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Sport all year round in Paris
Sport all year round in Paris
For sporting enthusiasts...
Sporting enthusiasts are given the full treatment in Paris: with stadiums, tennis courts, swimming pools, cycle lanes, horse-riding and racing – and more. In addition, Paris hosts some major events: the finish of the Tour de France (cycling), the Paris Marathon, the French tennis Open at Roland-Garros, athletics at the Gaz de France meeting, the Trophée Lalique (ice-skating) and the Six Nations rugby tournament to name but a few… so you can admire the champions of every sport in fabulous venues. ZOOM SUR...For your diary !
28 September 2008
Calling all basketball fans! On 9 October the Palais Omnisports de Paris Bercy will be the centre stage for a blockbuster confrontation between two US mega teams: the Miami Heat, champion NBA 2006 against the New Jersey Nets. Any time now !The 10th Anniversary of the Stade de France
All year
All year round !
All year round.
All year. Do you ever dream of playing golf in Paris, treading those green and pampered lawns and whizzing around in one of those little buggies like a millionaire, in the style of this rather standoffish sport?...
All year. Because everyone, young and old, whether suffering from a physical or a learning disability, should have the opportunity to take part in a sporting activity as an amateur or in a competitive capacity, the French disability sport federation came into being...
Much more than just a sport or a hobby, rollerblading has become a real social phenomenon. It’s a stroll on wheels, a means of transport, a way of life...
The Paris hiking and rambling association has certainly got the right idea. Each and every major event is an opportunity to get together for a walk through the streets of Paris - no pressure no protest, just for the sheer pleasure of “rambling”...
No need to head for the mountain ranges of the Alps, the Pyrenees or the Jura to have a go at rock climbing. In fact, the Ile-de-France region is packed with climbing areas to delight anyone hooked on heights...
Do you feel inspired to take up a sporting activity again, to work off a bit of stress or quite simply to relax. Go for a swim! ...
Did you know you could learn how to row, canoe and kayak in the middle of Paris without having to navigate around the sightseeing riverboats and loaded goods barges?...
You’re a basketball fan but don’t like the idea of being cooped up in a sports hall?...
All year. Did you know that for a mere three euros a month you can make the most of Paris’s 24 athletics tracks spread over the 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th arrondissements?...
Here you are in Paris and you fancy practicing your passing shot on a tennis court. Not sure where to go?... |