Editing Niue (section)

===Sport===
{{See also|Rugby union in Niue}}
[[File:Niuean haka.jpg|thumb|The Niue sevens team performing a [[takalo]]]]

Despite being a small country, a number of sports are popular. [[Rugby union]] is the most popular sport, played by both men and women; Niue was the 2008 [[FORU Oceania Cup]] champions.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200809/s2352343.htm?tab=sport |title=Niue take Oceania Cup rugby union final |publisher=Radio Australia |date=1 September 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080916221921/http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200809/s2352343.htm?tab=sport |archive-date=16 September 2008  }}</ref> [[Netball]] is played only by women. There is a nine-hole [[golf course]] at Fonuakula and a single lawn [[bowling green]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/commonwealth-games/129520042/commonwealth-games-how-a-frankly-embarrassing-selection-dispute-soured-niues-shot-at-lawn-bowls-success |title=Commonwealth Games: How a 'frankly embarrassing' selection dispute soured Niue's shot at lawn bowls success |publisher=[[Stuff (website)|Stuff]] |date=10 August 2022 |access-date=14 March 2023}}</ref> Association football is a popular sport, as evidenced by the [[Niue Soccer Tournament]], though the [[Niue national football team]] has played only [[Football at the 1983 South Pacific Games#Group B|two matches]]. [[Rugby league]] is also a popular sport.

Niue participates in the [[Commonwealth Games]], but unlike the [[Cook Islands]], it is not a member of the [[International Olympic Committee]] (IOC) and does not compete in the [[Olympic Games]].<ref name="insidethegames.biz 2012">{{cite web | title=Niue | website=insidethegames.biz | date=2012-10-30 | url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1125846/niue-chef-de-mission | access-date=2023-10-16}}</ref> Per IOC rules, participation in the Olympics requires being "an independent State recognised by the international community".<ref name=IOC-09Dec2014a>{{cite web |url=http://www.olympic.org/news/127th-ioc-session-comes-to-close-in-monaco/242155|title=127th IOC Session comes to close in Monaco|publisher=International Olympic Committee|date=9 December 2014|access-date=6 August 2016|quote=The NOC of Kosovo met the requirements for recognition as outlined in the Olympic Charter. These include the sport and technical requirements as well as the definition of "country" as defined in Rule 30.1 – "an independent State recognised by the international community". Kosovo is recognised as a country by 108 of the 193 UN Member States.}}</ref>