Editing Madagascar (section)

===Sport===
[[File:Moraingy fighting Madagascar sport.jpg|thumb|left|''[[Moraingy]]'' is a traditional martial art of Madagascar.]]
A number of traditional pastimes have emerged in Madagascar. ''[[Moraingy]]'', a type of hand-to-hand combat, is a popular spectator sport in coastal regions. It is traditionally practiced by men, but women have recently begun to participate.<ref>Ratsimbazafy (2010), pp.&nbsp;14–18</ref> The wrestling of [[zebu]] cattle, which is named savika or ''tolon-omby'', is also practiced in many regions.<ref name=lambatradition>Kusimba, Odland & Bronson (2004), p. 87</ref> In addition to sports, a wide variety of games are played. Among the most emblematic is ''[[fanorona]]'', a board game widespread throughout the Highland regions. According to folk legend, the succession of King [[Andrianjaka]] after his father [[Ralambo]] was partially the result of the obsession that Andrianjaka's older brother may have had with playing ''fanorona'' to the detriment of his other responsibilities.<ref name="iarivo">{{cite web |last=City of Antananarivo |title=Antananarivo: Histoire de la commune |url=http://www.iarivo-town.mg/histoire.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100223014034/http://www.iarivo-town.mg/histoire.php |access-date=2 August 2010 |archive-date=23 February 2010|url-status=dead |language=fr}}</ref>

Western recreational activities were introduced to Madagascar over the past two centuries. [[Rugby union in Madagascar|Rugby union]] is considered the national sport of Madagascar.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.irb.com/newsmedia/regional/newsid=53025.html |access-date=24 July 2012 |title=Madagascar take Sevens honours |date = 23 August 2007 |publisher = International Rugby Board |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121024222252/http://www.irb.com/newsmedia/regional/newsid=53025.html |url-status=dead |archive-date = 24 October 2012}}</ref> [[Football in Madagascar|Soccer]] is also popular. Madagascar has produced a world champion in [[pétanque]], a French game similar to [[lawn bowling]], which is widely played in urban areas and throughout the Highlands.<ref>{{cite web |last = Vegar |first = Ness |title = Madagascar won the World Championship |publisher = petanque.org |date = 4 October 1999 |url = http://www.petanque.org/news/admin/61.shtml |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110317032530/http://www.petanque.org/news/admin/61.shtml |archive-date = 17 March 2011 |url-status=dead |access-date =14 January 2011}}</ref> School athletics programs typically include soccer, track and field, judo, boxing, women's basketball and women's tennis. Madagascar sent its first competitors to the [[1964 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]] in 1964, and has also competed in the [[African Games]].<ref name=EBLand/> [[Scouting]] is represented in Madagascar by its [[Firaisan'ny Skotisma eto Madagasikara|own local federation]] of three scouting clubs. Membership in 2011 was estimated at 14,905.<ref name="Census_2010">{{cite web |title=Triennal review: Census as of 1 December 2010|url=http://scout.org/en/content/download/22261/199900/file/Census.pdf |publisher=World Organization of the Scout Movement |access-date=13 January 2011 |date = 1 December 2010 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120508035838/http://www.scout.org/en/content/download/22261/199900/file/Census.pdf |url-status=dead|archive-date = 8 May 2012}}</ref>

Because of its advanced sports facilities, Antananarivo gained the hosting rights for several of Africa's top international basketball events, including the [[2011 FIBA Africa Championship]],<ref>[http://madagascar2011.fiba.com/ 2011 FIBA Africa Championship] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110828040545/http://madagascar2011.fiba.com/ |date=28 August 2011 }}, FIBA.com, Retrieved 26 October 2015.</ref> the [[2009 FIBA Africa Championship for Women]],<ref>[https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/event/p/sid/6996/_/2009_FIBA_Africa_Championship_for_Women/index.html 2009 FIBA Africa Championship for Women] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150208025248/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/event/p/sid/6996/_/2009_FIBA_Africa_Championship_for_Women/index.html |date=8 February 2015 }}, FIBA.com, Retrieved 26 October 2015.</ref> the [[2014 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship]],<ref>[http://u18madagascar2014.fibaafrica.com/ 2014 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812204620/http://u18madagascar2014.fibaafrica.com/ |date=12 August 2014 }}, FIBA.com, Retrieved 26 October 2015.</ref> the [[2013 FIBA Africa Under-16 Championship]],<ref>[https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/event/p/cid/AFMCM/sid/9678/_/2013_FIBA_Africa_U16_Championship_for_Men/index.html 2013 FIBA Africa Under-16 Championship] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021181708/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/event/p/cid/AFMCM/sid/9678/_/2013_FIBA_Africa_U16_Championship_for_Men/index.html |date=21 October 2013 }}, FIBA.com, Retrieved 26 October 2015.</ref> and the [[2015 FIBA Africa Under-16 Championship for Women]].<ref>[https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/event/p/cid//sid/11791/_/2015_FIBA_Africa_U16_Championship_for_Women/index.html 2015 FIBA Africa Under-16 Championship for Women] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160130021741/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/event/p/cid/sid/11791/_/2015_FIBA_Africa_U16_Championship_for_Women/index.html |date=30 January 2016 }}, FIBA.com, Retrieved 26 October 2015.</ref> [[Madagascar's national 3x3 basketball team]] won the gold medal at the [[3x3 basketball at the 2019 African Games|2019 African Games]].