Editing Lebanon (section)

=== Sports ===
{{Main|Sport in Lebanon}}
[[File:Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium 2018 - Beirut derby (Nejmeh fans).png|thumb|[[Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium]] in [[Beirut]]]]
Lebanon has six [[Skiing in Lebanon|ski resorts]]. The country's unique geography makes it possible to go skiing in the morning and swimming in the [[Mediterranean Sea]] in the afternoon.<ref name="Aikman2009">{{cite book|author=Aikman, David|title=The Mirage of Peace: Understanding the Never-Ending Conflict in the Middle East|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RI0o-bfRAvIC&pg=PA48|access-date=2 February 2013|date=14 August 2009|publisher=Gospel Light Publications|isbn=978-0-8307-4605-7|page=48|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130621091514/http://books.google.com/books?id=RI0o-bfRAvIC&pg=PA48|archive-date=21 June 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> At the competitive level, basketball and [[Association football|football]] are among Lebanon's most popular sports. [[Canoeing]], [[cycling]], [[rafting]], [[climbing]], swimming, sailing and [[caving]] are among the other common leisure sports in Lebanon. The [[Beirut Marathon]] is held every fall, drawing top runners from Lebanon and abroad.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.beirutmarathon.org |title=About BMA &#124; Marathon |publisher=Beirutmarathon.org |date=19 October 2003 |access-date=28 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110222223634/http://beirutmarathon.org/ |archive-date=22 February 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Rugby league in Lebanon|Rugby league]] is a relatively new but growing sport in Lebanon. The [[Lebanon national rugby league team]] participated in the [[2000 Rugby League World Cup]],<ref>{{cite news |last=Hadfield |first=Dave |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/rugby-league/lebanese-rugby-league-team-in-storm-over-funny-substances-636051.html |title=Lebanese rugby league team in storm over funny substances – Rugby League – More Sports |work=The Independent |date=24 October 2000 |access-date=28 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110204851/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/rugby-league/lebanese-rugby-league-team-in-storm-over-funny-substances-636051.html |archive-date=10 November 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> and narrowly missed qualification for the [[2008 Rugby League World Cup|2008]]<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/nrl/samoa-into-world-cup/story-e6frep5x-1111114882761 |title=Samoa beats Lebanon to be last team in league world cup |newspaper=The Courier-Mail |date=14 November 2007 |access-date=28 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140131063021/http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/nrl/samoa-into-world-cup/story-e6frep5x-1111114882761 |archive-date=31 January 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> and [[2013 Rugby League World Cup|2013]] tournaments.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dailystar.com.lb/Sports/Rugby/2011/Oct-31/152639-lebanons-rugby-world-cup-bid-ends-with-draw.ashx |title=Lebanon's Rugby World Cup bid ends with draw &#124; Sports, Rugby |work=The Daily Star |date=31 October 2011 |access-date=28 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130619005312/http://www.dailystar.com.lb/Sports/Rugby/2011/Oct-31/152639-lebanons-rugby-world-cup-bid-ends-with-draw.ashx |archive-date=19 June 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> They qualified again for the [[2017 Rugby League World Cup|2017 World Cup]] reaching the quarter-finals, narrowly losing 24–22 to [[Tonga national rugby league team|Tonga]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Risso |first1=Angelo |title=Tonga hold on against gallant Lebanon |url=http://www.nrl.com/tonga-hold-on-against-gallant-lebanon/tabid/10874/newsid/115449/default.aspx |website=[[National Rugby League|NRL Telstra Premiership]] |access-date=21 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201031032/http://www.nrl.com/tonga-hold-on-against-gallant-lebanon/tabid/10874/newsid/115449/default.aspx |archive-date=1 December 2017 |date=18 November 2017}}</ref> This ensured qualification for [[2021 Rugby League World Cup|2021]]. However, their 2021 quarterfinal was not as competitive, losing 48–4 to eventual champions [[Australia national rugby league team|Australia]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Rugby League World Cup : Quarter Finals |url=https://rlwc2021.com/report/59 |website=[[2021 Men's Rugby League World Cup|Rugby League World Cup 2021]] |access-date=21 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240622103122/https://rlwc2021.com/report/59 |archive-date=22 June 2024}}</ref> Lebanon also took part in the [[2009 European Cup]] where, after narrowly failing to qualify for the final, the team defeated [[Ireland national rugby league team|Ireland]] to finish 3rd in the tournament.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rugbyleagueplanet.com/rugby-league-nations/91-rugby-league-test-match-or-international-game/862-2009-rugby-league-european-cup-flashback |title=2009 Rugby League European Cup Flashback |publisher=Rugby League Planet |access-date=28 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130521021019/http://www.rugbyleagueplanet.com/rugby-league-nations/91-rugby-league-test-match-or-international-game/862-2009-rugby-league-european-cup-flashback |archive-date=21 May 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> 
