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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.
The greatest growth has been in golf
and equestrian sports. The sport
environment has been enriched in
recent years with the addi on of
several new sports.
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
