Editing Hanover (section)

===Sport===
[[Hannover 96|Hanover 96]] (nicknamed {{lang|de|Die Roten}}, literally 'the Reds') is the top local [[Association football|football]] team that currently plays in the [[2. Bundesliga]]. Home games are played at the [[Niedersachsenstadion]] (''Lower Saxony Stadium''), which hosted matches in the [[1974 FIFA World Cup|1974]] and [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]] [[FIFA World Cup|World Cups]] and the [[UEFA Euro 1988|Euro 1988]]. Their reserve team Hanover 96 II plays in the 3rd division of German Football. Their home games were played in the traditional [[Eilenriedestadion]] until they moved to the HDI Arena due to DFL directives. [[Arminia Hannover|Arminia Hanover]] is another traditional football team in Hanover that has played in the second division (then 2. Liga Nord) for years and plays now in the Niedersachsen-West Liga (Lower Saxony League West). Home matches are played in the Rudolf-Kalweit-Stadium.

The [[Hannover Indians|Hanover Indians]] are the local ice hockey team. They play in the third tier. Their home games are played at the traditional [[Eisstadion am Pferdeturm]]. The [[Hannover Scorpions|Hanover Scorpions]] played in Hanover in Germany's top league until 2013 when they sold their license and moved to [[Langenhagen]].

Hanover was one of the [[rugby union]] capitals in Germany. The first German rugby team was founded in Hanover in 1878. Hanover-based teams dominated the German rugby scene for a long time. [[DSV 78 Hannover|DSV 78 Hanover]], [[SC Germania List]], and [[SV Odin Hannover|SV Odin Hanover]]  plays in the [[Rugby-Bundesliga|first division]], and [[DRC Hannover|DRC Hanover]] as well as SG 78/08 Hanover play in the second division.

Hanover has traditionally been one of Germany's hubs in [[Water sports]] and especially in [[Water polo]]. The [[SG Waspo'98 Hannover|SG Waspo'98 Hanover]] won the [[Deutsche Wasserball-Liga]] in 2020 and 2021. In total, clubs from Hanover have won the German championship 11 times. Thanks to the [[Maschsee|Maschsee lake]], the rivers Ihme and Leine and to the Mittellandkanal canal, Hanover hosts sailing schools, yacht schools, waterski clubs, rowing clubs, canoe clubs and paddle clubs.

The first German [[fencing]] club was founded in Hanover in 1862. Today there are three additional fencing clubs in Hanover.

The [[Hannover Korbjäger|Hanover Korbjäger]] are the city's top basketball team. They play their home games at the IGS Linden.

The Hanover Regents play in the third [[Bundesliga (baseball)]] division. The Hanover Grizzlies, Armina Spartans and Hanover Stampeders are the local American football teams.

The Hanover [[Marathon]] is the biggest running event in Hanover with more than 11,000 participants and usually around 200,000 spectators. Some other important running events are the Gilde Stadtstaffel (a relay event), the Sport-Check Nachtlauf (a night running event), the "Herrenhäuser Team-Challenge", the "Hannoversche Firmenlauf" (a company running event) and the Silvesterlauf (New Year's running event).

Hanover also hosts an important international [[cycle race]], the "''Nacht von Hannover"'' ("Night of Hanover"). The race takes place around the market hall.

The lake Maschsee hosts international [[Dragon Boat|dragon boat]] races and [[Canoe Polo|canoe olo]] tournaments. Many [[regatta]]s take place during the year. "Head of the river Leine" on the river Leine is one of the biggest rowing regattas in Hanover. One of Germany's most successful dragon boat teams, the [[All Sports Team Hannover|All Sports Team Hanover]], which has won since its foundation in year 2000 more than 100 medals on national and international competitions, regularly trains on the local Maschsee lake.<ref>[http://www.balldessports.de/sportler-wahl.html ''Voting for Athletes on the Year 2013 in Lower Saxony''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091121202940/http://www.balldessports.de/sportler-wahl.html |date=21 November 2009 }}</ref>

Some other important sport events include the Lower Saxony beach [[volleyball]] tournament, the international [[horse show]] "German Classics" and the international [[ice hockey]] tournament Nations Cup.