Wiki Loves Sport 2023
the fifth edition of the Wikimedia campaign to write or improve sport-related articles
30 September - 19 December
What?
[edit]The fifth edition of Wiki Loves Sport is organized to improve and extend content related to diversity in sport in the Wikimedia projects in general, and for the events it covers in particular. Given the gaps which is our topic of interest, the campaign is mainly focused on content concerning missing or underrepresented groups, but as Wikimedians, we appreciate any content concerning the sport that you want to add. Wikimedians in any language of the Wikimedia projects are invited to participate. Whoever writes +5 articles about athletes or para-athletes will receive a barnstar from WikiDonne.
Events
[edit]- The 2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, Antwerp (Belgium) from 30 September to 8 October.
- World Triathlon Cup Miyazaki, 29 October
- Running: New York Marathon, 5 November
- World Women's Handball Championship, 30 November
- Artistic gymnastics: Italian Women's Championship, 1 December
- Volleyball: Women's Club World Cup, from 13 to 17 December
When?
[edit]The writing contest runs from 30 September 00:01 to 19 December 23:59 (UTC).
Where?
[edit]The edit-a-thon will be held online.
Who?
[edit]Wikimedians registered before October 1st, 2023 who edit in any Wikimedia project language.
Local projects
[edit]Add the link to your local page
- Italian Wikipedia (TBD); Camelia (itwikiquote)
- Tatar Wikipedia (TBD)
Why?
[edit]Wikimedia and Wikipedia have deep content gaps based on gender, linguistic and ethnic minorities etc. The contest is organized by WikiDonne User Group: our goal is to improve the free knowledge about sport (with a special focus on women, LGBT+ communities, para athletics, minorities and underrepresented groups), in all languages. For organizations or institutions that want to collaborate during this contest, please contact us on the discussion page.
