Editing Switzerland (section)

=== Sports ===
{{Main|Sport in Switzerland}}
[[File:Allalinhorn 4027 2007 04 17.JPG|thumb|left|Ski area over the glaciers of [[Saas-Fee]]]]
[[Skiing]], [[snowboarding]] and [[mountaineering]] are among the most popular sports, reflecting the nature of the country<ref>[http://www.europe-cities.com/en/672/switzerland/sport/ Sport in Switzerland] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100916001155/http://www.europe-cities.com/en/672/switzerland/sport/ |date=16 September 2010}} europe-cities.com. Retrieved on 14 December 2009</ref> Winter sports are practised by natives and visitors. The [[bobsleigh]] was invented in [[St. Moritz]].<ref>[http://www.fibt.com/index.php?id=39 A brief history of bobsleigh] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110513011356/http://www.fibt.com/index.php?id=39 |date=13 May 2011}} fibt.com. Retrieved on 2 November 2009</ref> The first [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships|world ski championships]] were held in [[Mürren]] (1931) and St. Moritz (1934). The latter town hosted the [[1928 Winter Olympics|second Winter Olympic Games]] in 1928 and the [[1948 Winter Olympics|fifth edition]] in 1948. Among its most successful skiers and world champions are [[Pirmin Zurbriggen]] and [[Didier Cuche]].

The most prominently watched sports in Switzerland are [[Football in Switzerland|football]] and [[Schweizerischer Eishockeyverband|ice hockey]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 July 2014 |title=Meist gesehene Sendungen SRF seit 2011 |url=http://www.srf.ch/medien/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Hitliste_seit_2011.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160714130318/http://www.srf.ch/medien/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Hitliste_seit_2011.pdf |archive-date=14 July 2016 |access-date=13 June 2016 |publisher=[[Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen|SRF]] |language=de}}</ref>

The headquarters of the international football's and ice hockey's governing bodies, the [[International Federation of Association Football]] (FIFA) and [[International Ice Hockey Federation]] (IIHF) are located in Zurich. Many other headquarters of international sports federations are located in Switzerland. For example, the [[International Olympic Committee]] (IOC), IOC's [[Olympic Museum]] and the [[Court of Arbitration for Sport]] (CAS) are located in [[Lausanne]].

Switzerland hosted the [[1954 FIFA World Cup]] and was the joint host, with Austria, of the [[UEFA Euro 2008]] tournament. The [[Swiss Super League]] is the nation's professional football club league, with clubs including [[BSC Young Boys]] performing consistently in European club competitions. Europe's highest football pitch, at {{convert|2000|m|ft}} above sea level, is located in Switzerland, the ''Ottmar Hitzfeld Stadium''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gilbert |first=Sarah |date=8 June 2014 |title=The world's most amazing football pitches – in pictures |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/travel/gallery/2014/jun/08/the-worlds-most-amazing-football-pitches-in-pictures?CMP=EMCNEWEML6619I2 |url-status=live |access-date=9 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714190244/http://www.theguardian.com/travel/gallery/2014/jun/08/the-worlds-most-amazing-football-pitches-in-pictures?CMP=EMCNEWEML6619I2 |archive-date=14 July 2014}}</ref> One of Switzerland's most successful footballers is [[Xherdan Shaqiri]] of [[FC Basel|FC Basel.]]

Many Swiss follow [[ice hockey]] and support one of the 12 teams of the [[National League (ice hockey)|National League]], which is the most attended league in Europe.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hockeyarenas.net |url=http://www.hockeyarenas.net/index.php3?ctID=ch&size=0&page=0701&c=eu&ctID=eu&atType=0&show=25&tdSaison=2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120114160452/http://www.hockeyarenas.net/index.php3?ctID=ch&size=0&page=0701&c=eu&ctID=eu&atType=0&show=25&tdSaison=2011 |archive-date=14 January 2012 |access-date=3 November 2011 |publisher=Hockeyarenas.net}}</ref> In 2009, Switzerland hosted the [[2009 IIHF World Championship|IIHF World Championship]] for the tenth time.<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 May 2009 |title=IIHF World Championships 2009 official website |url=http://www.iihf.com/channels/iihf-world-championship-oc09/home-oc/tournament-information.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101227112635/http://www.iihf.com/channels/iihf-world-championship-oc09/home-oc/tournament-information.html |archive-date=27 December 2010 |access-date=29 April 2010 |publisher=Iihf.com}}</ref> It also became [[2013 IIHF World Championship|World Vice-Champion]] in 2013 and 2018. Its numerous lakes make Switzerland an attractive sailing destination. The largest, [[Lake Geneva]], is the home of the sailing team [[Alinghi]] which was the first European team to win the [[America's Cup]] in 2003 and which successfully defended the title in 2007.