[[File:2020-21_Ahed_vs_Ansar_02.jpg|thumb|[[Al Ansar FC]] in [[Beirut]]]]Lebanon participates in [[basketball]]. The [[Lebanon men's national basketball team|Lebanese National Team]] qualified for the [[FIBA World Championship]] three times in a row.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://london2012.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/12/olym/team/p/sid/5195/tid/317/profile.html |title=Team Lebanon Profile - 2011 FIBA Asia Championship &#124; FIBA.COM |publisher=London2012.fiba.com |date=23 August 2011 |access-date=28 May 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130529131857/http://london2012.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/12/olym/team/p/sid/5195/tid/317/profile.html |archive-date=29 May 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/10/fwcm/team/p/sid/4728/tid/317/profile.html |title=Team Lebanon Profile – 2010 FIBA World Championship |publisher=Fiba.com |access-date=28 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110164453/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/10/fwcm/team/p/sid/4728/tid/317/profile.html |archive-date=10 November 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Dominant basketball teams are [[Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/news/lateNews/p/newsid/47119/arti.html |title=FIBA Asia – Thrilla in Manila Part II: Riyadi down Mahram again, this time in final video |publisher=Fiba.Com |access-date=28 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110161528/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/news/lateNews/p/newsid/47119/arti.html |archive-date=10 November 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> who are the Arab and Asian champions, and [[Sagesse SC (basketball)|Club Sagesse]], who have earned the Asian and Arab championships.

[[Football in Lebanon|Football]] is also among the more popular sports in the country. The top football league is the [[Lebanese Premier League]], whose most successful clubs are [[Al Ansar FC]] and [[Nejmeh SC]]. In recent years, Lebanon has hosted the [[AFC Asian Cup]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/00asch.html |title=Asian Nations Cup 2000 |website=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |date=4 March 2011 |access-date=28 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150401085957/http://www.rsssf.com/tables/00asch.html |archive-date=1 April 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> and the [[Pan Arab Games]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.goalzz.com/main.aspx?c=208 |title=2nd Pan Arab Games |publisher=goalzz.com |access-date=28 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105131018/http://www.goalzz.com/main.aspx?c=208 |archive-date=5 November 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> Lebanon hosted the [[2009 Jeux de la Francophonie]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.france24.com/en/20090927-culture-sports-lebanon-beirut-games-francophone-youth |title=Nine days of sport and culture in Beirut |publisher=FRANCE 24 |date=27 September 2009 |access-date=28 May 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021234302/http://www.france24.com/en/20090927-culture-sports-lebanon-beirut-games-francophone-youth |archive-date=21 October 2012}}</ref> and [[Lebanon at the Olympics|have participated]] in every [[Olympic Games]] since its independence, winning a total of four medals.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.olympic.org/athletes |title=Athletes &#124; Heroes |publisher=International Olympic Committee |date=26 June 2012 |access-date=28 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130529111510/http://www.olympic.org/athletes |archive-date=29 May 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> Water sports have also shown to be very active in the past years, in Lebanon. Since 2012 and with the emergence of the Lebanon Water Festival NGO, more emphasis has been placed on those sports, and Lebanon has been pushed forward as a water sport destination internationally.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lebanonwaterfestival.com/|title=Lebanon Water Festival|website=lebanonwaterfestival.com|access-date=19 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150817071438/http://lebanonwaterfestival.com/|archive-date=17 August 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> They host different contests and water show sports that encourage their fans to participate and win big.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lebanonwaterfestival.com/past-festivals/|title=Past Festivals « Lebanon Water Festival|website=lebanonwaterfestival.com|access-date=19 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905192243/http://lebanonwaterfestival.com/past-festivals/|archive-date=5 September 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>