Editing Suriname (section)

===Sports===
[[File:KamperveenStadion.jpg|thumb|André Kamperveen Stadium]]
[[File:Essedstadion2024 1.jpg|thumb|Franklin Essed Stadium]]
The major sports in Suriname are [[Association football|football]], [[basketball]], and [[volleyball]]. The [[Suriname Olympic Committee]] is the national governing body for sports in Suriname. The major [[mind sport]]s are [[chess]], [[draughts]], [[Bridge (card game)|bridge]] and [[troefcall]].

Many Suriname-born football players and Dutch-born football players of Surinamese descent have turned out to play for the [[Netherlands national football team|Dutch national team]], including [[Gerald Vanenburg]], [[Ruud Gullit]], [[Frank Rijkaard]], [[Edgar Davids]], [[Clarence Seedorf]], [[Patrick Kluivert]], [[Aron Winter]], [[Georginio Wijnaldum]], [[Virgil van Dijk]], and [[Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink]]. In 1999, [[Humphrey Mijnals]], who played for both [[Suriname national football team|Suriname]] and the Netherlands, was elected Surinamese footballer of the century.<ref>{{cite web|title=Het debuut van Humphrey Mijnals|url=http://www.olympischstadion.nl/nl/2_nieuws/?news_id=913|publisher=Olympisch Stadion|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921055955/http://www.olympischstadion.nl/nl/2_nieuws/?news_id=913|archive-date=21 September 2013}}</ref> Another famous player is [[André Kamperveen]], who captained Suriname in the 1940s and was the first Surinamese to play professionally in the Netherlands.

In 2021 [[Suriname national football team|Suriname]] participated in their first [[CONCACAF Gold Cup]] where they played against Costa Rica, Jamaica and Guadeloupe in Group C. Suriname lost its first two matches against Jamaica and Costa Rica, but ended third in the group following a 2–1 win against Guadeloupe.

Swimmer [[Anthony Nesty]] is the only [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] medalist for Suriname. He won gold in the 100-meter butterfly at the [[1988 Summer Olympics]] in [[Seoul]] and he won bronze in the same discipline at the 1992 Summer Olympics in [[Barcelona]]. Originally from [[Trinidad and Tobago]], he now lives in [[Gainesville, Florida]], and is the head coach of the University of Florida swim team.
[[File:Purcy R. Olivieira Sportcentrum, 2.jpg|thumb|Purcy R. Olivieira Sports Center]]
The most famous international track & field athlete from Suriname is [[Letitia Vriesde]], who won a silver medal at the [[1995 World Championships in Athletics|1995 World Championships]] behind Ana Quirot in the 800 metres, the first medal won by a South American female athlete in World Championship competition. In addition, she also won a bronze medal at the [[2001 World Championships in Athletics|2001 World Championships]] and won several medals in the 800 and 1500 metres at the [[Pan-American Games]] and [[Central American and Caribbean Games]]. [[Tommy Asinga]] also received acclaim for winning a bronze medal in the 800 metres at the [[1991 Pan American Games]].

[[Cricket]] is popular in Suriname to some extent, influenced by its popularity [[Cricket in the Netherlands|in the Netherlands]] and in neighbouring Guyana. The [[Surinaamse Cricket Bond]] is an [[List of International Cricket Council members|associate member]] of the [[International Cricket Council]] (ICC). Suriname and Argentina were the only ICC associate members in South America when ICC had a three tiered membership, although Guyana is represented on the [[West Indies Cricket Board]], a full member. [[Suriname national cricket team|The national cricket team]] was ranked 47th in the world and sixth in the [[ICC Americas]] region as of June 2014, and competes in the [[World Cricket League]] (WCL) and [[ICC Americas Championship]]. [[Iris Jharap]], born in Paramaribo, played [[women's One Day International]] matches for [[Netherlands national women's cricket team|the Dutch national side]], the only Surinamese to do so.<ref>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/netherlands/content/player/54678.html Iris Jharap player profile and statistics] – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 December 2014.</ref>

In the sport of [[badminton]], another popular sport in Suriname especially with the youth, the local heroes are [[Virgil Soeroredjo]],   [[Mitchel Wongsodikromo]], [[Sören Opti]] and also [[Crystal Leefmans]]. All winning medals for Suriname at the [[Carebaco International|Carebaco Caribbean Championships]], the [[Central American and Caribbean Games]] (CACSO Games)<ref>[http://www.rnw.nl/suriname/article/het-blijft-bij-een-keer-brons-op-cacso Het blijft bij één keer brons op Cacso| Radio Nederland Wereldomroep]. Rnw.nl (27 September 2012). Retrieved 12 July 2013.</ref> and also at the [[South American Games]], better known as the [[ODESUR]] Games. Virgil Soeroredjo also participated for Suriname at the [[Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics|2012 London Summer Olympics]], only the second badminton player, after [[Oscar Brandon]], for Suriname to achieve this.<ref>[http://www.london2012.com/athlete/soeroredjo-virgil-1102087/ Results And Medalists] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130404122609/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/soeroredjo-virgil-1102087/|date=4 April 2013 }}. London2012.com. Retrieved 12 July 2013.</ref> [[Surinamese National Badminton Championships|National Champion]] [[Sören Opti]] became the third Surinamese badminton player to participate at the [[2016 Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics]] in 2016.

Multiple time [[K-1]] [[kickboxing]] world champions [[Ernesto Hoost]] and [[Remy Bonjasky]] were born in Suriname or are of Surinamese descent. Other kickboxing world champions include [[Gilbert Ballantine]], [[Rayen Simson]], [[Melvin Manhoef]], [[Tyrone Spong]], [[Andy Ristie]], [[Jairzinho Rozenstruik]], [[Regian Eersel]], and [[Donovan Wisse]].

Suriname also has a [[Suriname national korfball team|national korfball team]], with [[korfball]] being a Dutch sport. [[Vinkensport]] is also practised.

In 2016, the [[Sports Hall of Fame Suriname]] was established in the building of the Suriname Olympic Committee and is dedicated to the achievements of the Surinamese sporters.<ref name="SN">Starnieuws, [http://www.starnieuws.com/index.php/welcome/index/nieuwsitem/38230  Hall of Fame na twaalf jaar een feit geworden], 6 November 2016 {{in lang|nl}}</ref>