Editing Saint Kitts and Nevis (section)

===Sports===
{{See also|Cricket in the West Indies|Rugby union in Saint Kitts and Nevis}}

[[Cricket]] is common in Saint Kitts and Nevis. Top players can be selected for the [[West Indies cricket team]]. The late [[Runako Morton]] was from Nevis. Saint Kitts and Nevis was the smallest country to host [[2007 Cricket World Cup]] matches,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.caribbean.com/cgi-bin/cms/page.cgi?g=Detailed/447.html|title=St Kitts ramps up to host ICC Cricket World Cup in 2007|website=Caribbean.com|access-date=22 November 2016|archive-date=22 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161122221339/http://www.caribbean.com/cgi-bin/cms/page.cgi?g=Detailed%2F447.html|url-status=live}}</ref> which were played at the [[Warner Park Sporting Complex|Warner Park Stadium]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cricket World Cup 2007 - St. Kitts and Nevis |url=https://www.worldcup.org.uk/cricket/2007/stkitts.shtml |access-date=2024-03-10 |website=www.worldcup.org.uk |archive-date=10 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240310004005/https://www.worldcup.org.uk/cricket/2007/stkitts.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[Rugby football|Rugby]] and [[netball]] are also common in Saint Kitts and Nevis as well.{{Citation needed|date=October 2023}}

The [[St. Kitts and Nevis national football team|St Kitts and Nevis national football team]], also known as the "Sugar Boyz", has experienced some international success in recent years, progressing to the semi-final round of qualification for the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]] in the [[CONCACAF]] region. Led by Glence Glasgow, they defeated the [[US Virgin Islands]] and [[Barbados]] before they were outmatched by Mexico, [[Saint Vincent and the Grenadines]], and [[Trinidad and Tobago]]. [[Atiba Harris]] is the first footballer from the country to play in [[Major League Soccer]] and arguably the most famous footballer from the country. He is the current President of the [[SKNFA]]. Despite not representing the country, [[Marcus Rashford]] is of descent,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thestkittsnevisobserver.com/soccer-star-marcus-rashford-puts-smile-on-faces-of-hungry-children/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210114153301/https://www.thestkittsnevisobserver.com/soccer-star-marcus-rashford-puts-smile-on-faces-of-hungry-children/ | archive-date=14 January 2021 | title=Soccer Star Marcus Rashford Puts Smile on Faces of Hungry Children | date=5 September 2020 }}</ref> as is [[Cole Palmer]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.theplayerstribune.com/posts/cole-palmer-manchester-city-soccer-premier-league | title=Dead Mad &#124; by Cole Palmer | date=14 July 2022 | access-date=12 November 2023 | archive-date=22 November 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231122081210/https://www.theplayerstribune.com/posts/cole-palmer-manchester-city-soccer-premier-league | url-status=live }}</ref>

The national team achieved its greatest success of the modern era when it qualified for the [[2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup]] defeating the [[Curaçao national football team]] and the [[French Guiana national football team]] in a penalty shootout in the preliminary round. It was drawn into Group A with Jamaica, the United States, and Trinidad & Tobago, but lost all three games.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Oinam |first1=Jayanta |title=Saint Kitts and Nevis: Sugar Boyz make history at CONCACAF Gold Cup |url=https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/articles/saint-kitts-and-nevis-sugar-boyz-make-history-at-concacaf-gold-cup |website=FIFA.com |access-date=1 January 2024}}</ref>

The St Kitts and Nevis Billiard Federation, SKNBF, is the governing body for cue sports across the two islands. The SKNBF is a member of the Caribbean Billiards Union (CBU) with the SKNBF President Ste Williams holding the post of CBU Vice-president.{{Citation needed|date=October 2023}}

[[Kim Collins]] is the country's foremost track and field athlete. He has won gold medals in the [[100&nbsp;metres]] at both the [[World Championships in Athletics]] and [[Commonwealth Games]], and at the [[2000 Sydney Olympics]] he was the country's first athlete to reach an Olympic final. He and three other athletes [[Saint Kitts and Nevis at the 2008 Summer Olympics|represented St Kitts and Nevis]] at the [[2008 Summer Olympics]] in Beijing. The four by one hundred metre relay team won a bronze medal at the [[Saint Kitts and Nevis at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics|2011 world championships]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Bronze medalists of Saint Kitts and Nevis team Jason Rogers, Kim Collins, Antoine Adams and Brijesh Lawrence (L to R) react on the podium during the award ceremony for the men's 4x100 metres relay at the |url=https://www.sknvibes.com/news/newsdetails.cfm/40546 |website=sknvibes |access-date=14 February 2022 |archive-date=15 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220215035728/https://www.sknvibes.com/news/newsdetails.cfm/40546 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Jason Rogers (athlete)|Jason Rogers]], [[Antoine Adams]], and [[Brijesh Lawrence]] ran the other three relay legs with Collins.{{Citation needed|date=October 2023}}

American writer and former [[figure skater]] and [[triathlete]] [[Kathryn Bertine]] was granted [[dual citizenship]] in an attempt to make the 2008 Summer Olympics representing St Kitts and Nevis in women's [[road bicycle racing|cycling]]. Her story was chronicled online at ESPN.com as a part of its E-Ticket feature entitled "So You Wanna Be An Olympian?" She ultimately failed to earn the necessary points for Olympic qualification.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/espn/eticket/story?page=olympianpart13|title=E-ticket: So You Wanna Be An Olympian, Part 13|website=ESPN.com|access-date=30 August 2017|archive-date=1 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170601220634/http://www.espn.com/espn/eticket/story?page=olympianpart13|url-status=live}}</ref>

St Kitts and Nevis had two athletes ride in the time trial at the 2010 [[UCI Road World Championships]]: Reginald Douglas and James Weekes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/uci-road-world-championships-cm/elite-men/results|title=UCI Road World Championships 2010: Elite Men Results - Cyclingnews.com|author=Rob Jones|work=Cyclingnews.com|date=30 September 2010|access-date=7 April 2016|archive-date=16 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160316234739/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/uci-road-world-championships-cm/elite-men/results/|url-status=live}}</ref>