Editing Indianapolis (section)

===Events===
Beyond its many auto races, Indianapolis hosts numerous other sporting events throughout the year, including the [[NFL Scouting Combine]] in February, the [[500 Festival Mini-Marathon]] in May,<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |title=500 Festival |encyclopedia=Digital Encyclopedia of Indianapolis |date=February 2021 |last=Verderame |first=Jyoti A. |publisher=Indianapolis Public Library |url=https://indyencyclopedia.org/500-festival/ |access-date=May 29, 2022}}</ref> the [[Circle City Classic]] in September,<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |title=Circle City Classic |encyclopedia=Digital Encyclopedia of Indianapolis |orig-date=1994 |year=2021 |last1=Hale |first1=Michelle D. |last2=Verderame |first2=Jyoti A. |publisher=Indianapolis Public Library |url=https://indyencyclopedia.org/circle-city-classic/ |access-date=May 30, 2022}}</ref> the [[Indianapolis Monumental Marathon|Monumental Marathon]] in November, and the [[Big Ten Football Championship Game]] and [[Indy Classic]] in December. Indianapolis also regularly hosts the [[NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA Division I men's]] and [[NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|women's basketball]] Final Fours, most recently in [[2021 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2021]] and [[2016 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|2016]], respectively.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |title=NCAA Basketball Finals |encyclopedia=Digital Encyclopedia of Indianapolis |date=July 2021 |last1=Ogden |first1=R. Dale |last2=Opsahl |first2=Sam |publisher=Indianapolis Public Library |url=https://indyencyclopedia.org/ncaa-basketball-finals/ |access-date=May 29, 2022}}</ref>

Notable past events hosted in the city include the [[U.S. Clay Court Championships]] (1969–1987), the [[U.S. Olympic Festival|National Sports Festival]] (1982), the [[NBA All-Star Game]] ([[1985 NBA All-Star Game|1985]] and [[2024 NBA All-Star Game|2024]]), the [[Pan American Games]] ([[1987 Pan American Games|1987]]), the [[Indianapolis Tennis Championships]] (1988–2009), the [[World Artistic Gymnastics Championships]] ([[1991 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|1991]]), [[WrestleMania VIII]] (1992), the [[World Rowing Championships]] ([[1994 World Rowing Championships|1994]]), the [[United States Grand Prix]] (2000–2007), the [[World Police and Fire Games]] (2001), the [[FIBA Basketball World Cup]] ([[2002 FIBA World Championship|2002]]), [[Super Bowl XLVI]] (2012), and the [[College Football Playoff National Championship]] ([[2022 College Football Playoff National Championship|2022]]).