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===Other sports and events=== The [[Monte-Carlo Masters]] is held annually in neighbouring [[Roquebrune-Cap-Martin]], France, as a professional tournament for men as part of tennis's [[ATP Tour Masters 1000|ATP Masters Series]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.monte-carlorolexmasters.com/About/Tournament-Fact-Sheet.aspx |title=Tennis – Tournament Fact Sheet |publisher=Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters |date=30 September 2011 |access-date=28 May 2012 |archive-date=4 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120604194409/http://www.monte-carlorolexmasters.com/About/Tournament-Fact-Sheet.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> The tournament has been held since 1897. Golf's [[Monte Carlo Open (golf)|Monte Carlo Open]] was also held at the Monte Carlo Golf Club at Mont Agel in France between 1984 and 1992. [[File:Affiche PLM Exposition Monaco.jpg|thumb|Poster for the Exposition De Monaco (1920)]] Monaco has a national [[Monaco Davis Cup team|Davis Cup team]], which plays in the European/African Zone. Monaco has also [[Monaco at the Olympics|competed]] in the Olympic Games, although, no athlete from Monaco has ever won an Olympic medal. At the [[Youth Olympic Games|Youth Olympic Winter Games]], Monaco won a bronze medal in bobsleigh. Monaco has also staged part of the [[Global Champions Tour]] (International Show-jumping).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.globalchampionstour.com/events/2012/monte-carlo/ |title=Monte-Carlo |publisher=Global Champions Tour |access-date=6 September 2012 |archive-date=20 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120920002331/http://globalchampionstour.com/events/2012/monte-carlo/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2009, the Monaco stage of the Global Champions tour took place between 25 and 27 June. The [[Monaco Marathon]] is the only marathon in the world to pass through three countries, those of Monaco, France and Italy, before the finish at the [[Stade Louis II]]. The Monaco Ironman 70.3 triathlon race is an annual event with over 1,000 athletes competing and attracts top professional athletes from around the world. The race includes a {{cvt|1.9|km|1|adj=mid|abbr=off}} swim, {{cvt|90|km|0|adj=mid|abbr=off}} bike ride and {{cvt|21.1|km|1|adj=mid|abbr=off}} run. Since 1993, the headquarters of the [[International Association of Athletics Federations]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.iaaf.org/aboutiaaf/headquarter/index.html |title=Headquarters |publisher=iaaf.org |date=10 June 1994 |access-date=28 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120605031229/http://www.iaaf.org/aboutiaaf/headquarter/index.html |archive-date=5 June 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> the world governing body of [[athletics (sport)|athletics]], is located in Monaco.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.iaaf.org/aboutiaaf/index.html |title=Inside IAAF Intro |publisher=iaaf.org |access-date=28 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120604054507/http://www.iaaf.org/aboutiaaf/index.html |archive-date=4 June 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> An IAAF Diamond League meet is annually held at Stade Louis II.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.diamondleague-monaco.com/en/Home/ |title=Usain BOLT and Yelena ISINBAEVA for Herculis |publisher=Diamondleague-monaco.com |date=30 April 2012 |access-date=28 May 2012 |archive-date=2 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120502190102/http://www.diamondleague-monaco.com/en/Home/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> A municipal sports complex, the [[Rainier III Nautical Stadium]] in the [[Port Hercules]] district consists of a heated saltwater [[Olympic-size swimming pool]], diving boards and a slide.<ref name="Mon">{{cite web |title=Rainer III Nautical Stadium |url=http://www.monaco-mairie.mc/en/langues-etrangeres/events-entertainment/rainier-iii-nautical-stadium/ |work=Marie de Monaco – Rainier III Nautical Stadium |publisher=Marie de Monaco |access-date=25 May 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130517044436/http://www.monaco-mairie.mc/en/langues-etrangeres/events-entertainment/rainier-iii-nautical-stadium/ |archive-date=17 May 2013}}</ref> The pool is converted into an [[ice rink]] from December to March.<ref name="Mon"/> From 10 to 12 July 2014 Monaco inaugurated the Solar1 Monte Carlo Cup, a series of ocean races exclusively for solar-powered boats.