ground]] and the [[Trans Namib Ground]].<ref>{{citation |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/19/1343.html |title=United Ground, Windhoek |publisher=CricketArchive |access-date=31 October 2017 |archive-date=15 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171215012922/https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/19/1343.html |url-status=live}} Retrieved 26 September 2011.</ref><ref>{{citation |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/19/1341.html |title=Trans Namib Ground, Windhoek |publisher=CricketArchive |access-date=31 October 2017 |archive-date=15 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171215015709/https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/19/1341.html |url-status=live}} Retrieved 26 September 2011.</ref> The team took part in the [[2003 Cricket World Cup]] in [[South Africa]], though they lost all their games. They have played in each edition of the [[ICC Intercontinental Cup]]. Men's [[baseball]] was introduced to Namibia in 1950 at the Ramblers sports club in town. The 'Tony Rust Raceway' is located west of Windhoek on the Daan Viljoen road and reopened in 2007.<ref>{{cite web |last=Galpin |first=Darren |title=Tony Rust Raceway, Windhoek |url=http://www.dlg.speedfreaks.org/tracks/africa/windhoek.html |work=GEL Motorsport Information Page |access-date=31 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170610080703/http://www.dlg.speedfreaks.org/tracks/africa/windhoek.html |archive-date=10 June 2017 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all}}</ref> [[Farm Windhoek]], located adjacent to the townlands and owned by the municipality, is a sports venue for hiking, running, and mountain biking.
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