Sport
Xalapa is home to the Halcones UV Xalapa, a very successful professional basketball team. They play in the LNBP
- The team was created in 2003 and placed 3rd in the LNBP
- In 2004 they were champions of the south division, and got second overall in the LNBP
- In 2005 they were champions of the south division and champions of the LNBP
- In 2006 they were champions of the south division, and got second in the LNBP. They also placed second in the Copa Independencia LNBP
- In 2007 – 2008 they were champions of the south division and champions of the LNBP
- In 2008 – 2009 they were champions of the south division and champions of the LNBP. They also placed second in the FIBA de las Americas.
Xalapa also has many sporting facilities. As of 2005, the city has 25 soccer fields, 95 volleyball fields, 95 basketball courts, 36 baseball fields, and 29 multiple-use fields.
Also, the city has 12 gymnasiums, 7 parks, and the notable Heriberto Jara Corona Stadium, inaugurated 1921–1925.
Sportspeople of note hailing from Xalapa include Armando Fernández (an Olympic wrestler), Eulalio Ríos Alemán (an Olympic swimmer and at some time butterfly-stroke record holder in the USA, indicted into the Ft. Lauderdale's International Swimming Hall of Fame), and the athlete Luis Hernández
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