<ref>The Riviera Times, Issue 148, July 2014</ref><sup>,</sup><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.solar1races.com/wp-content/uploads/Solar1Magazine.pdf |title=Monte-Carlo Cup |website=Solar1races.com |access-date=3 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010190230/http://www.solar1races.com/wp-content/uploads/Solar1Magazine.pdf |archive-date=10 October 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The women team of the chess club CE Monte Carlo won the [[European Chess Club Cup]] several times.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://chessdailynews.com/ce-monte-carlo-eying-fifth-european-title/ |title=CE Monte Carlo eying fifth European title |work=Chess Daily News by Susan Polgar |date=10 October 2013 |access-date=10 March 2025 }}</ref> ;Rugby {{Main|Rugby union in Monaco}} [[Monaco national rugby union team|Monaco's national rugby team]], as of April 2019, is 101st in the [[World Rugby Rankings]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.world.rugby/rankings/mru |title=Men's Rankings |publisher=[[World Rugby]] |date=14 April 2019 |access-date=22 April 2019 |archive-date=4 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604233404/https://www.world.rugby/rankings/mru |url-status=live }}</ref> ;Basketball Multi-sport club [[AS Monaco FC|AS Monaco]] owns [[AS Monaco Basket]] which was founded in 1928. They play in the [[European professional club basketball system|top-tier European basketball league]], the [[EuroLeague]], and the [[French basketball league system|French]] top flight, the [[LNB Pro A]]. They have three [[LNB Pro A Leaders Cup|Pro A Leaders Cup]], two [[LNB Pro B|Pro B]] (2nd-tier), and one [[Nationale Masculine 1|NM1]] (3rd-tier) championship. They play in [[Salle Gaston Médecin]], which is part of [[Stade Louis II]]. ;Professional boxing Due in part to its position both as a tourist and gambling centre, Monaco has staged major [[professional boxing]] world title and non-title fights from time to time; those include the [[Carlos Monzon]] versus [[Nino Benvenuti]] rematch,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://boxrec.com/en/event/64915 |title=BoxRec: Event |access-date=21 October 2021 |archive-date=21 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021214810/https://boxrec.com/en/event/64915 |url-status=live }}</ref> Monzon's rematch with [[Emile Griffith]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://boxrec.com/en/event/14050 |title=BoxRec: Event |access-date=21 October 2021 |archive-date=21 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021214809/https://boxrec.com/en/event/14050 |url-status=live }}</ref> Monzon's two classic fights with [[Rodrigo Valdes]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://boxrec.com/en/event/14055 |title=BoxRec: Event |access-date=21 October 2021 |archive-date=21 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021214809/https://boxrec.com/en/event/14055 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://boxrec.com/en/event/14056 |title=BoxRec: Event |access-date=21 October 2021 |archive-date=21 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021214808/https://boxrec.com/en/event/14056 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Davey Moore (boxer, born 1959)|Davey Moore]] versus [[Wilfred Benitez|Wilfredo Benitez]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://boxrec.com/en/event/69315 |title=BoxRec: Event |access-date=21 October 2021 |archive-date=21 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021215307/https://boxrec.com/en/event/69315 |url-status=live }}</ref> the [[Knockout|double knockout]]-ending classic between [[Lee Roy Murphy]] and [[Chisanda Mutti]] (won by Murphy),<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://boxrec.com/en/event/2820 |title=BoxRec: Event |access-date=21 October 2021 |archive-date=21 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021215552/https://boxrec.com/en/event/2820 |url-status=live }}</ref> and [[Julio César Chávez|Julio César Chávez Sr.]] versus [[Rocky Lockridge]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://boxrec.com/en/event/9144 |title=BoxRec: Event |access-date=21 October 2021 |archive-date=21 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021220410/https://boxrec.com/en/event/9144 |url-status=live }}</ref> All of the aforementioned contests took place at the [[Stade Louis II (1939)|first Stade Louis II]] or the [[Stade Louis II|second Stade Louis II]] stadiums.
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