Editing Jamaica (section)

===Sport===
{{Main|Sport in Jamaica}}

Sport is an integral part of national life in Jamaica and the island's athletes tend to perform to a standard well above what might ordinarily be expected of such a small country.<ref name="track"/> While the most popular local sport is [[cricket]], on the international stage Jamaicans have tended to do particularly well at [[track and field athletics]].<ref name=track /><ref name="jamsports">{{cite web|title=Jamaican Sports An Overview|url=http://www.jamaicans.com/culture/sports/cricketjamaica.shtml|publisher=My Island Jamaica|access-date=11 October 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101129180138/http://www.jamaicans.com/culture/sports/cricketjamaica.shtml|archive-date=29 November 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The country was one of the venues of [[2007 Cricket World Cup]] and the [[West Indies cricket team]] is one of 12 [[International Cricket Council|ICC]] full member teams that participate in international [[Test cricket]].<ref name="cricket">{{cite web|title=Test and ODI cricket playing nations|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/rankings/content/current/page/211271.html|publisher=Cricinfo|access-date=11 October 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101108101831/http://www.cricinfo.com/rankings/content/current/page/211271.html|archive-date=8 November 2010|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Jamaica national cricket team]] competes regionally, and also provides players for the West Indies team. [[Sabina Park]] is the only Test venue in the island, but the [[Greenfield Stadium (Trelawny)|Greenfield Stadium]] is also used for cricket.<ref name="cricketgrounds">{{cite web|title=Cricket Ground Information|url=http://www.windiesonline.com/west_indies_cricket_grounds|publisher=Windies Online|access-date=11 October 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511195543/http://www.windiesonline.com/west_indies_cricket_grounds|archive-date=11 May 2011|url-status=usurped}}</ref><ref name="Greenfield">{{cite web|title=Greenfield Stadium|url=http://www.surfindia.com/cricket/greenfield-stadium.html|publisher=Surf India|access-date=11 October 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090803064555/http://www.surfindia.com/cricket/greenfield-stadium.html|archive-date=3 August 2009|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Usain Bolt after 200 m final Beijing 2015.jpg|180px|thumb|[[Usain Bolt]] is widely considered the greatest sprinter of all time.]]

Since independence, Jamaica has consistently produced world-class athletes in track and field.<ref name=track /> Over the past six decades Jamaica has produced dozens of world-class sprinters, including Olympic and world champion [[Usain Bolt]], world record holder in the 100&nbsp;m for men at 9.58s, and 200&nbsp;m for men at 19.19s. Other noteworthy Jamaican sprinters are [[Arthur Wint]], the first Jamaican Olympic gold medalist; [[Donald Quarrie]], [[Elaine Thompson]] double Olympic champion from Rio 2016 in the 100&nbsp;m and 200&nbsp;m, Olympic champion and former 200&nbsp;m world record holder; [[Roy Anthony Bridge]], part of the International Olympic Committee; [[Merlene Ottey]]; [[Delloreen Ennis-London]]; [[Shelly-Ann Fraser|Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce]], the former world and two-time Olympic 100&nbsp;m champion; [[Kerron Stewart]]; [[Aleen Bailey]]; [[Juliet Cuthbert]]; three-time Olympic gold medalist; [[Veronica Campbell-Brown]]; [[Sherone Simpson]]; [[Brigitte Foster-Hylton]]; [[Yohan Blake]]; [[Herb McKenley]]; [[George Rhoden]], Olympic gold medalist; [[Deon Hemmings]], Olympic gold medalist; as well as [[Asafa Powell]], former 100&nbsp;m world record holder and two-time 100&nbsp;m Olympic finalist and gold medal winner in the men's 2008 Olympic {{nowrap|4 × 100 m}}. American Olympic winner [[Sanya Richards-Ross]] was also born in Jamaica.

[[Association football]] and [[horse-racing]] are other popular sports in Jamaica. The [[Jamaica National Football Team|national football team]] qualified for the [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]] [[FIFA World Cup]]. Horse racing was Jamaica's first sport. Today, horse racing provides jobs for about 20,000 people including horse breeders, groomers, and trainers. Also, several Jamaicans are known internationally for their success in horse racing including Richard DePass, who once held the Guinness Book of World Records for the most wins in a day, Canadian awards winner George HoSang, and American award winners Charlie Hussey, Andrew Ramgeet, and Barrington Harvey.<ref>{{cite news |last=Tortello |first=Rebecca |title=Jamaican Horse racing History: The sport of kings |url=http://old.jamaica-gleaner.com/pages/history/story0078.html |work=Jamaica Gleaner |location=Jamaica |access-date=22 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190207044649/http://old.jamaica-gleaner.com/pages/history/story0078.html |archive-date=7 February 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Race car driving is also a popular sport in Jamaica with several car racing tracks and racing associations across the country.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Graham |first=Neville |date=14 April 2017 |title=New Cars To Light Up Dover |url=http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/sports/20170415/new-cars-light-dover |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190124102110/http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/sports/20170415/new-cars-light-dover |archive-date=24 January 2019 |access-date=22 January 2019 |work=Jamaica Gleaner |location=Jamaica}}</ref>

The [[Jamaica national bobsled team]] was once a serious contender in the [[Winter Olympics]], beating many well-established teams. Chess and basketball are widely played in Jamaica and are supported by the Jamaica Chess Federation (JCF) and the Jamaica Basketball Federation (JBF), respectively. [[Netball]] is also very popular on the island, with the [[Jamaica national netball team]] called The Sunshine Girls consistently ranking in the top five in the world.<ref>{{cite web |author=IFNA |title=Current World Rankings |url=http://www.netball.org/thrilling-world-class-events/current-world-rankings |access-date=3 November 2013 |author-link=International Federation of Netball Associations |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161203014509/http://www.netball.org/thrilling-world-class-events/current-world-rankings |archive-date=3 December 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

[[Rugby league]] has been played in Jamaica since 2006.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://rugbyleaguejamaica.com/history/|title=Jamaica Rugby league History|access-date=7 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191002122248/http://rugbyleaguejamaica.com/history/|archive-date=2 October 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
The [[Jamaica national rugby league team]] is made up of players who play in Jamaica and from [[United Kingdom|UK]] based professional and semi professional clubs (notably in the [[Super League]] and [[Championship (rugby league)|Championship]]). In November 2018 for the first time ever, the Jamaican rugby league team qualified for the [[Rugby League World Cup]] after defeating the [[United States national rugby league team|USA]] and [[Canada national rugby league team|Canada]]. Jamaica will play in the [[2021 Rugby League World Cup]] in England.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-league/46250413 |title=Rugby League World Cup: Jamaica reach tournament for first time |work=BBC Sport |date=17 November 2018 |access-date=19 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181119221352/https://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-league/46250413 |archive-date=19 November 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>

According to [[ESPN]], the highest paid Jamaican professional athlete in 2011 was [[Justin Masterson]], starting pitcher for the baseball team [[Cleveland Indians]] in the United States.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/7858737/floyd-mayweather-united-states-best-paid-athlete-espn-magazine |title=Best-paid athletes from 200 countries |work=[[ESPN]] |date=4 May 2012 |access-date=4 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120504192643/http://espn.go.com/espn/story/_/id/7858737/floyd-mayweather-united-states-best-paid-athlete-espn-magazine |archive-date=4 May 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref>