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Sports in Madrid, Spain. Alison Chapman. Futbol (Soccer). Spain’s number one spectator sport Premier Teams: Real and Atletico Real Madrid more successful David Beckham and Ronaldo Many soccer training centers. Baloncesto (Basketball). Madrid’s second biggest spectator sport - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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SPORTS IN MADRID, SPAIN
Alison Chapman
Futbol (Soccer)
Spain’s number one spectator sport
Premier Teams: Real and Atletico
Real Madrid more successful
David Beckham and Ronaldo
Many soccer training centers
Baloncesto (Basketball)
Madrid’s second biggest spectator sport
First team in Madrid = Real Madrid Basketball Club
Real Madrid teams have won 30 Spanish League championships.
La Tauromaquia (Bullfighting)
Madrid is the international capital of bullfighting
Season runs from beginning of March to the end of October (every Sunday)
Plaza de Toros Monumental de Las Ventas
Golf
Most golf courses in Madrid are for the professionals
Still many other places for beginners to learn
Golf Park, Campo Villa de Madrid Golf Course, Cabanillas Golf Course
Fishing
Madrid’s most popular passive sport
All rivers and streams are filled with fish, so it is never a struggle to catch any
Trout, black bass, royal carp, pike, and bowfin
Lozoya Stream, Tormes Stream, Estena Stream, Burguillo Lake
Cycling
Reveals another side of the city that you wouldn’t be able to see otherwise
Organized tours “Green Cyclists
Ring”
Clay Shooting
Involves taking aim at inanimate moving or flying clay ‘pigeons’ that come flying from all directions
Played with a rifle Demands
concentration Good reflexes
Tennis
Madrid Tennis Masters played indoors and on clay
Women’s tournament called Madrid Open
Many other open recreation tennis opportunities
Horse Racing
Many people place bets on horses they think will win
La Zarzuela Racecourse or “Hipodromo de la Zarzuela”
1,000 horses Seats about 4,000
people
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Copyscape. (2011, February). Madrid sports and outdoor activities. Retrieved from http://www.madrid.world-guides.com/sport.html
Sports and recreation in madrid. (2005, April). Retrieved from http://www.asiarooms.com/en/travel-guide/spain/madrid/entertainment-in-madrid/sports-and-recreation-in-madrid/fishing-in-madrid.html
Madrid tennis masters. (2011, March 3). Retrieved from http://city-break-in-madrid.accor-hotels.com/hotel-madrid/sport-madrid/madrid-tennis-masters-caja-magica-madrid-e-55114475