Editing Martinique (section)

== Sport ==
[[File:Stade louis achille4.jpg|thumb|Louis Achille Stadium]]

=== Association football ===
The [[Martinique national football team]]<ref name="11v11-2021">{{cite web |title=Martinique national football team: overview |url=https://www.11v11.com/teams/martinique/ |access-date=3 August 2021 |website=www.11v11.com |archive-date=3 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210803055308/https://www.11v11.com/teams/martinique/ |url-status=live }}</ref> is affiliated with CONCACAF,<ref name="11v11-2021" /> but not [[FIFA]],<ref name="BBC News-2021">{{Cite news |title=Martinica, la revelación de la Copa Oro que no está afiliada a la FIFA |language=es |work=BBC News Mundo |url=https://www.bbc.com/mundo/deportes-48751891 |access-date=3 August 2021 |archive-date=3 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210803055308/https://www.bbc.com/mundo/deportes-48751891 |url-status=live }}</ref> so it does not play in World Cup Qualifiers, but can play friendly matches and [[CONCACAF]] tournaments such as the [[CONCACAF Nations League]] and [[CONCACAF Gold Cup|Gold Cup]].<ref name="BBC News-2021" /> Since Martiniquais people are French citizens, they may choose to represent [[France national football team|France]] in international competitions. Several French players also have had roots in Martinique although they were born or raised in France. Among the most famous include [[Thierry Henry]], [[Eric Abidal]], [[Raphaël Varane]], [[Sylvain Wiltord]] and [[Loïc Rémy]], all of whom represented France on multiple occasions and in Henry's case won the [[European Golden Boot]] twice. Henry and Varane also have won a [[FIFA World Cup]] each.

Martinique has its own soccer league known as the Ligue de Football de Martinique.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Boutrin |first=Louis |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ogL8x1YOn6YC&q=Martinique+Ligue+de+Football+de+Martinique |title=Le sport à la Martinique: Approches historiques et organisationnelles – Enjeux |date=1 January 1997 |publisher=Editions L'Harmattan |isbn=978-2-296-35093-9 |language=fr |access-date=18 August 2021 |archive-date=18 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818031642/https://books.google.com/books?id=ogL8x1YOn6YC&q=Martinique+Ligue+de+Football+de+Martinique |url-status=live }}</ref> The Martinique men's soccer championship, known as the Regional 1 (R1)<ref>{{cite web |title=La première phase du championnat de Régional 1 est terminée |url=https://la1ere.francetvinfo.fr/martinique/la-premiere-phase-du-championnat-de-regional-1-est-terminee-958207.html |access-date=3 August 2021 |website=Martinique la 1ère |date=14 March 2021 |language=fr-FR |archive-date=3 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210803055308/https://la1ere.francetvinfo.fr/martinique/la-premiere-phase-du-championnat-de-regional-1-est-terminee-958207.html |url-status=live }}</ref> – Trophée Gérard Janvion, is a premier local soccer competition in the territory. It is held annually in the form of a championship between fourteen amateur clubs between the months of September and May. The competition is organized by the Martinique Football League and, although the clubs in the league are affiliated with the [[French Football Federation]], there is no promotion to the French national championships.

