Editing Imatra (section)

==Sport==
[[File:Imatran uimahalli ja urheilutalo 1.JPG|thumb|Imatra's swimming hall and sports center]]

The men's [[pesäpallo]] club [[Imatran Pallo-Veikot]] competes in the [[Superpesis]] national league, playing at [[Ukonniemi Stadium]].

[[Ice hockey]] club [[Imatran Ketterä]] plays in second-tier [[Mestis]]. Imatra is the birthplace of [[National Hockey League]] players [[Jussi Markkanen]] and [[Petteri Nokelainen]]. 

In [[motorsport]] history, Imatra is best known for its [[road racing|road races]] (former TT-race) from 1963 to 1986. From [[1962 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1962]] to [[1982 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1982]] it was the home of the [[Finnish motorcycle Grand Prix]]. Racing on the Imatra road circuit ended after fatal accident during the 1986 European Championship event.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://paologozzi.gazzetta.it/en/2015/01/07/english-imatra-finland-love-and-death-in-a-cold-gp-climate/|title=Imatra (Finland): love and death in a cold GP climate|access-date=2017-07-16|language=it}}</ref> Racing resumed in 2016 as an [[:fi:International Road Racing Championship|International Road Racing Championship]] event.

There is an annual indoor rowing race at Imatra, which attracts competitors from across Finland.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.finnrowing.com/kisatuloksia/ | title=Concept FinnRowing Oy Race Results | work=Podium Gym Solutions Oy | date=8 March 2020 | access-date=8 March 2020 | language=fi}}</ref>