Physical Education ADAL: SPORT IN SPAIN

Sport in Spain

INDEX

Introduction
Major sports of Spain
Traditional Sports
Spain's Sporting success
Athletes from Spain
Spain Sports trivia
Spain at major events
Past sporting events hosted in Spain
Upcoming sporting events in Spain
Annual sporting events held in Spain
Sporting Facilities in Spain
Other

Objectives

The purpose of this website is to present the different sports that are successful in our country , Spain , also the large number of athletes and sporting venues where they held events of this kind. With all this we come to the conclusion that Spain is a country where athletes and athletes who succeed in the world of sport where there will be tanned .

1. INTRODUCTION

Below are details of sports, sporting events and sports people related to Spain.

Football is by far the most popular team sport in Spain.

Major events that have been hosted in Spain include the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona and the 1982 FIFA World Cup.

The football team bringing home , the 2010 World Cup and Euro 2012 trophies and Óscar Pereiro, Alberto Contador and Carlos Sastre's 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 triumphs in Tour de France.

2. Major sports of Spain

Football (Soccer), Basketball, Tennis, Cycling, Golf, Handball, Motorsports, Skiing.

3.Traditional Sports

Basque pelota, Valencian pilota, Bull Fighting, Calva.

4. Spain's Sporting success

2006 World Basketball Championship
Davis Cup winners: 2000, 2004, 2008, 2009 and 2011
UEFA Euro Cup in 1964, 2008 & 2012
2009 Basketball Eurocup
2010 FIFA World Cup Winners
2004 Hockey Champions Trophy winners.

5. Athletes from Spain

Miguel Indurain (cycling)
Carlos Sastre (cycling)
Rafael Nadal (tennis) - Wimbledon champion in 2008 and 2010
Seve Ballesteros (golf)
Fernando Alonso (motorsports) - 2005 and 2006 F1 championships

6. Spain Sports trivia

Spain first competed at the Olympic Games in 1900

7. Spain at major events

Spain at the Summer Olympics
Spain at the FIFA World Cup

8. Past sporting events hosted in Spain

1982 FIFA World Cup Spain
1986 World Swimming Championships Madrid
1992 Olympic Games summer Barcelona
2003 World Swimming Championships Barcelona
2013 World Swimming Championships in Barcelona

9. Upcoming sporting events in Spain

The Vuelta a España (Spanish for "Tour of Spain")
La Liga soccer league final
Open de Espana Golf tournament
Spanish MotoGP, also Valencian MotoGP, Aragon MotoGP and Catalan MotoGP
Madrid Open. Major tennis tournament in Madrid, part of the ATP Masters Series.
Spanish F1 Grand Prix
Rally Catalunya Also called the Rally de España. A part of the World Rally Championship.

10. Annual sporting events held in Spain

The Vuelta a España (Spanish for "Tour of Spain")
La Liga soccer league final
Open de Espana Golf tournament
Spanish MotoGP, also Valencian MotoGP, Aragon MotoGP and Catalan MotoGP
Madrid Open. Major tennis tournament in Madrid, part of the ATP Masters Series.
Spanish F1 Grand Prix
Rally Catalunya Also called the Rally de España. A part of the World Rally Championship.

11. Sporting Facilities in Spain