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This is a list article about sport in the Vatican City.
The Vatican City is not a member of the International Olympic Committee and is therefore not able to send a team to the Olympic Games.[1] However athletes have represented the Vatican City in an unofficial or non-scoring capacity at some international multi-sport events.
A team represented the Vatican City at the 2022 edition of the Championships of the Small States of Europe in Malta in a non-scoring manner.[2]
A delegation from the Vatican City was present at the 2019 edition of the Games of the Small States of Europe in Montenegro, but were only allowed to observe. A team from the Vatican City were scheduled to compete officially at the 2021 edition through a partnership with the Italian Olympic Committee[3] but the event was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Vatican City did not participate in the 2023 edition.
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One athlete represented the Vatican City at the 2022 edition of the Mediterranean Games in Algeria in a non-scoring manner.[4]
The Vatican City is not a member of FIFA;[5] however, representative men's and women's national football teams exist and play friendly matches and in unofficial tournaments.[6] A local football league, Vatican City Championship, was founded in 1972 and is made up of teams representing employees of the different administrative departments in the Vatican.[7]
The Vatican City is not a member of the International Cricket Council;[8] however, a representative national men's cricket team was formed in 2013.[9]
Vatican Athletics is the governing body for athletics in the Vatican City.[10]
Vatican Cycling became member of the International Cycling Union in September 2021.[11] In 2022, Rien Schuurhuis participated at the UCI Road World Championships representing Vatican City. Schuurhuis became the first Vatican to participate at a World Championship in any sport. He competed in the Elite Men's Road Race but he did not finish the race.
In 1974 the start of the Giro d’ Italia took place in Vatican City. It’s the only major sport event that ever took place in Vaticaan City.
Vatican Taekwondo became a member of World Taekwondo in November 2021.[12]