Editing Limassol (section)

=== Sports ===
[[File:Queue of participants at the starting line of the Limassol Marathon 2024.jpg|thumb|Queue of participants at the starting line of the 2024 [[Limassol Marathon]] at [[Limassol Molos]] ]]The [[Alphamega Stadium]], also known as the Limassol Stadium, is the second largest football only stadium on the island. With a capacity of 11.000, it is the home base of the city’s three major football clubs in the city, [[AEL Limassol|AEL FC]], [[Apollon Limassol FC|Apollon FC]] and [[Aris Limassol FC|Aris FC]]. The two former ones are the largest sport clubs in Limassol, which have [[Association football|football]], [[basketball]], and [[volleyball]] teams, as well as other sports. In football, all three teams play in the [[Cypriot First Division|First Division]]. [[AEL Limassol|AEL FC]] and [[Aris Limassol FC|Aris FC]] were two of the eight founding members of the [[Cyprus Football Association|Cyprus Football Association (CFA)]]. There are also many other teams in [[sport of athletics|athletics]], [[bowling]], [[cycle sport|cycling]], and other sports.

The [[Tsirio Stadium]] with a capacity of 13.331, was the home base of the three aforementioned football teams of Limassol as well as the [[Cyprus national football team]] in the past. It is also used for athletics. Other than the two previously mentioned stadiums, many others also exist in the city.

The Apollon Limassol Basketball Stadium, hosted the 2003 [[International Basketball Federation|FIBA]] Europe South Regional Challenge Cup Final Four. The [[Apollon Limassol B.C.|Apollon BC]] and the [[AEL Limassol B.C.|AEL BC]] competed, with the latter becoming the first Cypriot sport team to win a European Trophy. In 2006, Limassol hosted the [[FIBA Europe]] [[All-star game|All Star Game]] in [[Spyros Kyprianou Athletic Center|Spyros Kiprianou Sports Centre]], as it had the year before. [[Cyprus Rally|The Cyprus Rally]] which was hosted for the [[World Rally Championship]] and the [[Intercontinental Rally Challenge]] were both hosted in the Limassol district. In 2025, Limassol will host the [[EuroBasket 2025|EuroBasket]].

The [[Limassol Marathon]] is part of an annual race series which takes place in Limassol. It was first run in 2006 and is still organised to this day. 2024 was a key year for the marathon since the participation record was broken with over 17.000 runners from more than 70 countries around the world participating.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=2024-06-24 |title=More than 17,000 participants at Limassol marathon |url=https://in-cyprus.philenews.com/local/more-than-17000-participants-at-limassol-marathon/ |access-date=2024-06-24 |website=in-cyprus.philenews.com |language=en-US}}</ref> There are various races including a marathon, a half marathon, a {{convert|10|km|adj=on|abbr=off}} Energy Race, a {{convert|5|km|adj=on|abbr=off}} Corporate Race and a {{convert|1|km|adj=on|abbr=off}} Youth Race.

Limassol also has an independent civilian [[rugby union]] team, the [[Limassol Crusaders]], who play at the AEK Achileas Stadium and participate in the Joint Services Rugby League. There is a professional [[handball]] team, [[APEN Agiou Athanasiou]].

Rowing and canoeing are rapidly becoming very popular in Limassol,{{citation needed|date=March 2019}} due to the three nautical clubs in the city of Limassol. The [[Germasogeia|Germasoyia]] dam is the place for both practising and competitions.