Editing Lahore (section)

== Sports ==
{{Main|List of sports venues in Lahore}}
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File:Gaddafi stadium lahore.jpg|[[Gaddafi Stadium]] is one of the largest [[List of stadiums in Pakistan|stadiums of Pakistan]], with a capacity of 27,000 spectators.
File:Stadium f.jpg|[[Punjab Stadium]]
File:HOCKEY ARGENTINA PAKISTAN.jpg|Pakistan playing against [[Argentina]] in 2005
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Lahore has successfully hosted many international sports events, including the finals of the [[1990 Men's Hockey World Cup]] and the [[1996 Cricket World Cup]]. The headquarters of all major sports governing bodies in Pakistan are located in Lahore, including cricket, hockey, rugby, and football.{{Citation needed|date=January 2023}} Lahore is also home to the head office of the [[Pakistan Olympic Association]].

[[Gaddafi Stadium]] is a [[List of Test cricket grounds|Test cricket ground]] in Lahore. It was completed in 1959, and renovations were carried out by Pakistani architect [[Nayyar Ali Dada]] in the 1990s.

The multi purpose [[Punjab Stadium]] located near the headquarters of the [[Pakistan Football Federation]], is mainly used for [[Association football|football]] matches and has hosted several events including [[AFC President's Cup]] and [[FIFA World Cup qualification|FIFA World Cup qualifiers]]. [[Wohaib FC|Wohaib]] club from Lahore was one of the leading football clubs in Pakistan in the 1990s.<ref name=":02">{{Cite web |last=Ahsan |first=Ali |date=23 December 2010 |title=A history of football in Pakistan — Part III |url=https://www.dawn.com/2010/12/23/a-history-of-football-in-pakistan-part-iii/ |access-date=2 December 2023 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref>

Lahore is home to several [[golf]] courses, including the [[Lahore Gymkhana Club|Lahore Gymkhana Golf Course]], the Lahore Garrison Golf and Country Club, the Royal Palm Golf Club, and newly built Defence Raya Golf & Country Club. Lake City, a 9-hole course, opened in nearby [[Raiwind]] Road in 2011. The newly opened Oasis Golf and Aqua Resort is a state-of-the-art resort, featuring golf, water parks, and leisure activities like horse riding and archery.

The [[Lahore Marathon]] is part of an annual package of six international marathons sponsored by [[Standard Chartered Bank]] across Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. More than 20,000 athletes from Pakistan and all over the world participate in this event. It was first held on 30 January 2005, and again on 29 January 2006. More than 22,000 people participated in the 2006 race. The third marathon was held on 14 January 2007.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lahoremarathon.com |title=Lahore Marathon Website |publisher=Lahoremarathon.com |access-date=15 March 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110118195349/http://www.lahoremarathon.com/ |archive-date=18 January 2011 }}</ref>{{failed verification|date=January 2016}} Plans exist to build Pakistan's first sports city in Lahore, on the bank of the [[Ravi River]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://lahore.metblogs.com/2006/07/31/lahore-soon-to-get-a-sports-city/ |title=Lahore soon to get a Sports City |publisher=Lahore Metblogs |access-date=15 March 2011 |archive-date=14 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714080800/http://lahore.metblogs.com/2006/07/31/lahore-soon-to-get-a-sports-city/ |url-status=live }}</ref>{{better source needed|date=January 2016}}

; Professional sports teams from Lahore
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! scope="col" | Club
! scope="col" | League
! scope="col" | Sport
! scope="col" | Venue
! scope="col" | Established
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" | [[Lahore Qalandars]]
| [[Pakistan Super League]]
| [[Cricket]]
| [[Gaddafi Stadium]]
| 2015
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" | [[Wohaib FC|Wohaib]]
| [[PFF League]]
| [[Association football|Football]]
| Punjab University Old Campus Ground
| 1982
|}