Amsterdam

==Sports==
{{see also|Football in Amsterdam}}
Amsterdam is home of the ''[[Eredivisie]]'' football club [[AFC Ajax]]. The stadium [[Johan Cruyff Arena]] is the home of Ajax. It is located in the [[Amsterdam Zuidoost|south-east]] of the city next to the new [[Amsterdam Bijlmer ArenA railway station]]. Before moving to their current location in 1996, Ajax played their regular matches in the now demolished [[De Meer Stadion]] in the eastern part of the city<ref>{{Cite web |title=De Meer |url=http://english.ajax.nl/web/show/id=47960 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081116070239/http://english.ajax.nl/web/show/id%3D47960 |archive-date=16 November 2008 |access-date=8 November 2008 |website=Stadiums |publisher=AFC Ajax}}</ref> or in the [[Olympic Stadium (Amsterdam)|Olympic Stadium]].
In 1928, Amsterdam hosted the [[1928 Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics]]. The [[Olympic Stadium (Amsterdam)|Olympic Stadium]] built for the occasion has been completely restored and is now used for cultural and sporting events, such as the [[Amsterdam Marathon]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Athletics |url=http://www.olympischstadion.nl/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=22&Itemid=98 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081221134507/http://www.olympischstadion.nl/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=22&Itemid=98 |archive-date=21 December 2008 |access-date=8 November 2008 |website=Olympisch Stadion Amsterdam |publisher=SOSA |format=in Dutch}}</ref> In 1920, Amsterdam assisted in hosting some of the [[Sailing at the 1920 Summer Olympics|sailing]] events for the [[1920 Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics]] held in neighbouring [[Antwerp]], Belgium by hosting events at [[IJ (Amsterdam)|Buiten IJ]].
[[File:Feyenoord tegen Ajax 1-0. Nummer 26 Israel in duel met Cruyff.jpg|thumb|[[AFC Ajax]] player [[Johan Cruyff]], 1967]]
The city holds the [[Dam tot Damloop|Dam to Dam Run]], a {{cvt|16|km|adj=on|0}} race from Amsterdam to [[Zaandam]], as well as the [[Amsterdam Marathon]]. The ice hockey team [[Amstel Tijgers]] play in the [[Jaap Eden]] ice rink. The team competes in the Dutch ice hockey premier league. [[Long track speed skating|Speed skating]] championships have been held on the 400-meter lane of this ice rink.

Amsterdam holds two [[American football]] franchises: the [[Amsterdam Crusaders]] and the Amsterdam Panthers. The [[Amsterdam Pirates]] baseball team competes in the [[Honkbal Hoofdklasse|Dutch Major League]]. There are three [[field hockey]] teams: Amsterdam, Pinoké and Hurley, who play their matches around the [[Wagener Stadium]] in the nearby city of [[Amstelveen]]. The basketball team [[MyGuide Amsterdam]] competes in the Dutch premier division and play their games in the Sporthallen Zuid.<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 September 2009 |title=Over Sporthallen Zuid: Referenties |url=http://www.sporthallenzuid.amsterdam.nl/over_sporthallen/referenties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100803000725/http://www.sporthallenzuid.amsterdam.nl/over_sporthallen/referenties |archive-date=3 August 2010 |access-date=10 October 2010 |publisher=Sporthallenzuid.amsterdam.nl}}</ref>

There is one rugby club in Amsterdam, which also hosts sports training classes such as RTC (Rugby Talenten Centrum or Rugby Talent Centre) and the National Rugby stadium.

Since 1999, the city of Amsterdam honours the best sportsmen and women at the [[Amsterdam Sportsman of the year|Amsterdam Sports Awards]]. Boxer [[Raymond Joval]] and field hockey midfielder [[Carole Thate]] were the first to receive the awards, in 1999.

Amsterdam hosted the [[World Gymnaestrada]] in 1991 and will do so again in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=FIG allocates 2023 World Gymnaestrada to Amsterdam |url=http://aroundtherings.com/site/A__75784/Title__FIG-allocates-2023-World-Gymnaestrada-to-Amsterdam/292/Articles |access-date=20 February 2019 |publisher=Around The Rings}}{{Dead link|date=October 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>