Editing Zambia (section)

===Sports and games===
Sports and games are common social aspects of Zambian culture(s) that bring people together for learning, development of skills, fun and joyous moments.<ref name="Mkandawire, Sitwe Benson., Simooya, Steriah Monica., and Monde, Pauline Namakau. 2019 1–206"/> Sports and games in Zambia include but are not limited to football, athletics, netball, volleyball and indigenous games such as nsolo, chiyenga, waida, hide and seek, walyako, and sojo.<ref name="Mkandawire, Sitwe Benson., Simooya, Steriah Monica., and Monde, Pauline Namakau. 2019 1–206"/> These are some of the indigenous games that support socialisation. All these sports and games are part of the Zambian culture(s). The fact that the games are played by more than one person makes them social and edutainment events.<ref name="Mkandawire, Sitwe Benson., Simooya, Steriah Monica., and Monde, Pauline Namakau. 2019 1–206"/> The history of some of these games is as old as Zambians themselves. However, Zambia started taking part in popular global sports and games mainly in 1964 Summer olympics.<ref name="Mkandawire, Sitwe Benson., Simooya, Steriah Monica., and Monde, Pauline Namakau. 2019 1–206"/> 
[[File:Inauguration of Edgar Lungu.jpg|thumb|[[National Heroes Stadium]] in [[Lusaka]].]]
Zambia declared its independence on the day of the closing ceremony of the [[1964 Summer Olympics]], thereby becoming the first country ever to have entered an Olympic Games as one country and left it as another. In 2016, Zambia participated for the thirteenth time in the Olympic games. Two medals were won. The medals were won successively in boxing and on the track. In 1984 Keith Mwila won a bronze medal in the light flyweight. In 1996 Samuel Matete won a silver medal in the 400-metre hurdles. Zambia has never participated in the Winter Olympics.

[[Association football|Football]] is the most popular sport in Zambia, and the [[Zambia national football team]] has had its triumphant moments in football history. At the [[1988 Summer Olympics]] in [[Seoul]], the national team defeated the [[Italy national football team|Italian national team]] by a score of 4–0. [[Kalusha Bwalya]], Zambia's most celebrated football player, scored a hat trick in that match. However, to this day, many pundits say the greatest team Zambia has ever assembled was the one that perished on 28 April 1993 in a [[1993 Zambia national football team air disaster|plane crash]] at [[Libreville]], [[Gabon]]. Despite this, in 1996, Zambia was ranked 15th on the official FIFA World Football Team rankings, the highest attained by any southern African team. In 2012, Zambia won the [[African Cup of Nations]] for the first time after losing in the final twice. They beat Côte d'Ivoire 8–7 in a penalty shoot-out in the final, which was played in Libreville, just a few kilometers away from the plane crash 19 years previously.<ref name="Africa Cup">{{cite news|url=http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-sport/zambia-score-emotional-african-cup-win-20120213-1t0fb.html|title=Zambia score emotional African Cup win|work=Sydney Morning Herald|access-date=11 February 2012|date=13 February 2012|archive-date=18 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718035537/http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-sport/zambia-score-emotional-african-cup-win-20120213-1t0fb.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Zambia women's national football team]] made its [[FIFA Women's World Cup]] debut at [[2023 FIFA Women's World Cup|the 2023 tournament]] in Australia and New Zealand, the Zambia team being one of four representing the [[Confederation of African Football]] (CAF). They won their first [[FIFA Women's World Cup|Women's World Cup]] game in their first year, with [[Lushomo Mweemba]] scoring the fastest goal at the [[tournament]], and [[Barbara Banda]] adding the 1,000th goal in WWC tournament history.<ref>{{cite web |title=Zambia earns first Women's World Cup win with 3-1 victory over Costa Rica |website=The Associated Press |author=Luke Vargas |date=31 Jul 2023 |url=https://apnews.com/article/womens-world-cup-zambia-costa-rica-0479368443fd22795e67831ca0455f5f |access-date=3 August 2023 |archive-date=3 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230803152711/https://apnews.com/article/womens-world-cup-zambia-costa-rica-0479368443fd22795e67831ca0455f5f |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[Rugby Union]], [[boxing]] and [[cricket]] are also popular sports in Zambia. Notably, at one point in the early 2000s, the Australia and South Africa national rugby teams were captained by players born in the same [[Lusaka]] hospital, [[George Gregan]] and [[Corné Krige]]. Until 2014, the Roan Antelope Rugby Club in Luanshya held the Guinness World Record for the tallest rugby union goal posts in the world at 110&nbsp;ft, 6 inches high.<ref>{{Cite book|title=The Book of rugby disasters & bizarre records|date=1985|publisher=Stanley Paul|author1=Fran Cotton |author2=Chris Rhys|isbn=0-09-162821-0|location=London|page=107|oclc=16923880}}</ref> This world record is now held by the [[Wednesbury Rugby Club]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tallest rugby union posts|url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/63633-tallest-rugby-union-posts|access-date=2021-10-13|website=Guinness World Records|language=en-GB|archive-date=2 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230102231258/https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/63633-tallest-rugby-union-posts|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Rugby union in Zambia]] is a minor but growing sport. They are currently ranked 73rd by the [[International Rugby Board|IRB]] and have 3,650 registered players and three ''formally organised'' clubs.<ref name=IRB>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110511104518/http://www.irb.com/unions/union%3D11000028/index.html Zambia]. International Rugby Board</ref> Zambia used to play cricket as part of Rhodesia. Zambia has also provided a [[shinty]] international, Zambian-born [[Eddie Tembo]] representing Scotland in the [[compromise rules Shinty/Hurling]] game against Ireland in 2008.<ref>[http://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/Sport/Shinty/Tembos-return-is-boost-for-Glen-9521.htm Tembo's return is boost for Glen] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131211180806/http://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/Sport/Shinty/Tembos-return-is-boost-for-Glen-9521.htm |date=11 December 2013 }}. inverness-courier.co.uk. 15 May 2009</ref>

