Madrid is actively involved in sports. Whether you want to enjoy a major sports event or play a particular sport, you will find an enormous variety of possibilities in the city.
This season, the best footballers on the continent will be playing in the Bernabéu and the Calderón. Madrid is truly celebrating since, together with London and Milan, our city is the only one with two teams playing in Europe's top competition. Don't miss the big final in May on the pitch of the Bernabéu!
Madrilenians celebrate the end of each year with a 10km race in which over 30,000 runners take part. A perfect combination of enjoyment and competition in a run that takes athletes to Madrid's top tourist attractions and finishes in the district of Vallecas.
The Basketball King's Cup, the Champions League matches, the Marathon, the Mutua Madrileña Madrid Tennis Open, the Vuelta, the San Silvestre Vallecana race... In 2009, Madrid proves to the world that it's more than capable of organising any sporting event.
The 2009 Autumn season at Madrid's La Zarzuela Racecourse kicked off on September 6. Don't miss your chance to enjoy the unique atmosphere of this racecourse, which was built in 1941 and boasts a singular shell concrete roof designed by Eduardo Torroja.
The Real Madrid stadium, that will stage the Champions League Final in 2010, opens its doors to its fans on a daily basis, with the aim of showing them the corners and scenario in which their idols have played out so many great triumphs. The tour also tells the history of the football club, and allows visitors to be level with the playing field.
Madrid hosts the only combined tournament in Europe within the new international calendar. A top-category event staged at the Dominique Perrault's spectacular Magic Box, one of the most singular and significant buildings in worldwide sport architecture.
Every year at the end of April, Madrid celebrates its urban marathon that takes runners past the city's top tourist attractions. The warmth of the public, the most enthusiastic of European marathons, makes up for the race's difficulty. Get your trainers on and jon the others crossing the finishing line in the Parque de El Retiro!
Madrid is closely affiliated with the world of sport. This is best reflected in the fervor shown by the Madrileños at major sporting events. You can feel the passion when visiting any of the stadiums and in Madrid, or when visiting any of the museums that pay homage to the major sporting teams and Madrid's sporting heroes.
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Atlético de Madrid Museum
An unmissable museum for football fans.
The best football in Madrid
In Madrid it's possible to watch high quality football practically the whole year round.
Bike Hire at the Juan Carlos I Park
An unprecedented initiative inviting visitors to pedal their way around its nooks and crannies.
The Capital's Golf Courses
There are more than twenty golf courses where this addictive sport can be practiced.
Kayaking
The pond in El Retiro and the lake in the Casa de Campo are full of colourful canoes and kayaks.
The Sports Palace
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