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An active tour of Philadelphia: running, cycling and the outdoors 
7Apr By Sports Tourism NewsNo Comments
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An active tour of Philadelphia: running, cycling and the outdoors 

As a sports destination, Philadelphia has it all. Pennsylvania’s largest city is home to teams in the four major US sports leagues – the Phillies (MLB), Eagles (NFL), 76ers (NBA) and Flyers (NHL) – and is also well known for its association with boxing’s most famous fictional fighter, Rocky Balboa. As well as the major league sports, Philly is also a great outdoorsy city which boasts a huge urban park system and extensive walking, running, and cycling trails. Here we look at the activities and things to do in Philadelphia for a healthy and active city break.  Fairmount Park Boxer’s Trail (Image: Fairmount Park Conservancy) Outdoors  Philadelphia boasts one of the largest city-owned urban park systems in the world. Taking up more than 2,000 acres, Fairmount Park incorporates mor...
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2023 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series: three new venues on calendar  
7Apr By Sports Tourism NewsNo Comments
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2023 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series: three new venues on calendar  

Seven breathtaking venues will feature in the 14th edition of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series – including three brand-new locations for 2023: Auckland in New Zealand, Takachiho in Japan, and Sweden’s capital city, Stockholm. The season finale in Auckland will be the 99th stop of the world series, which launched in 2009.  For the second season running, Boston will provide the opening launchpad. The Institute of Contemporary Art, set against the skyline of one of America’s oldest cities, bore witness to a very special first chapter in last year’s fight for the coveted King Kahekili trophies. A maiden victory for two of the sport’s young guns – Aidan Heslop of the UK and Canada’s Molly Carlson – set the tone for one of the most exciting seasons in cliff diving history. https://w...
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Golf: The Senior Open presented by Rolex 

Royal Porthcawl Golf Club in South Wales will host the The Senior Open from 27-30 July 2023. Presented by Rolex, it will be the 36th edition of Europe’s only senior major championship.  Northern Ireland’s Darren Clarke is the reigning champion after victory at Gleneagles in 2022. Previous winners include Miguel Ángel Jiménez, Tom Watson, Bernhard Langer, and Gary Player. For more information see legendstour.com   Embed from Getty Images
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Greek Running Tours by Dean Karnazes: the ‘ultimate runcation’ in Greece 
18Feb By Sports Tourism NewsNo Comments
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Greek Running Tours by Dean Karnazes: the ‘ultimate runcation’ in Greece 

Greek-American ultramarathoner Constantine “Dean” Karnazes has partnered with sports tourism and wellness agency ActiveMedia Group to launch Greek Running Tours. Greece, the birthplace of the marathon, is a land where history has been created, legends made and where magic and mythology come together. As tribute to his Greek heritage and his desire to promote Greek tourism to a global audience, Karnazes gives runners the opportunity to explore Greece on foot, immersing in the history and beauty, eating the food and experiencing this legendary land in a way that few tourists ever will.  Dean Karnazes (Image: Angelos Zymaras) Along with the running (and a walking option for non-runners) each day will include cultural experiences – from bread making in the mountains of Crete, to olive...
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Sports holidays: adventure cycling in South Korea with Saddle Skedaddle
18Feb By Sports Tourism NewsNo Comments
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Sports holidays: adventure cycling in South Korea with Saddle Skedaddle

Cycling holiday company Saddle Skedaddle has launched a new guided adventure in South Korea that takes riders from Seoul to Busan. The 14-day cycling trip explores the history, culture and cuisine of this often overlooked part of Asia.  Beginning in the capital Seoul, the route follows the newly-developed Cheonggyecheon Stream Bike Path, cutting through the heart of the city all the way to the Han River Bikeway.  Joining the South Han River Bike Path in Yangpyeong, it’s a fairly flat ride to the county of Angsung where the area’s famous hot springs are ready to treat weary legs after a long day in the saddle. More hot springs await in the town of Suanbo, North Chungcheong, where the healing waters have been part of Korean culture for centuries.  The changing scenery leaving S...
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Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2023

Abu Dhabi Motorsports Management has announced that tickets are on sale for the 15th edition of the Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The final race of the 2023 F1 season will take place from 24-26 November at Yas Marina Circuit. The #AbuDhabiGP weekend, spread across four days will see a unique line-up of incredible sport on track, complemented with a world-class line-up of entertainment and hospitality experiences across the Yas Island circuit. In addition to gaining access to their respective day at the circuit, #AbuDhabiGP 2023 ticket holders also get to enjoy the evening's after-race concert as well as free entry to one of Yas Island's adventure parks, including Ferrari World Abu Dhabi, Warner Bros World Abu Dhabi, Yas Waterworld, or Seaworld Abu Dhabi, with the offer ...
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Emilia Romagna, Italy, sports guide: events and activities in 2023
3Feb By Sports Tourism NewsNo Comments
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Emilia Romagna, Italy, sports guide: events and activities in 2023

