Editing The Gambia (section)

==Tourism==

{{Main|Tourism in the Gambia}}

===Sports===
[[Image:52nd Independence Anniversary Celebrations and Inauguration of His Excellency Mr. Adama Barrow President of the Republic of The Gambia.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Independence Anniversary Celebrations and Inauguration of His Excellency Mr. Adama Barrow President of the Republic of The Gambia 2016---]]

[[File:2008 Summer Olympics - Opening Ceremony - Beijing, China 同一个世界 同一个梦想 - U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program - FMWRC (4928829094).jpg|thumb|Gambia at the [[2008 Summer Olympics]] - Opening Ceremony - Beijing, China]]

As in neighbouring [[Senegal]], the national and most popular sport in The Gambia is [[Senegalese wrestling|wrestling]].<ref>[http://amazinggambia.weebly.com/sport.html Sport – Gambia!] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160423003315/http://amazinggambia.weebly.com/sport.html |date=23 April 2016}}, weebly.com, accessed 3 April 2016.</ref> [[Association football]] and [[basketball]] are also popular. Football in The Gambia is administered by The Gambia [[Gambia Football Federation|Football Federation]], who are affiliated to both [[FIFA]] and [[Confederation of African Football|CAF]]. The GFA runs league football in The Gambia, including top division [[GFA League First Division]], as well as The Gambia [[Gambia national football team|national football team]]. Nicknamed "The Scorpions", the national side have never qualified for the [[FIFA World Cup]], but qualified for the [[Africa Cup of Nations]] at senior level for the first time in 2021. They also qualified for the second time in row in 2023 to participate in the [[2023 Africa Cup of Nations|AFCON in Ivory Coast]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=A Jubilant Nation Celebrates Another AFCON Qualification, After a Stunning Fightback Against Congo |url=https://www.grts.gm/news-article-details/sports/a-jubilant-nation-celebrates-another-afcon-qualification-after-a-stunning-fightback-against-congo |access-date=29 May 2024 |website=www.grts.gm |archive-date=29 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240529095810/https://www.grts.gm/news-article-details/sports/a-jubilant-nation-celebrates-another-afcon-qualification-after-a-stunning-fightback-against-congo |url-status=live}}</ref> They play at [[Independence Stadium (Bakau)|Independence Stadium]]. The Gambia won two CAF U-17 championships one in 2005 when the country hosted, and 2009 in Algeria automatically qualifying for FIFA U-17 World Cup in Peru (2005) and Nigeria (2009) respectively. The U-20 also qualified for FIFA U-20 World Cup in 2007 and 2023 in Canada and Argentina respectively. The female U-17 also competed in FIFA U-17 World Cup 2012 in Azerbaijan.<ref>{{Cite web |title=U-17 Women's National Team faces Gambia at 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup today |url=https://www.soccerwire.com/news/u-17-womens-national-team-faces-gambia-at-2012-fifa-u-17-womens-world-cup-today/ |access-date=2025-01-02 |website=SoccerWire |language=en}}</ref>

The Gambia featured a national team in [[beach volleyball]] that competed at the [[2018–2020 CAVB Beach Volleyball Continental Cup]] in both the women's and the men's section.<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>