Madrid is passionate about sport. Whether you want to enjoy a major sporting event or practise a particular sport, you will be spoilt for choice.
Every April, Madrid hosts its popular fun run. This year it will form part of the Rock ‘n' Roll Marathon Series, the biggest running circuit in the world. There will be live music performances on over 20 stages, a finish line concert and a parallel 10 km race. Don't miss out!
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.
Welcome to the renowned stadium of Real Madrid, voted the most successful club of the 20th Century by FIFA. Feel like a star for a day as you step into the changing rooms or touch the field where the team has won so many memorable matches.
The Madrid team has opened the doors of its official museum inside the Vicente Calderón Stadium to share its 103-year history. Trophies, shirts, photos and boots are some of the mementos on show in the five main areas of the red-and-white museum.
In 2014, Madrid's Sports Palace will hold the 2014 Basketball World Cup. Don't miss this unique chance to watch some of the world's best players in action and to discover the Spanish capital, a welcoming city hoping to host the 2020 Olympic Games.
Spend a day watching the races at Madrid's beautiful racecourse. Offering an array of eateries and entertainment options -in particular for the young ones-, it kicks off the spring season on 11 March. Free transport is available every day from the Paseo de Moret!
Madrilenians celebrate the end of each year with a 10km race in which over 31,000 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.
SPORTS
OTHER SUGGESTIONS
Madrid half-marathon
Every year in April, thousands of athletes from across the globe take the capital by storm.
Spanish Football Team Museum
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
Sport Tourism
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