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International recognition: The management team behind the past three years innovative parachuting event, Swoop Challenge, are pleased to announce that the adrenalin-fuelled and spectator-friendly competition is now an Official World Championships in collaboration with the International Air Sports governing body, FAI (Fédération Aéronautique Internationale). It is the first time ever that freestyle swooping will have...

Sebastian Coe, President of the IAAF, saw for the first time today the innovative course of the IAAF World Cross Country Championships 2019 and discussed with the local organisers various solution to a boost of the event.

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As the first road race in the Nordic countries and one of the fastest half marathons in the world, the Copenhagen Half Marathon has been awarded with the International Association of Athletics Federation’s (IAAF) most distinguished recognition – the IAAF Road Race Gold Label. “Fully deserved – CPH Half is on par with the most...

This weekend the ICF Board met in Manchester to award their major events. Denmark was awarded the 2021 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships after a bid-sprint out of the extraordinary where the strong competitor Canada seemed to be the favorite. “We won a mad sprint and are very happy and proud to call ourselves world...

Thursday the courses for the road race as well as Time Trial at the EuroRoad17 in Herning, Denmark in august were revealed You can expect a clash of the super-sprinters at the European Road Cycling Championships, EuroRoad17, in Herning, Denmark on august 2nd- to 6th. Thursday afternoon the courses for the 12 races were revealed,...

The European Short Course Swimming Championships 2017 are the crown jewel for the current year of LEN, and following this week’s site visit in the Capital of Denmark, Copenhagen, Paulo Frischknecht, the CEO of LEN is more than pleased with the planning. “We are quite happy. Denmark has shown that they are reliable and stick...

Denmark, Norway and Sweden join in hosting the IHF Women’s World Championships 2023. IHF just announced the awarding of the championship during the Men’s World Championships in France. It is a strong team that will stand behind the handball World Championship for women in 2023. Scandinavia thus becomes the arena for championship with Denmark, Norway...

In 2019, the world’s best cyclo-cross riders will be racing for medals in Denmark at the island of Fyn in the city of Bogense. That is sure after this weekend’s World Championships in Luxembourg. Here, the Union Cycliste Internationale announced Denmark as host for the World Championships in 2019 and the World Cup in 2017....

In exactly one year, the LEN European Short Course Championships will be staged in the brand new multi-purpose arena, Royal Arena in Copenhagen. The championships will be the first sporting event of the arena, which will serve as home ground for Olympic gold medal-winner Pernille Blume. – It does not get any bigger than this....

A week-long cycling-party awaits Denmark with the European Road Cycling Championships From August 2nd till 6th the roads of Herning will host the European Championships. The best bike riders in Europe will ride the highways and byways of Denmark, when they in august 2017 will decide who becomes European Champion. On Wednesday afternoon UEC (Union...