Sports

The most popular sports in Saint Lucia are cricket and football. Darren Sammy was the first and only St Lucian selected for the West Indies Cricket Team. Darren Sammy was the first St Lucian to play Test cricket in the West Indies, and his figures were the second best by a West Indian debutante, trailing only Alf Valentine's eight wickets in 1950. St Lucia hosts games in the West Indies limited-overs and four-day cricket competitions on an annual basis, usually at the Beausejour Cricket Grounds, one of the most modern facilities in the Caribbean.

Tennis is becoming more popular in St Lucia. The island's St Lucian hotel offers two championship junior tournaments. St Lucia also competes in the Davis Cup, an international tennis competition, on an annual basis, with former Sportsman of the Year Vernon Lewis and Kane Easter being two of the island's consistent players over the years.

Volleyball experienced a period of expansion in the 1980s, when club rivalries between teams such as Le Club and Ciceron Seagulls fueled interest. St Lucia has won the men's and women's volleyball competitions of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), including the women's tournament when it was held for the first time at the Beausejour Indoor Facility in 2008. Netball, rugby, swimming, and basketball are all becoming increasingly popular on the island. The Rodney Heights Aquatic Centre is a short-course (25m) swimming pool in the island's north. St Lucia has also won multiple OECS swimming championships.