Editing Bali (section)

== Sports ==
[[File:Stadion Dipta.jpg|thumb|[[Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium]], the home of [[Bali United F.C.]]]]
Bali is a major world [[surfing]] destination with popular breaks dotted across the southern coastline and around the offshore island of [[Nusa Lembongan]].<ref>{{cite web|title=About Bali + Lombok|url=http://magicseaweed.com/Bali-Lombok-Surf-Forecast/55/|access-date=14 July 2015|publisher=magicseaweed.com}}.</ref>

As part of the [[Coral Triangle]], Bali, including [[Nusa Penida]], offers a wide range of dive sites with varying types of reefs, and tropical aquatic life.

Bali was the host of [[2008 Asian Beach Games]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Olympic Council of Asia : Games|url=http://ocasia.org/Game/GameParticular.aspx?VKZk7uGbk/Bst5Hhk+WoCw==|access-date=8 April 2013|publisher=ocasia.org|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170719035703/http://ocasia.org/Game/GameParticular.aspx?VKZk7uGbk%2FBst5Hhk+WoCw=%3D|archive-date=19 July 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> It was the second time Indonesia hosted an Asia-level [[multi-sport event]], after [[Jakarta]] held the [[1962 Asian Games]].

In 2023, Bali was the location for a major [[Esports|eSports]] event, the [[Dota 2]] Bali Major, the third and final Major of the [[Dota Pro Circuit]] season. The event was held at the Ayana Estate and the Champa Garden, and it was the first time that a Dota Pro Circuit Major was held in Indonesia.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dota 2 Bali Major: Everything you need to know about the 2023 DPC's final Major
|url=https://sg.news.yahoo.com/dota-2-bali-major-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-2023-dpcs-final-major-014545870.html|access-date= 9 April 2023|publisher=sg.news.yahoo.com}}</ref>

In [[association football|football]], Bali is home to [[Bali United]] football club, which plays in [[Liga 1 (Indonesia)|Liga 1]].
The team was relocated from [[Samarinda]], [[East Kalimantan]] to [[Gianyar]], Bali. Harbiansyah Hanafiah, the main commissioner of Bali United explained that he changed the name and moved the home base because there was no representative from Bali in the highest football tier in Indonesia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tribunnews.com/superball/2014/12/17/putra-samarinda-berubah-jadi-bali-united-pusam|title=Putra Samarinda Berubah Jadi Bali United Pusam|access-date= 14 April 2017}}</ref> Another reason was due to local fans in Samarinda preferring to support [[Pusamania Borneo F.C.]] rather than Persisam.{{citation needed|date=November 2024}}