# Sport in Lima > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Sport_in_Lima > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Sport_in_Lima.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sport_in_Lima > Source revision: 1351415387 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) This article needs more citations. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Sport in Lima" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (September 2014) (Learn how and when to remove this message) **Sport in Lima** is well supported by venues and clubs. The city of Lima has varied sports venues for [association football](/source/Association_football), [volleyball](/source/Volleyball) and [basketball](/source/Basketball), many of which are located within private clubs. A popular sport among Limeans is *[fronton](/source/Paleta_front%C3%B3n)*, a [racquet sport](/source/Racquet_sport) similar to squash invented in Lima. The city is home to seven international-class golf courses. [Equestrian](/source/Equestrianism) is popular in Lima for which there are private clubs as well as horse racing which is centered on the [Hipódromo de Monterrico](/source/Hip%C3%B3dromo_de_Monterrico). The most popular sport in Lima by far is [association football](/source/Association_football) with many club teams being located in the city. Lima is the host for the following sports events: - 2020 [U-18 Women's Softball World Cup](/source/U-18_Women's_Softball_World_Cup)[1] - [2019 Pan American Games](/source/2019_Pan_American_Games)[2] ## Sport clubs Club Sport League Venue Peruvian Institute of Sport Various Various Estadio Nacional Alianza Lima Football Primera División Peruana Alejandro Villanueva Stadium Universitario Football Primera División Peruana Monumental "U" Stadium Sporting Cristal Football Primera División Peruana San Martín de Porres Stadium Deportivo Municipal Football Primera División Peruana Iván Elías Moreno Stadium Regatas Lima Various Various Regatas Headquarters Chorrillos Real Club Lima Basketball, Volleyball Various San Isidro ## Sport venues There are many sport venues in Lima including: ### Football - [Monumental "U" Stadium](/source/Estadio_Monumental_%22U%22) - [National Stadium](/source/Estadio_Nacional_(Lima)) - [Universidad San Marcos Stadium](/source/Estadio_Universidad_San_Marcos) - [Alejandro Villanueva Stadium](/source/Estadio_Alejandro_Villanueva) - [San Martín de Porres Stadium](/source/Estadio_San_Mart%C3%ADn_de_Porres) - [Chorrillos Municipal Stadium](/source/Estadio_de_la_Municipalidad_de_Chorrillos) ### Other sports - [Hipódromo de Monterrico](/source/Hip%C3%B3dromo_de_Monterrico) ([Horse racing](/source/Horse_racing)) - [Coliseo Eduardo Dibos Colliseum](/source/Coliseo_Eduardo_Dibos) ([Basketball](/source/Basketball) and [Volleyball](/source/Volleyball)) - [Amauta Coliseum](/source/Coliseo_Amauta) ([Basketball](/source/Basketball) and [Volleyball](/source/Volleyball)) - [Campo de Marte](/source/Campo_de_Marte) swimming pool ([Swimming](/source/Swimming_(sport))) - Terrazas de Miraflores Tennis Club ([Tennis](/source/Tennis)) - [Lima Cricket and Football Club](/source/Lima_Cricket_and_Football_Club) ([Cricket](/source/Cricket), [Rugby](/source/Rugby_football), and [Association football](/source/Association_football)) - Athletics stadium ([Track](/source/Track_and_field)) - [Coliseo Polideportivo](/source/Coliseo_Polideportivo) ([Volleyball](/source/Volleyball)) Other sports practiced in the city include [surfing](/source/Surfing), [equestrianism](/source/Equestrianism), [karate](/source/Karate), [rugby](/source/Rugby_football), [yachting](/source/Yachting), [paragliding](/source/Paragliding), [badminton](/source/Badminton), [squash](/source/Squash_(sport)), [table football](/source/Table_football), [mountain biking](/source/Mountain_biking), [bicycle racing](/source/Bicycle_racing), [shooting](/source/Shooting_sports), [triathlon](/source/Triathlon), [futsal](/source/Futsal), [table tennis](/source/Table_tennis), and [track](/source/Track_and_field). ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["WBSC Softball World Cups 2021 - 2029"](https://www.wbsc.org/softball-events-overview). *World Baseball Softball Confederation*. World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 13 December 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Lima awarded 2019 Pan American and Parapan Games](http://www.insidethegames.biz/major-games/pan-american-games/2019/1016437-lima-awarded-2019-pan-american-and-parapan-games) v t e Lima Metropolitan Area Culture Demographics Flag History Timeline Landmarks Mayors People Sport Transport Districts Cono Centro Barranco Breña Jesús María La Victoria Lima Lince Magdalena del Mar Miraflores Pueblo Libre Rímac San Borja San Isidro San Miguel Santiago de Surco Surquillo Cono Este Ate Chaclacayo Cieneguilla El Agustino La Molina Lurigancho-Chosica San Juan de Lurigancho San Luis Santa Anita Cono Norte Ancón Carabayllo Comas Independencia Los Olivos Puente Piedra San Martín de Porres Santa Rosa Cono Sur Chorrillos Lurín Pachacamac Pucusana Punta Hermosa Punta Negra San Bartolo San Juan de Miraflores Santa María del Mar Villa el Salvador Villa María del Triunfo Callao Bellavista Callao Carmen de la Legua Reynoso La Perla La Punta Mi Perú Ventanilla --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Sport in Lima](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sport_in_Lima) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sport_in_Lima?action=history)). 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