Editing Honda (section)

===Sports===
[[Ayrton Senna]], the late F1 driver, once remarked that Honda played a pivotal role in his three world championships. He held deep respect for the company's founder, Soichiro Honda, and maintained a strong relationship with Nobuhiko Kawamoto, the chairman of Honda at the time. Senna even referred to Honda as "the greatest company in the world."<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Qazi Faheem|date=10 September 2017|title=Honda Company Analysis Report|url=https://www.slideshare.net/FaheemQazi2/honda-company-analysis-report|website=SlideShare}}</ref>

As part of its marketing campaign, Honda is an official partner and sponsor of the North American [[National Hockey League]], the [[Anaheim Ducks]] of the NHL, and the arena named after it: [[Honda Center]]. Honda also sponsored [[The Honda Classic]] golf tournament in the United States until 2023 and is a sponsor of  the United States [[Major League Soccer]]. The "[[Honda Player of the Year]]" award is presented in United States soccer. The "[[Honda Sports Award]]" is given to the best female athlete in each of twelve college sports in the United States. One of the twelve Honda Sports Award winners is chosen to receive the [[Honda-Broderick Cup]], as "Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year."

Honda sponsored [[La Liga]] club [[Valencia CF]] starting from [[2014–15 La Liga|2014–15 season]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Lois|first1=Adrián|title=¿Qué patrocinan las marcas de coches en el mundo del futbol?|url=http://www.autopista.es/noticias-motor/articulo/coches-futbol-patrocinios-equipos-competiciones-jugadores-101096|website=autopista.es|access-date=31 December 2017|language=es|date=10 July 2014}}</ref>

Honda has been a presenting sponsor of the [[Los Angeles Marathon]] since 2010 in a three-year sponsorship deal, with winners of the LA Marathon receiving a free [[Honda Accord]]. Since 1989, the [[Honda Campus All-Star Challenge]] has been a [[quiz bowl]] tournament for [[Historically black colleges and universities]].