Editing Mali (section)

=== Sport ===
[[File:Mali football.jpg|thumb|Malian children playing football in a [[Dogon people|Dogon]] village]]

The [[Football in Mali|most popular sport in Mali]] is [[association football]],<ref name=p151>[[#Milet|Milet]], p. 151.</ref><ref name=p55>[[#DiPiazza|DiPiazza]], p. 55.</ref> which became more prominent after Mali hosted the [[2002 African Cup of Nations]].<ref name="p151" /><ref name="p320">Hudgens, Jim, Richard Trillo, and Nathalie Calonnec. ''The Rough Guide to West Africa''. [[Rough Guides]] (2003). {{ISBN|1-84353-118-6}}, p. 320.</ref> Most towns and cities have regular games;<ref name="p320" /> the most popular teams nationally are [[Djoliba AC]], [[Stade Malien]], and [[Real Bamako]], all based in the capital.<ref name=p55/> Informal games are often played by youths using a bundle of rags as a ball.<ref name="p55" />

Basketball is another major sport;<ref name="p55" /><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080101165700/http://www.africabasket.com/mli/mli.asp "Malian Men Basketball"]. [[Africabasket.com]]. Retrieved 3 June 2008.</ref> the [[Mali women's national basketball team]], led by [[Hamchetou Maiga]], competed at the 2008 [[2008 Summer Olympics|Beijing Olympics]].<ref>Chitunda, Julio. [http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/news/lateNews/arti.asp?newsid=23726 "Ruiz looks to strengthen Mali roster ahead of Beijing"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303184921/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/news/latenews/arti.asp?newsid=23726 |date=3 March 2016 }}. [[FIBA]].com (13 March 2008). Retrieved 24 June 2008.</ref> [[Lutte Traditionnelle|Traditional wrestling]] (''la lutte'') is also somewhat common, though popularity has declined in recent years.<ref name="p320" /> The game [[Oware|wari]], a [[mancala]] variant, is a common pastime.<ref name="p55" />

Mali featured a men's national team in [[beach volleyball]] that competed at the [[2018–2020 CAVB Beach Volleyball Continental Cup]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Continental Cup Finals start in Africa |url=https://www.fivb.com/en/about/news/continental-cup-finals-start-in-africa?id=94414 |access-date=7 August 2021 |work=[[FIVB]] |date=22 June 2021 |archive-date=7 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210807141038/https://www.fivb.com/en/about/news/continental-cup-finals-start-in-africa?id=94414 |url-status=live }}</ref>