Sport in Libya

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The most popular sport in Libya is football.{{Cite web|last=Almasri|first=Omar|date=January 25, 2012|title=The State Of Football In Pre And Post-Revolution Tunisia, Egypt And Libya - Sabotage Times|url=https://sabotagetimes.com/football/the-state-of-football-in-pre-and-post-revolution-tunisia-egypt-and-libya|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190721095003/https://sabotagetimes.com/football/the-state-of-football-in-pre-and-post-revolution-tunisia-egypt-and-libya|archive-date=2019-07-21|access-date=2021-05-30|website=The Sabotage Times}}

Libya has also hosted some international sports tournaments, including the FIDE World Chess Championship 2004 and 2008 African Futsal Championship.

History

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Football and motor racing were popular sports played in Italian Libya.

Due to the Libyan crisis, international sports, most notably football were not played in Libya for several years.{{Cite web|title=International football returns to Libya after seven-year hiatus|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/26/international-football-returns-to-libya-after-seven-year-hiatus|access-date=2021-05-30|website=www.aljazeera.com|language=en}}

By sport

= Football =

= Other sports =

Extreme sports, such as skateboarding and motorcycle racing are played in Libya. However, the Libyan Association of Extreme Sports is unrecognised by the government and such sports receive no funding.{{Cite web|last=Mzioudet|first=Houda|title=Extreme sports in Libya reach new heights|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2014/4/25/extreme-sports-in-libya-reach-new-heights|access-date=2021-05-30|website=www.aljazeera.com|language=en}}

References

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