Iraq's top clubs include Al-Shorta, Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya, Al-Zawraa, Erbil SC, Duhok SC, Al Talaba and Najaf FC. While most athletes in Iraq are men, the country has already opened to female playing soccer, basketball, and volleyball. Recently, for instance, Iraq fielded its first national women's soccer team. Basketball Basketball is a popular sport in Iraq. There are at least two leagues, the Iraq Basketball Association, the country's professional organization, runs a number of adult and youth leagues, and the Iraqi Premier League, for elite players. Basketball clubs Armenia Club Al-cheeky fellow Club Al Shorta (basketball) (based in Baghdad) Peshmerga Club, a Kurdish team Kickboxing Iraq has a world-champion kickboxer in Riyadh Al-Azzawi. Wrestling Iraqi professional wrestler Adnan Al-Kaissie is known as General Adnan. See also Iraq at the Olympics References External links