Sports in Sacramento, California

On April 3, 2024, the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball reached an agreement with the City of Sacramento to play at Sutter Health Park on a temporary basis, beginning in 2025 before their permanent move to Las Vegas in 2028.

[1] The now defunct Sacramento Monarchs of the Women's National Basketball Association were one of the eight founding members of the WNBA, which started in 1997.

The Sacramento XSV (pronounced "excessive") of the National Professional Paintball League represents the City but is based in Modesto, California.

1983) finishes in front of the Capitol, and attracts a field of international elite runners who vie for a share of the $50,000 prize purse.

Granite Bay, Burbank, Del Campo, Sierra Foothills, and Vacaville have also placed well in the national competition over the years.

The Jedediah Smith Memorial Trail that runs between Old Sacramento and Folsom Lake grants access to the American River Parkway, a natural area that includes more than 5,000 acres (20 km2) of undeveloped land.

In amateur sports, Sacramento claims many prominent Olympians such as Mark Spitz, Debbie Meyer, Mike Burton, Summer Sanders, Jeff Float (all swimming), and Billy Mills (track).

Coach Sherm Chavoor founded his world famous Arden Hills Swim Club just east of the city and trained Burton, Myer, Spitz and others.