[[File:Roger Federer (26 June 2009, Wimbledon) 2 new.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Roger Federer]] has won 20 Grand Slam singles titles, making him among the most successful men's tennis players ever.<ref>[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/gallery/featured/GAL1157546/1/index.htm Roger Federer's Grand Slam Titles] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100127223246/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/gallery/featured/GAL1157546/1/index.htm |date=27 January 2010}} sportsillustrated.cnn.com. Retrieved on 14 June 2010</ref>]]Swiss tennis player [[Roger Federer]] is widely regarded as among the sport's greatest players. He won 20 [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] tournaments overall including a record 8 [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]] titles. He won six [[ATP Finals]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Roger Federer wins sixth Australian Open and 20th Grand Slam title |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/42851064 |url-status=live |access-date=24 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210131051812/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/42851064 |archive-date=31 January 2021}}</ref> He was ranked no. 1 in the [[ATP rankings]] for a record 237 consecutive weeks. He ended 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and [[2009 ATP World Tour|2009]] ranked no. 1. Fellow Swiss players [[Martina Hingis]] and [[Stan Wawrinka]] also won multiple Grand Slam titles. Switzerland won the [[Davis Cup]] title in 2014.

[[Motorsport]] racecourses and events were banned in Switzerland following the [[1955 Le Mans disaster]] with exceptions for events such as [[hillclimbing]]. The country continued to produce successful racing drivers such as [[Clay Regazzoni]], [[Sébastien Buemi]], [[Jo Siffert]], [[Dominique Aegerter]], successful [[World Touring Car Championship]] driver [[Alain Menu]], [[2014 24 Hours of Le Mans]] winner [[Marcel Fässler (racing driver)|Marcel Fässler]] and 2015 [[24 Hours Nürburgring]] winner [[Nico Müller]]. [[A1 Team Switzerland|Switzerland]] also won the [[A1 Grand Prix|A1GP World Cup of Motorsport]] in [[2007–08 A1 Grand Prix season|2007–08]] with driver [[Neel Jani]]. Swiss [[motorcycle racer]] [[Thomas Lüthi]] won the 2005 [[MotoGP]] World Championship in the 125cc category. In June 2007 the [[Swiss National Council]], one house of the [[Federal Assembly of Switzerland]], voted to overturn the ban, however the other house, the [[Swiss Council of States]] rejected the change and the ban remains in place.<ref>[[n:Switzerland lifts ban on motor racing]]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=10 October 2007 |title=Swiss vote against racing |url=http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns19754.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714131153/http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns19754.html |archive-date=14 July 2014 |access-date=13 June 2014 |website=Grandprix.com |publisher=Inside F1, Inc.}}</ref>

Traditional sports include Swiss wrestling or {{lang|de|Schwingen}}, a tradition from the rural central cantons and considered the national sport by some. [[Hornussen]] is another indigenous Swiss sport, which is like a cross between baseball and golf.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hornussen Baseball Swissstyle |url=http://www.swissroots.org/swissroots/en/stories/heritage/Heritage/Swiss%20Customs/Hornussen%20Baseball%20Swissstyle |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090629151434/http://www.swissroots.org/swissroots/en/stories/heritage/Heritage/Swiss%2520Customs/Hornussen%2520Baseball%2520Swissstyle |archive-date=29 June 2009 |access-date=25 January 2010 |website=Swiss Roots}}</ref> {{lang|de|[[Steinstossen]]}} is the Swiss variant of [[stone put]], a competition in throwing a heavy stone. Practised only among the alpine population since [[prehistory|prehistoric times]], it is recorded to have taken place in [[Basel]] in the 13th century. It is central to the [[Unspunnenfest]], first held in 1805, with its symbol the 83.5 stone named {{lang|de|Unspunnenstein}}.<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 July 2011 |title=Tradition and History |url=http://www.interlaken.ch/erlebnisse/sommer/festivals/unspunnenfest/tradition-und-geschichte.html?L=3 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706234615/http://www.interlaken.ch/erlebnisse/sommer/festivals/unspunnenfest/tradition-und-geschichte.html?L=3 |archive-date=6 July 2011 |access-date=8 February 2023}}</ref>