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==Sport== [[File:Dunbar RFC in action.jpg|thumb|alt=Dunbar RFC over 30s|Dunbar RFC]] [[File:Dunbar Coastal Rowing Club.jpg|right|thumb|Rowing off Dunbar harbour mouth with the [[Bass Rock]] in the background.]] [[File:Paddle Boarders at Eye Cave Beach Dunbar (geograph 6133543).jpg|thumb|Paddleboarders at Eye Cave Beach]] ===Football=== Dunbar is home to the [[football (soccer)|football]] club [[Dunbar United F.C.|Dunbar United]], who play at New Countess Park and compete in the {{Scottish football updater|Dunbar}}. Dunbar is also home to the Dunbar United Colts Football Club, who play their home matches at Hallhill Sports Centre.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dunbarcolts.co.uk/|title=Homepage - Dunbar United Colts F.C.|website=www.DunbarColts.co.uk|access-date=19 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170220092650/http://www.dunbarcolts.co.uk/|archive-date=20 February 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> The town briefly had a [[Scottish Football Association|senior]] club, [[Dunbar Town F.C.|Dunbar Town]], immediately before the [[Second World War]], which played in the [[East of Scotland League]].<ref>{{cite journal |title=Sport of all sorts |journal=Edinburgh Evening News |date=5 June 1937 |page=14}}</ref> ===Golf=== Dunbar Golf Club: Laid out in 1857 and redesigned by Old Tom Morris around 1894, Dunbar East Links is situated on the estuary of the [[Firth of Forth]]. It is used as an Open Championship Qualifying Venue when the Open is played at Muirfield and all of the major Scottish Championships have been played here, The Scottish Amateur, Scottish Professional Championships, and Scottish Boys' Championship. The British Ladies and the Ladies Home Internationals have also enjoyed Dunbar as a venue. Dunbar is also home to Winterfield Golf Club. ===Rugby=== Dunbar is also home to [[Dunbar RFC]]. They play their home games at Hallhill Sports Centre and operate a 1st XV, 2nd XV and various school teams. The 1st XV play in the [[East Regional Leagues (Rugby Union)|East Region League Division 2]]. ===Basketball=== Dunbar Grammar School hosts basketball training for many school and club squads. School teams often participate in the Scottish Cup competition for their appropriate level. The school also hosts training for the club Dunbar Dragons. ===Lochend Woods parkrun=== Every Saturday at 9:30am a free, mixed terrain 5 km is held at Hallhill Sports Centre. This event is open to anyone wanting to walk, jog or run 5 km at an event run by local volunteers. This event started on the 23rd March 2019. ===Coastal Rowing=== Dunbar Coastal Rowing Club<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dunbarcoastalrowing.org.uk|title=Homepage - Dunbar Coastal Rowing Club|website=www.dunbarcoastalrowing.org.uk|access-date=6 July 2019}}</ref> has two [[St. Ayles Skiff|St Ayles Skiffs]] - 'Volunteer' and 'Black Agnes'. They are frequently seen rowing off the coast towards Belhaven or Torness or even just fishing. In 2018 they rowed to all of the named islands in the [[Firth of Forth]]. In 2019 they are competing in the World Championships at [[Stranraer]]. === Wakeboarding === Foxlake in Dunbar was the first cable wakeboarding centre in Scotland.<ref>{{Cite news|last=McIver|first=Brian|date=8 April 2015|title=Wakeboarding comes to Scotland|work=Daily Record|url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/other-sports/water-torture-wakeboarding-comes-scotland-5477342|access-date=17 June 2021}}</ref> As well as wakeboarding it also offers a water assault course, ringo rides and segways. There is also a cafe in the centre. === Surfing and paddle boarding === Surfing is popular on Belhaven Bay.<ref>{{cite news|last=Cox|first=Roger|date=13 December 2014|title=Surfing at Belhaven Bay|work=Scotsman|url=https://www.scotsman.com/whats-on/things-to-do/roger-cox-surfing-belhaven-bay-near-dunbar-1518153|access-date=17 June 2021}}</ref> The Coast to Coast surf school is located next to Belhaven Bay. Paddle boarding is also popular on Belhaven Bay.
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