In 2011, Zambia was due to host the [[2011 All-Africa Games|tenth All-Africa Games]], for which three stadiums were to be built in [[Lusaka]], [[Ndola]], and [[Livingstone, Zambia|Livingstone]].<ref name="games">{{cite web|url=http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200602/22/eng20060222_244775.html|title=Zambia to build three stadia for 2011 All-Africa Games|publisher=People's Daily Online|access-date=6 November 2007|archive-date=24 September 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080924005753/http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200602/22/eng20060222_244775.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The Lusaka stadium would have a capacity of 70,000 spectators while the other two stadiums would hold 50,000 people each. The government was encouraging the private sector to get involved in the construction of the sports facilities because of a shortage of public funds for the project. Zambia later withdrew its bid to host the 2011 All-Africa Games, citing a lack of funds. Hence, Mozambique took Zambia's place as host.

Zambia also produced the first black African ([[Madalitso Muthiya]]) to play in the [[United States Golf Open]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2008/05/05/a-rare-talent-from-an-unusual-source/|title=Zambia's Madalitso Muthiya a pioneer|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=5 May 2008|access-date=18 September 2013|archive-date=4 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004222257/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2008-05-05/sports/0805040183_1_zambia-frederick-chiluba-nationwide-tour|url-status=live}}</ref> one of the four major golf tournaments.

In 1989, the country's [[Zambia national basketball team|basketball team]] had its best performance when it qualified for the [[FIBA Africa Championship]] and thus finished as one of Africa's top ten teams.<ref>[https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/event/p/cid//sid/2403/tid/0/_/1989_AfroBasket/index.html 1989 African Championship for Men] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027160945/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/event/p/cid/sid/2403/tid/0/_/1989_AfroBasket/index.html |date=27 October 2021 }}, ARCHIVE.FIBA.COM. Retrieved 16 December 2015.</ref>

In 2017, Zambia hosted and won the Pan-African football tournament [[2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations|U-20 African Cup of Nation]] for players age 20 and under.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.lusakatimes.com/2016/12/16/zambia-outsmart-south-africa-win-record-cosafa-u20-crown/|title=Zambia outsmart South Africa to win record Cosafa U20 crown|date=16 December 2016|work=Lusaka Times|access-date=16 December 2016|archive-date=2 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230102225752/https://www.lusakatimes.com/2016/12/16/zambia-outsmart-south-africa-win-record-cosafa-u20-crown/|url-status=live}}</ref>