Denmark
Denmark and Slovakia land showpiece ICF events
Denmark lands 2019 Cyclo-cross World Championships, World Cup expands
Russian athletics ban to run into 2017 as IAAF awards Aarhus major event
Manchester lands 2019 World Taekwondo Championships as WTF assigns events
The English city of Manchester will stage the World Taekwondo Championships in 2019 after the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) assigned hosting rights to a number of its leading events.
Andersen defeats incumbent Croce to land World Sailing presidency
Denmark’s Kim Andersen has been elected as the new president of World Sailing, as the current head of the sport’s global governing body, Carlo Croce, failed to gain a second term in office.
Cycling’s Six Day Series expands into Europe
Organisers of the Six Day Series have added new events in Amsterdam, Berlin, Copenhagen and Mallorca as the track cycling competition expands for its 2016-17 edition.
Denmark to be first European host of ISA event
Denmark has been awarded hosting rights to the International Surfing Association’s (ISA) 2017 World Standup Paddle (SUP) and Paddleboard Championship.
Copenhagen seeks to take Tour de France north
The Danish capital of Copenhagen has submitted a formal application to host the Grand Depart of the Tour de France cycling event.
Aarhus set to host 2017 SportAccord Convention
SportAccord Convention has announced that the Danish city of Aarhus will host the 2017 edition of the event from April 2-7 next year.
Danish city lands Archery World Cup final
World Archery, the sport’s global governing body, has awarded hosting rights for the final of its 2016 World Cup series to the Danish city of Odense.
Denmark, Sweden and Poland to host handball qualifiers for Rio 2016
The International Handball Federation (IHF) has named Denmark, Sweden and Poland as hosts of three tournaments to determine the final qualifiers for the men’s national team event at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
Copenhagen lands 2017 European Short-Course Swimming Championships
LEN, the governing body of European swimming, has confirmed that the 2017 European Short-Course Swimming Championships will be held in the Danish capital of Copenhagen.
Danish Ice Hockey Association taps into Infront expertise for 2018 IIHF Worlds
The Infront Sports & Media agency has built on its long-running association with the International Ice Hockey Federation’s IIHF World Championship by forming a joint venture with the Danish Ice Hockey Association to deliver the 2018 edition of the national team tournament.
Denmark to host 2017 European Badminton Championships
Badminton Europe, the sport’s European governing body, has announced that the Danish city of Kolding is to host the 2017 edition of its showpiece European Badminton Championships.
Copenhagen targets role in Hamburg’s 2024 Olympics bid
The Mayor of Copenhagen, Frank Jensen, has claimed he has held talks with his counterpart in Hamburg over the possibility of the Danish capital being utilised as part of the German city’s bid for the 2024 summer Olympic Games.
Danish city lands curling championships
The World Curling Federation (WCF) has awarded the Danish city of Esbjerg the hosting rights to its European Championships in 2015 and the 2019 World Women’s Championship.
Denmark targeting Formula One race
PDF download | Becoming an Ultimate Sports City – Tourism & Public Interest
In the fourth in a series of five mini reports on sports event hosting, in association with the Ultimate Sports Cities rankings, we take a look at tourism and public interest. There is a discussion of the latest thinking around tourism and public interest, and case studies looking at the top five cities in the category of tourism and public interest in this year's rankings - London, Melbourne, Sochi, Copenhagen and Calgary.