Toronto

=== Events ===
[[File:Queen Elizabeth at the Queen's Plate.jpg|thumb|Arrival of [[Elizabeth II]] at the 2010 [[King's Plate|Queen's Plate]] at [[Woodbine Racetrack]]]]
Toronto, along with Montreal, hosts an annual [[tennis]] tournament called the [[Canadian Open (tennis)|Canadian Open]] (not to be confused with the [[Canadian Open (golf)|identically named golf tournament]]) between the months of July and August. In odd-numbered years, the men's tournament is held in Montreal, while the women's tournament is held in Toronto, and vice versa in even-numbered years.

The city hosts the [[Toronto Waterfront Marathon]] annually, one of the [[World Athletics Label Road Races]].<ref>{{cite web |title=World Athletics Label Road Races |url=https://www.worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-label-road-races/calendar-results |access-date=November 13, 2022 |website=World Athletics |archive-date=December 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20221218202650/https://www.worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-label-road-races/calendar-results |url-status=live }}</ref> Toronto also hosts the annual [[Grand Prix of Toronto]] car race (officially named Honda Indy Toronto), part of the [[IndyCar Series]] schedule, held on a street circuit at Exhibition Place.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indycar.com/Schedule/2023/IndyCar-Series/Toronto|title=Honda Indy Toronto|publisher=[[IndyCar Series]]|access-date=December 31, 2023|archive-date=September 24, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230924131128/https://www.indycar.com/Schedule/2023/IndyCar-Series/Toronto|url-status=live}}</ref> It was known previously as the [[Champ Car World Series|Champ Car]]'s Molson Indy Toronto from 1986 to 2007. Both [[thoroughbred]] and [[standardbred]] [[horse racing]] events are conducted at [[Woodbine Racetrack]] in [[Rexdale]].
[[File:2018 Honda Indy Toronto at Exhibition Place.jpg|thumb|The 2018 [[Grand Prix of Toronto]], an annual [[IndyCar Series]] race held at [[Exhibition Place]].]]
Toronto hosted the [[2015 Pan American Games]] in July 2015 and the [[2015 Parapan American Games]] in August 2015. It beat the cities of [[Lima]], Peru, and [[Bogotá]], Colombia, to win the rights to stage the games.<ref>{{cite web |title=Toronto 2015 Pan American Games Bid Officially Launched |url=http://www.gamesbids.com/eng/commonwealth_games_bids/1216133774.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081019025828/http://www.gamesbids.com/eng/commonwealth_games_bids/1216133774.html |archive-date=October 19, 2008 |website=GameBids.com}}</ref> The games were the largest [[multi-sport event]] ever to be held in Canada (in terms of athletes competing), double the size of the [[2010 Winter Olympics]] in [[Vancouver]], British Columbia.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cayley |first1=Shawn |date=August 12, 2014 |title=Countdown is on to Pan American and Parapan American Games in Durham Region |work=durhamregion.com |publisher=[[Metroland Media Group]] |url=http://www.durhamregion.com/news-story/4754402-countdown-is-on-to-pan-american-and-parapan-american-games-in-durham-region/ |url-status=dead |access-date=August 31, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903120851/http://www.durhamregion.com/news-story/4754402-countdown-is-on-to-pan-american-and-parapan-american-games-in-durham-region/ |archive-date=September 3, 2014}}</ref>

Toronto was a candidate city for the [[1996 Summer Olympics|1996]] and [[2008 Summer Olympics]], which were awarded to [[Atlanta]] and [[Beijing]] respectively.<ref>{{cite news |last=Byers |first=Jim |date=July 10, 2007 |title=Third time lucky for T.O. Games bid? |url-access=subscription |work=The Star |location=Toronto |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2007/07/10/third_time_lucky_for_to_games_bid.html |url-status=live |access-date=May 25, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100305073654/http://www.thestar.com/News/article/234164 |archive-date=March 5, 2010}}</ref>

Toronto was named as one of 16 cities in North America (and one of two Canadian cities) to host matches for the [[2026 FIFA World Cup]].<ref name="Toronto selected as host site for 2026 FIFA World Cup | CTV News" />