Emilia Romagna’s “Motor Valley” comes alive when it hosts three major motorsport events: Motor Valley Fest and Formula 1 in May and MotoGP in September. The northern Italian region has been long regarded as the Motor Valley due to its significant contribution to Italy's motor industry. In addition to being home of celebrated brands – including Ferrari, Maserati, Ducati, Pagani, Dallara, Energica and Lamborghini – Emilia Romagna has a wealth of events and attractions making it a must-visit destination for motoring fans, from international motor tracks and circuits, to a number of private collections of vintage cars and motorcycles. Emilia Romagna has an action-packed sports events calendar in 2023. As well as motorsport, the Italian region will also host Giro d’Italia cycling and IRONMAN...
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Cricket: The Hundred 2023 finals

After four weeks of spectacular entertainment and intense cricket action, the men’s and women’s finals of The Hundred 2023 will take place at Lord’s Cricket Ground in London on Sunday 27 August. More than half a million people attended games during The Hundred’s second year in 2022, including a record-breaking 271,000 watching live women’s fixtures across the competition and more families buying tickets than in 2021. Alongside world-class cricket, fans were treated to memorable performances from a diverse line-up of artists and DJs. For more information see thehundred.com Image: Trent Rockets and Oval Invincibles men’s and women’s teams celebrate winning The Hundred in 2022 (ECB/Getty Images)  
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Cricket: The Hundred 2023 opening fixtures   

The Hundred is back in 2023 with four weeks of spectacular entertainment and intense cricket action at the height of the summer. After two hugely successful years, the competition is set to kick off on 1 August promising high octane men’s and women’s sporting action, live music, and a host of family-friendly entertainment. More than half a million people attended games during The Hundred’s second year in 2022, including a record-breaking 271,000 watching live women’s fixtures across the competition and more families buying tickets than in 2021. Alongside world-class cricket, fans were treated to memorable performances from a diverse line-up of artists and DJs. For the first time, this year’s opener will be played at Trent Bridge in Nottingham. Taking place on Tuesday 1 August, the first ...
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Cycling: 2025 Giro d’Italia – Tour of Italy

Taking place from 9 May to 1 June, the 108th edition of the Giro d'Italia is an annual multiple-stage cycling race primarily held in Italy, while also passing through other countries. The Giro is one of professional cycling's three-week-long Grand Tours, and after the Tour de France is the second most important stage race in the world. Spanning over 3,400km, this Grand Tour will challenge riders with a mix of flat stages, individual time trials, and formidable mountain ascents.  Marking a historic first, the 2025 Giro will commence in Albania. The opening stage features a medium-mountain route between Durrës and Tirana, setting the tone for an unpredictable race. The second day presents an individual time trial within Tirana, offering early opportunities for time gains. The Albanian ...
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2023 UCI Cycling World Championships – Glasgow Scotland

The biggest cycling event in the world will be held in Scotland from 3-13 August 2023. The world’s greatest riders will come together in Glasgow and across Scotland to compete at the highest level, make history and show the world the power of the bike.  For the first time in cycling history, the 13 existing championships will be combined into one mega-event where more than 8,000 amateur and elite cyclists from more than 120 countries will compete for 190 rainbow jerseys. The 13 championships taking place over the 11 days are: BMX Freestyle Flatland; BMX Freestyle Park; BMX Racing; Gran Fondo; Indoor Cycling; Mountain Bike Cross-country; Mountain Bike Downhill; Mountain Bike Cross-country Marathon; Para-cycling Road; Para-cycling Track; Road; Track; Trials. With Scotland’s beautifu...
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5th KLM Aruba Marathon

The Caribbean island of Aruba will be hosting a running festival with multiple race distances in June 2023. On Saturday 3 June a 5k event will take place, then on Sunday 4 June there will be a 10k, half-marathon (21.1k) and marathon (42.2k). Known as “One Happy Marathon” the big Sunday event sees the full marathon start at 3.15am, the half-marathon at 5.15am and the 10K at 6.15am – this allows all runners to “finish on the beach” at approximately the same time. Here participants can also enjoy a beach party to celebrate finishing their race. For more information and “runcation” details see klmarubamarathon.com https://twitter.com/MarathonAruba/status/1610274779910512640
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2023 Fiba Basketball World Cup

This year’s Fiba Basketball World Cup is the first ever to be hosted by multiple countries – Philippines, Japan and Indonesia. Taking place from 25 August to 10 September 2023, the 32-nation men’s basketball tournament will be held at five venues in three host cities: Okinawa Arena – Okinawa, Japan Indonesia ArenA – Jakarta, Indonesia Araneta Coliseum – Manila, Philippines Mall of Asia Arena – Manila, Philippines Philippine Arena – Manila, Philippines Over the 17 days there will be 92 games in total. The first round group phase will see eight groups of four teams. From each group the top two teams will qualify for the second round and the bottom two teams will play the classification round for places 17-32. In the second round group phase, there will be four grou...
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The World Games 2025 Chengdu

