Meet in Reykjavík

Sport Catalogue 15.01.2018

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3 STAKEHOLDERS • Sport and Leisure Department of Reykjavik • Reykjavik Sports Union • Laugardalshöll sport arena • Egilshöll sport arena Please visit Meet in Reykjavik website for our Sport in Reykjavik video • Na onal Olympic and Sports Associa on of Iceland including Federa ons Sport Union Regional Associa on Reykjavik offers an environmentally friendly city with clean air, water and superior facili es and infrastructure to support large events. Organized sports in Iceland began about 130 years ago. The most popular sports in Iceland are football, gymnas cs, golf, equestrian, handball, basketball, badminton, athle cs and Sport - for - All. Our capability and drive to deliver are shown through the sport events that we have hosted for example the 16th Games of the Small States of Europe, the European TeamGym Championship and many more. Reykjavik offers both indoor and outdoor facili es consis ng of sport arenas, stadium, indoor and outdoor Olympic-size pools, wide variety of golf courses and many other capable spor ng venues. The city offers a small town in macy with a big city atmosphere being compact and accessible making transporta on easy for large groups. We are a small na on delivering interna onal standards as sport is our way of life. Our achievements and dedica on in sport can for example be seen through our various success in sport overall with qualifing for the most major events in the sport scene. With teams at the Olympics, UEFA Euro, FIG, UEG, EHF and FIBA major events, Iceland has become a sport phenomena. Hos ng a sport event in Reykjavik gives a vast media a en on and a posi ve impact on the community. SPORT IN REYKJAVIK

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