At the end of the twenty-six-day (two-stage) championship, the top four teams qualify for the Ligue Antilles, while the bottom three are relegated to the lower division, the Régionale 2.<ref>{{cite web |title=Régionale 2 et 3 : résultats de la 6e journée |url=https://la1ere.francetvinfo.fr/martinique/regionale-2-3-resultats-6e-journee-411323.html |access-date=3 August 2021 |website=Martinique la 1ère |date=30 October 2016 |language=fr-FR |archive-date=3 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210803055310/https://la1ere.francetvinfo.fr/martinique/regionale-2-3-resultats-6e-journee-411323.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Surf ===
[[File:153 Championnat international de surf, Basse-Pointe Martinique.jpg|thumb|153rd International Surfing Championship, Basse-Pointe, Martinique]]
The Martinique [[Surfing|Surf]] Pro<ref>{{cite web |title=Martinique Surf Pro 2018 |url=https://www.martiniquesurfpro.com/?lang=en |access-date=3 August 2021 |website=Martinique Surf Pro |language=en-US |archive-date=3 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210803055309/https://www.martiniquesurfpro.com/?lang=en |url-status=live }}</ref> is an international surfing competition held every year in April in Basse-Pointe (Martinique).<ref>{{cite web |date=19 March 2018 |title=Latinos en el Martinique Surf Pro |url=http://www.surfosmagazine.com/latinos-en-el-martinique-surf-pro-2/ |access-date=3 August 2021 |website=Surfos Magazine |language=es-ES |archive-date=3 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210803055310/http://www.surfosmagazine.com/latinos-en-el-martinique-surf-pro-2/ |url-status=live }}</ref> It was created in 2015 by two Martinicans, Nicolas Ursulet and Nicolas Clémenté<ref>{{cite web|title=II Martinique Surf Pro, más grande y mejor|date=28 October 2018 |url=https://www.panoramanautico.com/ii-martinique-surf-pro-mas-grande-y-mejor/|url-status=live|access-date=3 August 2021|archive-date=3 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210803055310/https://www.panoramanautico.com/ii-martinique-surf-pro-mas-grande-y-mejor/}}</ref> and is organized by the [[Caribbean]] Surf Project (CSP).51 It is the only Caribbean competition in the [[World Surf League|World Surf]] League, the world surfing [[championship]]. It is part of the World Qualifying Series calendar, the entry league to the WSL's elite circuit, the Championship Tour.<ref>{{cite web |title=" Les conditions de l'accueil du Martinique Surf Pro à Basse-Pointe ne sont plus réunies » – Journal France-Antilles – Toute l'actualité de votre région en Martinique – FranceAntilles.f" |url=https://www.martinique.franceantilles.fr/regions/nord-atlantique/les-conditions-de-l-accueil-du-martinique-surf-pro-a-basse-pointe-ne-sont-plus-reunies-529224.php |access-date=3 August 2021 |website=France-Antilles Martinique |date=15 July 2019 |language=fr |archive-date=13 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210713092708/https://www.martinique.franceantilles.fr/regions/nord-atlantique/les-conditions-de-l-accueil-du-martinique-surf-pro-a-basse-pointe-ne-sont-plus-reunies-529224.php |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Regattas ===
[[Le Tour de Yoles Rondes de Martinique]] is an annual sailing regatta,<ref>{{cite web|title=Le tour des yoles rondes de la Martinique».|work=Travel Martinique |date=20 April 2013 |url=http://travel-martinique.com/fr/decouvrir/les-fetes-populaires-martiniquaises/le-tour-des-yoles-rondes-de-la-martinique.html|url-status=live|access-date=31 July 2021|archive-date=9 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190509001730/http://travel-martinique.com/fr/decouvrir/les-fetes-populaires-martiniquaises/le-tour-des-yoles-rondes-de-la-martinique.html |author1=Cédric }}</ref> the island's largest sporting event, which takes place in late July and early August and is very popular with spectators.<ref>{{cite web |date=31 October 2014 |title=Accueil – FEDERATION DES YOLES RONDES DE LA MARTINIQUE |url=http://yoles-rondes.net/fyrm2/ |access-date=31 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141031132752/http://yoles-rondes.net/fyrm2/ |archive-date=31 October 2014 }}</ref>

The event is organized by the ''Fédération des yoles rondes''. Crews circumnavigate Martinique on a 180-kilometer course over eight stages. The race begins with a prologue time trial from the starting town.

The time trial determines the starting order of the first ten boats, and the time between starts is determined by the advantage of each boat over the next during the prologue; all Boats below the top ten start simultaneously. The next seven legs [[Circumnavigation|circumnavigate]] the island. The leg around the southern part of the island, starting in the commune of Le Diamant, passing through Sainte-Anne and finishing in Le François, is known as the Défi de l'Espace Sud (Southern Challenge Zone).
[[File:Tour des Yoles aux Anse d'Arlet.jpg|thumb|Tour des Yoles]]

=== Handball ===
The Martinique [[Handball]] Championship, organized by the Martinique Handball League,<ref>{{cite web |title=Creation de site internet gratuit pour club sportif |url=https://www.sportsregions.fr/ |access-date=31 July 2021 |website=Sportsregions.fr |language=fr |archive-date=22 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210722173620/https://www.sportsregions.fr/ |url-status=live }}</ref> concludes with the Poule des As (play-off) which determines the Martinique [[champion]] in the women's and men's categories. The Poule des As is a very popular event in Martinique, the pavilions are filled for the finals held at the Palais des Sports de Lamentin.

The highest division is the Pré-Nationale, equivalent to the Pré-Nationale (or even the Nationale 3) in [[metropolitan France]]. The champions of the Poule des As come every year to Metropolitan France to play in the finals of the French Handball Championships of N1, N2 and N3 Women, N2 and N3 Men Metropolitan/Ultra Marines.

The winners (female and male) of the Martinique Handball Cup, receive a reward of 10 000 [[Euro]]s. The main players of the Martinique Handball Championship in recent years have been: Katty Piejos, Cédric Sorhaindo, Joël Abati.