Editing Belgrade (section)

==Sport and recreation==
{{See also|List of sporting events in Belgrade}}
[[File:Ada Ciganlija lake.jpg|thumb|right|[[Ada Ciganlija]]]]

There are approximately one-thousand sports facilities in Belgrade, many of which are capable of serving all levels of sporting events.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.beograd.rs/cms/view.php?id=201508 |title=Sport and Recreation |publisher=Beograd.rs |access-date=10 July 2007 |archive-date=24 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140924070847/http://www.beograd.rs/cms/view.php?id=201508 |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[Ada Ciganlija]] island, with its lake and beaches, is one of the most important recreational areas in the city. With a total of 8&nbsp;km beaches, and a variety of bars, cafés, restaurants and sport facilities, Ada Ciganlija attracts many visitors, especially in summertime.

[[Košutnjak]] Park Forest has numerous running and bike trails, sports facilities for a variety of sports, and indoor and outdoor pools. It is a popular destination that is located only 2&nbsp;km from Ada Ciganlija.

[[File:Fk Red Star stadium.jpg|thumb|right|[[Red Star Stadium|Rajko Mitić Stadium]]]]
[[File:Belgrade Arena (SER).jpg|thumb|right|[[Belgrade Arena]]]]

During the 1960s and 1970s Belgrade held a number of major international events such as the first ever World Aquatics Championships in [[1973 World Aquatics Championships|1973]], [[UEFA Euro 1976|1976 European Football Championship]] and [[1972–73 European Cup|1973 European Cup Final]], European Athletics Championships in [[1962 European Athletics Championships|1962]] and [[European Athletics Indoor Championships|European Indoor Games]] in 1969, European Basketball Championships in [[EuroBasket 1961|1961]] and [[EuroBasket 1975|1975]], European Volleyball Championship for [[1975 Men's European Volleyball Championship|men]] and [[1975 Women's European Volleyball Championship|women]] in 1975 and World Amateur Boxing Championships in [[1978 World Amateur Boxing Championships|1978]].

Since the early 2000s Belgrade again hosts major sporting events nearly every year. Some of these include [[EuroBasket 2005]], European Handball Championship ([[2012 European Men's Handball Championship|men's]] and [[2012 European Women's Handball Championship|women's]]) in 2012, [[2013 World Women's Handball Championship|World Handball Championship]] for women in 2013, European Volleyball Championships for men in [[2005 European Volleyball Championship|2005]] for men and [[2011 Women's European Volleyball Championship|2011]] for women, the 2006 and 2016 [[European Water Polo Championship]], the [[European Youth Olympic Festival]] 2007 and the [[Universiade|2009 Summer Universiade]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fisu.net/site/page_1068.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080209234741/http://www.fisu.net/site/page_1068.php |archive-date=9 February 2008 |title=Universiade 2009 (Belgrade) |publisher=[[International University Sports Federation|FISU]] |access-date=19 May 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref> More recently, Belgrade hosted [[European Athletics Indoor Championships]] in 2017 and the basketball [[EuroLeague Final Four]] tournaments in 2018 and 2022. Global and continental championships in other sports such as [[tennis]], [[futsal]], [[judo]], [[karate]], [[wrestling]], [[rowing (sport)|rowing]], [[kickboxing]], [[table tennis]], and [[chess]] have also been held in recent years.

The city is home to Serbia's two biggest and most successful [[association football|football]] clubs, [[Red Star Belgrade]] and [[FK Partizan|Partizan Belgrade]]. Red Star won the [[UEFA Champions League]] (''European Cup'') in [[1990–91 European Cup|1991]], and Partizan was runner-up in [[1965–66 European Cup|1966]]. The two major stadiums in Belgrade are ''Marakana'' ([[Red Star Stadium]]) and [[Partizan Stadium]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.beograd.rs/cms/view.php?id=201754 |title=Sport and Recreation (Stadiums) |publisher=Beograd.rs |access-date=10 July 2007 |archive-date=24 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140924065704/http://www.beograd.rs/cms/view.php?id=201754 |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[Eternal derby (Serbia)|Eternal derby]] is between Red Star and Partizan.

With a capacity of 19,384 spectators,[[Belgrade Arena]] is one of the largest indoor arenas in Europe.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://starkarena.co.rs/o-%D1%88/ |title=О Штарк Арени |trans-title=About Štark Arena |publisher=Štark Arena |access-date=5 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190609073033/https://starkarena.co.rs/o-%d1%88/ |archive-date=9 June 2019 |url-status=dead}}</ref> It is used for major sporting events and large concerts. In May 2008, it was the venue for the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2008|53rd Eurovision Song Contest]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Belgrade Arena Profile |url=http://www.arenabeograd.com/en/page/61/Arena+Profile |publisher=Belgrade Arena |access-date=28 May 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120608082527/http://www.arenabeograd.com/en/page/61/Arena+Profile |archive-date=8 June 2012}}</ref>[[Aleksandar Nikolić Hall]] is the main venue of [[basketball]] clubs [[KK Partizan]], the European champion of 1992, and [[KK Crvena Zvezda]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.beograd.rs/cms/view.php?id=201758 |title=Sport and Recreation (Sport Centers and Halls) |publisher=Beograd.rs |access-date=10 July 2007 |archive-date=24 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140924061438/http://www.beograd.rs/cms/view.php?id=201758 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.beograd2007.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=20&Itemid=131&limit=1&limitstart=3&lang=en |title=Venues |publisher=[[EYOF]] Belgrade 2007 |access-date=30 July 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071008062254/http://www.beograd2007.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=20&Itemid=131&limit=1&limitstart=3&lang=en |archive-date=8 October 2007}}</ref>
In recent years, Belgrade has also given rise to several world-class tennis players such as [[Ana Ivanovic]], [[Jelena Janković]] and [[Novak Djokovic]]. Ivanovic and Djokovic are the first female and male Belgraders, respectively, to win [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] singles titles and been [[List of ATP number 1 ranked singles tennis players|ATP number 1]] with [[Jelena Janković]]. The Serbian national team won the [[2010 Davis Cup World Group|2010 Davis Cup]], beating the French team in the finals played in the [[Belgrade Arena]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.daviscup.com/en/news/articles/tipsarevic-sends-serbia-into-first-davis-cup-final.aspx |title=Tipsarevic sends Serbia into first Davis Cup final |date=19 September 2010 |publisher=Davis Cup |access-date=20 September 2010 |archive-date=10 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610203522/http://www.daviscup.com/en/news/articles/tipsarevic-sends-serbia-into-first-davis-cup-final.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>

The [[Belgrade Marathon]] is held annually since 1988. Belgrade was a candidate to host the 1992 and the 1996 [[Summer Olympic Games]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Olimpijski muzej |url=https://olimpijskimuzej.rs/sr/zanimljivost/1055 |access-date=2024-10-04 |website=olimpijskimuzej.rs}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Atlanta 1996 |url=https://oks.org.rs/takmicenja/atlanta-1996/ |access-date=2024-10-04 |website=Olimpijski komitet Srbije |language=sr-RS}}</ref>