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European cycling gathers in Odense, Denmark

Press release On the March 5 -6, European decision-makers from the cycling world gather in Odense for the UEC’s annual Congress. More than 120 leaders from the national cycling associations and around 50 different nations will participate. UCI President David Lappartient, who is visiting Fyn for the second time in six months, has announced his...

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Denmark to Host First IWWF 2-Tower Cable Wakeboard World Cup

Press Release Aarhus, Denmark will host the first IWWF 2-Tower Cable Wakeboard World Cup from 2nd to 4th September 2022. The event will take place as part of the Urban Sports Festival Aarhus 2022 (USFA) in Denmark. The IWWF 2-Tower World Cup in Aarhus will be organized by the Aarhus Municipality in collaboration with Sport...

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Petanque: World Championship warm-up in Karlslunde

This weekend, the Danish Petanque Federation staged the international tournament SPORT LIVE Masters. The feedback from players, teams, and organizers was that the Danish set-up was world-class. Players from seven nations participated, with Belgium as the winner. Denmark will host the World Championship petanque in May. This weekend, the federation tested the set-up at the...

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Creating the smart sports cities of the future in Copenhagen

IOC President Thomas Bach opened the Smart Cities and Sport Summit 2021 with a corona version of the Olympic motto; Higher – stronger – together. In recent days, the cities of the sport have been discussing and networking in Copenhagen to set the bar higher together and come up with stronger set-ups. With its clean...

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EHF Men’s Euro 2026 and Women’s Euro 2028 are coming to Scandinavia

Press Release – 20 November 2021 Today, the Handball Federations of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden jointly won the rights to host the EHF Men’s Euro in 2026 and the Women’s Euro 2028. All three countries have previously hosted editions of both the men’s and women’s EHF Euro, however this is the first time the three...

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dENMARK TO HOST European Championships in 5-Pins Billiards

Ridehuset, Værket Randers/Denmark August 4th -7th 2022Denmark hosts the European Championships in one of the billiards sport’s finest disciplines 5-Pins. The Danish Billiards Federation (DDBU), the city of Randers and Sport Event Denmark (SED) look forward to welcoming Europe’s best players, who are also among the world’s best.“European Championship in 5-Pins Billiards in Randers will...

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Orienteering: World Championships hosts tested event set-up in Denmark

PRESS RELEASE Last week, the World Championships hosts warmed up for next summer’s World Orienteering Championships 2022 in Denmark with an impressively sizeable elite from most of Europe competing for the European ranking points. The autumn holidays offered World Championships warm-ups for both orienteering runners and the organizers of next year’s World Championships in orienteering....

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Major sporting events attract business tourism to Fyn

When smashing rallies are won this past week at the Victor Denmark Open in badminton in Odense, and when the Tour de France peloton hits the bridge to Fyn next summer, substantial tourism revenue follows. Fyn is increasingly attracting business tourism based on the position and reputation gained through sporting events for instance as an...

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World Championships in badminton for teams wins in three sets

World Championships for teams, Thomas & Uber Cup, was for the first time played in Europe, as Denmark hosted the event. World Championships for teams men and women is the most prestigious of all, and all the big stars were gathered under one roof. It was quiet the redemption that Thomas & Uber Cup finally...

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