Lausanne

==Sports==
[[File:International Olympic Committee Headquarters (2).jpg|thumb|The seat of the [[International Olympic Committee]] in Lausanne]]

Lausanne is home to the [[International Olympic Committee|IOC]], with water sports available on the nearby lake and [[mountaineering]] in the nearby mountains. Cycling is also a common pastime, with the [[vineyard]]s in the surrounding hills providing extensive views and challenging routes.{{citation needed|date=December 2017}} There is an annual [[Track and field]] meeting (''[[Athletissima]]''), [[road running]] through the city (the [[20 km of Lausanne|20 km (12 mi) of Lausanne]]), the [[Tour de Romandie]] road cycling race, [[Marathon of Lausanne]] and [[triathlon]] competition, among other sports events. The two most important sports are [[ice hockey]] and [[association football|football]]. Lausanne hosted the [[2020 Winter Youth Olympics]]<ref>{{cite web |last=Goddard |first=Emily |url=http://www.insidethegames.biz/olympics/youth-olympics/1015047-swiss-president-maurer-very-excited-about-youth-olympic-bid-as-lausanne-launches-official-application |title=Swiss President Maurer "very excited" about Youth Olympic bid as Lausanne launches official application |website=Insidethegames.biz |date=12 July 2013 |access-date=18 January 2016}}</ref> and the [[2020 IIHF World Championship]].

'''Local'''
* [[Lausanne Hockey Club|Lausanne HC]] Ice Hockey Club
* [[FC Lausanne-Sport|Lausanne-Sport]] Football Club
* [[FC Stade Lausanne Ouchy|Stade Lausanne Ouchy]] Football Club
* [[Stade Lausanne Rugby Club]]
* [[Lausanne-Sports Aviron]] Rowing Club
* [[Federation of Swiss Bandy]]
* Lausanne University Club (Luc) Rugby
* Swiss Power Wrestling (SPW) Professional Wrestling promotion and school

'''International'''

Lausanne hosts the headquarters of the [[International Olympic Committee]] (IOC) and [[Court of Arbitration for Sport]] (CAS), and many other international sport associations:

* [[European Athletic Association|European Athletics Association]] (EAA)
* [[International Baseball Federation]] (IBAF)
* [[International Canoe Federation]] (ICF)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-08-17 |title=Headquarters |url=https://www.canoeicf.com/headquarters |access-date=2023-02-20 |website=ICF - Planet Canoe}}</ref>
* [[International Federation for Equestrian Sports]] ({{lang|fr|Fédération Équestre Internationale}}, FEI)
* [[International Fencing Federation]] ({{lang|fr|Fédération Internationale d'Escrime}}, FIE)
* [[International Golf Federation]] ({{lang|fr|Fédération Internationale de Golf}}, IGF)
* [[International Federation of Gymnastics]] ({{lang|fr|Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique}}, FIG)
* [[International Hockey Federation]] ({{lang|fr|Fédération Internationale de Hockey}}, FIH)
* [[International Rowing Federation]] ({{lang|fr|Fédération Internationale des Sociétés d'Aviron}}, FISA)
* [[International Skating Union]] (ISU)
* [[International Swimming Federation]] ({{lang|fr|Fédération Internationale de Natation}}, FINA)
* [[International Table Tennis Federation]] (ITTF)
* [[International Triathlon Union]] (ITU)
* [[International University Sports Federation]] ({{lang|fr|Fédération Internationale du Sport Universitaire}}, FISU)
* [[International Volleyball Federation]] ({{lang|fr|Fédération Internationale de Volleyball}}, FIVB)
* [[International Wushu Federation]] (IWUF)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.iwuf.org/about-iwuf/ |title=About IWUF}}</ref>
* [[World Air Sports Federation]] ({{lang|fr|Fédération Aéronautique Internationale}}, FAI)
* [[World Archery Federation]] (WA; {{lang|fr|Fédération Internationale de Tir à l'Arc}}, FITA)
* [[World DanceSport Federation]] ({{lang|fr|Fédération mondiale de danse sportive}}, WDSF)
* [[World Taekwondo]]
* [[FIDE]] (International Chess Federation)