The World Games is a multi-sport event staged every four years by the International World Games Association, organised with the support of the International Olympic Committee. The World Games 2022 – which was held in Birmingham, Alabama, USA – saw 3,600 athletes from 34 sports and 100 countries take part. The 12th edition of The World Games will be held in Chengdu, China, from 7-17 August 2025. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxt3kjAbkfw
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Patagonia Park Argentina: the ultimate outdoor destination
16Jan By Sports Tourism NewsNo Comments
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Patagonia Park Argentina: the ultimate outdoor destination

Large-scale rewilding with brand new trails and facilities have transformed Patagonia Park Argentina into South America’s ultimate outdoor destination for 2023 and beyond. The park has been restored by private charitable organisation, Freyja Foundation, and its partner and grantee, Rewilding Argentina, in a bid to ignite greater connection with nature and passion for the outdoors.  The park stretches across 180,000 hectares from Portal Cañadón Pinturas in Argentina to La Ascensión Portal on the border of Chile and, thanks to the rewilding efforts, is once again home to Patagonia’s top predator, the puma, and the region’s largest herbivore, the guanaco. Through world-class trails, hiking, camping, excursions and breath-taking scenic routes, travellers will encounter endangered species th...
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Mallorca sports guide: events and activities in 2023
16Jan By Sports Tourism NewsNo Comments
Sports Travel

Mallorca sports guide: events and activities in 2023

In addition to its natural beauty, mild weather and unique cultural heritage, Mallorca is the ideal destination to practise sports 365 days a year. Due to its long sporting tradition and excellent infrastructure, the island isn’t short of international competitions either and in 2023 a large number of events will attract visitors throughout the year. Here we take a look at the cycling, triathlon, running, golf and tennis events and activities in Mallorca.  Cycling With 2,071km of roads and cycling paths, Mallorca has become a bucket list destination for the world’s amateur and professional cyclists alike due to the island’s 16 routes that make up its extensive cycle route map infrastructure.  Mallorca 312 is one of the island’s most important races. Taking place on 29 Ap...
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Formula 1 Exhibition to open in March 2023 in Madrid 
15Jan By Sports Tourism NewsNo Comments
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Formula 1 Exhibition to open in March 2023 in Madrid 

Tickets are now on sale for the world’s first official Formula 1 Exhibition, which will open on 24 March 2023 at the renowned IFEMA MADRID in Madrid, Spain. Developed in association with Formula 1 and with support from the motorsport community, the show boasts a wide range of artefacts and contributions from the sport’s most legendary teams, drivers, experts and personalities. Several years in the making, the exhibition combines spectacular audio-visual design, rare film and imagery, engineering and educational displays, sculptural pieces and iconic Grand Prix cars to deliver an immersive experience for everyone – from avid followers to younger fans and families. Produced in partnership with Round Room Live and delving far beyond what fans have ever seen before, the show uses bold, tech...
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Motorsport: Silverstone Festival 2023 

The Silverstone Festival marks a new era for the English circuit’s much-loved event with a new name and fresh look for 2023, celebrating all that happens both on and off the racing track. The Home of British Motorsport has played host to the event – formerly known as “The Classic” – since 1990 and the new name celebrates the wider experience now enjoyed by festival-goers.   Taking place over the bank holiday weekend from 25-27 August 2023, the Silverstone Festival continues to boast an unrivalled line-up of incredible track action as well as record-breaking displays of classic cars. All the crowd-pleasing grids will be returning in 2023 along with some landmark automotive anniversaries, an incredible line-up of off-track entertainment, main stage music and family fun.  This year an a...
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Rugby union: 2023 Six Nations men’s and women’s fixtures and dates
10Jan By Sports Tourism NewsNo Comments
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Rugby union: 2023 Six Nations men’s and women’s fixtures and dates

European rugby union takes centre stage in February and March 2023 with the men’s Guinness Six Nations championship. Featuring England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales, games will be played over five rounds. In 2022 France won the championship and the grand slam. The 2023 edition of the Six Nations will also be a big part of preparations ahead of the men’s 2023 Rugby World Cup in September and October.   Following the conclusion of the men’s Six Nations, it’s the turn of the women’s teams. The 2023 Women’s Six Nations championship begins with the first round of fixtures on 25-26 March and finishes with round five on 29 April. Guinness Six Nations Fanzones Each year, millions of rugby fans attend the Guinness Six Nations matches, and more than 100,000,000 tune in across ...
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Tatras region winter sports: skiing on Slovakia’s wild side
10Jan By Sports Tourism NewsNo Comments
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Tatras region winter sports: skiing on Slovakia’s wild side

By Ramy James Salameh Visiting the Tatras region of Slovakia is like parachuting directly into a spectacular wilderness. Whether you’re ascending or descending the breath-taking mountainous landscape on foot and skis or feeling your body come alive floating in the region’s warm geothermal waters, the High and Low Tatras is the perfect place to cleanse, unwind and get back to nature. Here you can indulge in unforgettable experiences you’ll be talking about for years.  Where else can you view brown bears in the wild, stay in a two-room hotel next to a solar high-altitude observatory at the top of a 2,634m summit, walk inside the Tatra Ice Dome in between an ice sculpture depicting the Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, witness the last-working mountain sherpas of Europe ...
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