Content deleted Content added
No edit summary |
|||
Line 223:
=== Other sports ===
[[File:Former Wigan International Pool (geograph 2274426).jpg|right|thumb|Wigan International-standard pool, demolished 2008]]
[[American Football]] club Wigan Warhawks compete in the BAFA flag league in the MEC Central division. In 2016, the Warhawks made the playoffs in their rookie season and in 2017 lifted their first silverware, winning the Coventry Cougars Charity Tournament.
Line 240 ⟶ 242:
Wigan Sailing Club operates from the {{convert|69|acre|adj=mid}} Scotman's Flash in Poolstock less than a mile from the centre of the town.
▲Wigan was the home of [[The Snake Pit (Wigan)|the Snake Pit]], one of the world's most prominent catch wrestling schools, founded by professional wrestler [[Billy Riley]]. The school has since moved to neighbouring [[Aspull]] and the original building was demolished after a fire.
Wigan & District Motor Club, formed in 1973 by motorsports enthusiasts, runs stage rallies at Three Sisters Race Circuit.
| |||